21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World

WORKSHEET 3: Teaching Guide

1st Quarter – 21ST CENTURY PHILIPPINE LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD

TOPIC/LESSON NAME 21ST Century Literature text from BJ PATINO “Apo On the Wall”

CONTENT STANDARDS The learner will be able to understand and appreciate literary texts in various genres across
national literatures and cultures.

The learners will be able to demonstrate understanding and appreciation of 21st Century Philippine
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Literature through a written close analysis and critical interpretation of a literary text in terms of form and
a theme.

Writing a close analysis and critical interpretation of literary text and doing an adaptation of this require
LEARNING COMPETENCIES from the learner the ability to;
9. situate the text in the context of the region and the
nation. 10.explain the relationship of context with the text’s
meaning.
At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:
SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOMES A. Examine the literary text’s theme through close reading
B. Interpret the message and context of the poem through of unlocking symbolic meaning; and
C. Produce an MTV interpreting the message of the poem.
Two-session discussion (180 minutes)
TIME ALLOTMENT
LESSON OUTLINE:

1. Introduction: Classroom routines and Articulating Learning Objectives

2. Motivation: Pre-Reading; Schema Activation through Pictures

3. Instruction: Close Reading of Bj Patino’s “Apo on the Wall”

4. Practice: Characterization and Theme Interpretation

5. Evaluation: Producing an MTV based on the theme of the literary text

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MATERIALS
Laptop, Projector

RESOURCES Uychoco, Marikit T. (2017). 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World. Manila, Philippine :Rex
Book Store Publishing Inc.. pp. 11

PROCEDURES MEETING THE LEARNERS’ NEEDS

1. INTRODUCTION Teacher Tip:
Articulate the learning objectives. To start the discussion, the teacher will show
After this two-session discussion on Bj Patino’s ”Apo on the Wall,” the students should be able to: pictures of different known leaders and ask the
A. Examine the literary text’s theme through close reading students how familiar they are with them.
B. Interpret the message and context of the poem through of unlocking symbolic meaning; and
C. Produce an MTV interpreting the message of the poem.

2. MOTIVATION Teacher Tip:

PRE-READING The students may use other people’s experiences
WORKSHEET 1: to explain their ideas.
Directions: Look
at the different
pictures presented.
Tell everything you
know about each
picture.
There is no definite answer here, so encourage
the students to express freely their answers. Let’s
see what they got.

1. What do you know about Martial Law and Ferdinand Marcos?

2. Why are there people who post Facebook statuses that are nostalgic about Martial Law?
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teacher may also add follow up questions to enrich the students’ answers.

3. INSTRUCTION/DELIVERY Skills Used:

 Verbal Communication
PRE-READING  Building Connections (Tapping Schema)
The teacher will give a background information on the different themes that are used in presenting
literary text. She will give importance on one of these themes which is “Realism” since it suggests
a great connection to the topic that will be discussed. Teacher Tip:
Observe the students. Take note of their
REALISM- attempts to represent subject matters as they truly are, without artificiality- avoiding reactions-facial expressions and gestures, while
artistic conversations in terms of forms and the implausible, exotic and supernatural elements in terms of reading the poem. You may use these for the
theme. Creative writers of this movement aim to reproduce “object reality” and showing activities of processing.
someone’s life.
READING PROPER
The teacher will read the poem aloud while the students are following through silent reading or
the teacher may call a student to read it aloud for the class while the rest are following through silent To better facilitate their learning, give them
reading. examples, you may also ask for examples from
them.
INPUT DISCUSSION
After reading, the teacher asks the following sample questions. Encourage them to go back to their past readings
1. Who is the persona in the poem? or movies they have watched on Martial Law.
2. What is his narrative?

ON PERSONA as a LITERARY DEVICE

-Refers to the voice or mouthpiece of the writer within a literary text
ON SYMBOLISM as a LITERARY DEVICE
- An artistic movement and poetic movement or style using symbolic images and direct suggestion
to express mystical ideas, emotions and states of mind.
4. PRACTICE Teacher Tip:
WORKSHEET 2: CHARACTERIZATION
Instruction: In order to help you analyse the poem, fill in the columns of the table below. The first row has Entertain questions
Character
been filled out for you. Details about the Character Conclusion Clarify issues
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Persona Sneaking in the office The persona is a child
‘Boy”, not a man He is afraid of his father
Scared of Jesus He is afraid of authority figures
like his father
He doesn’t always follow his
father.
Persona’s father
Apo

Share your conclusions regarding the characters with the rest of the class.

WORKSHEET 3: COMPREHENSION CHECK

Instruction: Think-Pair-Share. Find a partner and share your ideas on the following questions.
1. How would you describe the persona and the persona’s father? How would you describe their
relationship?
2. Who is Apo in the poem? Cite evidence to support your answer.
3. How would you describe the relationship of the father and Apo? What does this tell us about
the father’s perspective about Martial Law?
4. What kind of values does the persona’s father want to teach his child, specifically, about what it
means to be a man?
5. Why is Apo compared to the “scary” Jesus in the hallway? What do they have in common?
6. Read the last line of the poem. What does it mean? How does this regulate the persona’s
behavior?
7. Do you think the persona’s perspective about Martial Law is the same as his father’s? Why or why
not?

WORKSHEET 4: ON SYMBOLS
Instruction: In this table are lines which were taken from the poem. Underline the word that contains
symbolism. On the first column, provide its literal meaning; on the second column, provide its symbolic
meaning.

Lines from the Poem Literal Meaning Figurative Meaning

1. There’s this man’s
photo on the wall
2. Of m y father’s
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office at home, you
Know, where father
brings his work,
3. Still wearing his
green uniform
And colored
breast
plates,
4. Also brought a
photo of his boss
Whom he calls Apo,
5. Looking at the stuff
on his wall-
handguns,
Plaques, a sword,
medals a rifle-
6. Told me that was
no place for a boy
7. His eyes following
me

Teacher Tip:
5.EVALUATION Here, the students will have to integrate :
PERFORMANCE CHECK: GROUP ACTIVITY  Critical thinking
Directions: Perform an MTV of Bj Patino’s “Apo on the Wall.”  Collaboration
 Responsibility

CRITERIA:
Quality of Song Interpretation
(30%) Visual Effects
(30%)
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Originality (20%)
Delivery (20%)

100 %

MEMBERS: NAME SCHOOL

1. MARIELLE V. GARCIA JET MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF RAMOS, INC.
2. KATRINA S. IBBAY UNIVERSITY OF CAGAYAN VALLEY
3. CRIZA MAE V. SANTO ANGEL DELA GUARDIA ACADEMY
RAGGUINAN SAINT THOMAS MONTESSORI DE SAN MARIANO, INC.
4. MAEGANNE ANNE CITY TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUE, INC.
JOY A. DIONISIO VERIDIANO ACADEMY FOUNDATION
5. MARK M. CIRIACO SCHOOL OF ST. JOSEPH
6. KATRINA JANE B. LYCEUM OF CAMIGUIN
TUMAMAO
7. JOVALYN C. ABBIDO
8. MINA B. SAMORTIN