Comparing and Contrasting the Various 21st Century Literary Genres and Their Elements, Structures, and Traditions from Across the Globe PDF

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Learning Activity Sheet (LAS) No. 4Name of Learner: _________________________________ Grade and Section: __Date21 ST CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD ACTIVITY SHEETComparing and Contrasting the Various 21st Century Literary Genres and Their Elements, Structures, and Traditions f...

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Quarter 2, Week 3 Learning Activity Sheet (LAS) No. 4 Name of Learner: _________________________________ Grade and Section: __________________Date________________ 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD ACTIVITY SHEET Comparing and Contrasting the Various 21 st Century Literary Genres and Their Elements, Structures, and Traditions from Across the Globe I. Learning Competency Compare and contrast the various 21st century literary genres and their elements, structures, and traditions from across the globe (Occidental Countries) II. Background Information for Learners The Western countries refer to countries mainly in Europe, the Americas, and Australasia. There are numerous definitions of what constitutes the Western world that are closely related. Another word commonly used to refer to the Western countries is the Occident, which is derived from the Latin word “occidens,” meaning sunset or west. It is largely accepted that the origin of Western civilization is ancient Greece and ancient Rome. The Greeks influenced the Romans through their science, philosophy, social structure, and architecture. Western civilization is also linked to Christianity, which had a significant impact on Roman culture, Hellenistic philosophy. The Renaissance had a great influence on Western culture, as did the Age of Enlightenment, the Age of Discovery, the Scientific Revolution, and the Industrial Revolution. Starting from the 15th century and through to the 20th century, Western powers carried out extensive colonization and later engaged in mass culture exportation to other countries. As a result, the whole world has been heavily influenced by Western culture or Occidental culture in what has been popularly referred to as Westernization. 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE GENRES (The USA and the UK) Genre/Definition/ Examples A. Chick Lit - a genre fiction which addresses issues of modern womanhood, often humorously and lightheartedly - has been best sellers and even has been made into popular movies and successful television shows Ex. The Princess Diary

Elements

Structure

- all feature a woman in her twenties or thirties as a protagonist who loves fashion or obsessed with fashion industry

- full of silly antics and delusional scenarios - covers of the books written are full of pastels, lipsticks, and shoes

- mostly set in urban environments, most notably New York or London

- narrative

- the protagonists are career-women and often single although they usually all end up with someone

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Tradition/History - women taking charge and throwing off a sense of independence - make women realize that they too can be strong and dependent on themselves

B. Flash Fiction - a medium of brief and enclosed stories - average word count ranges anywhere from five to 1,500 words

- Realistic Characters/Settings - Solid Plot/Structure - Gripping Conflict/Tension

- incorporates surprise, usually in the form of a twist ending or an unexpected last line

- people used to read fables and parables until writers started to create flash fictions

- same elements with Fiction

- might be short videos to watch, or more text.

- combines with three media

- can also mean that the entire book can be found in an online version only

- People’s attention span was becoming shorter, so they rather choose reading Digifiction to entertain themselves.

- use handwritten elements to write its text and drawing

- follows a novel or story book type of narration

Ex. Angels and Blueberries” by Tara C. Digi-Fiction - subgenre that combines three media: book, movie/video, and an Internet website - reader must be engaged in all three media in order to understand the full story Ex. Patrick Carman’s Skeleton Creek D. Doodle Fiction - the author incorporates doodle writing and drawings, and handwritten graphics in place of traditional font

- show both text and pictures

- drawing enhance the story, often adding humor Ex. Diary of a Wimpy Kid

- Doodling has been around since the oldest cave paintings 40,000 years ago. Back in those days, prehistoric men used stones and sticks to draw abstract patterns, human hands, and wild animals.

E. Science Fiction - a genre of speculative fiction dealing with imaginative concepts Ex. The Hunger Games

- contains the usual elements of the novel: a specific setting, character development, plot (central conflict, complications, climactic events, resolution), themes, and structure

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- texts are often set in the future, in space, on a different world, or in a different universe or dimension - has a relationship with the principles of science

- emerged in the West, where Industrial Revolution resulted to social transformation then writers and intellectuals assumed the future impact of technology

F. Graphic Novels - narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using comic form

- panels, gutters, word of balloon, narration, sound effect, motion, line, and background colo

- longer comic stories

- plot, character, setting, person of view, theme, and style

- drawing styles and handwriting graphics to show stories

Ex. Archie Comics

- During their free time, both American and European liked to read the newspaper comic strip until Graphic Novels made it to the top

G. Illustrated Novel - usually 50 percent illustrations and 50 percent text - the reader must interpret the images in order to comprehend completely the story

- People nowadays like visuals. They are always on the move and work around the clock so most of them cannot spend a lot of time in reading. They just look at the illustrations.

Ex. The Arrival by III. Activity Proper Exercise 1 Compare and contrast your chosen pair of 21st century literary genres inside the box with their elements, structures, and traditions using the graphic organizer below. Copy the diagram and write your answers on a separate sheet of paper. Science Fiction Vs Digi-Fiction

Illustrated Novels Vs Graphic Novels Doodle Fiction Vs Flash Fiction

Similarities:

Differences: Item 1:

Differences: Item 2:

Exercise 2 Compare and contrast the various 21st century literary genres and their elements, structures, and traditions of Oriental (Japan and Philippines) and Occidental Countries (US and UK).

Item No. 1

Item No. 2

Differences

Similarities

Differences

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Exercise 3 Writing an Essay Based on your answers in Exercise 2, compare and contrast the various 21 st century literary genres and their elements, structures, and traditions of Oriental and Occidental Countries by writing a two-paragraph essay using the following Signal Words from the box. Do it on a separate answer sheet.

similar to

both

as well as

however

on the other hand

compared with but

while

same as

alike

although different from

Comparison and Contrast Essay Rubric Category

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Purpose & Supporting Details

The essay compares and contrasts items clearly. The essay points to specific examples to illustrate the comparison. The essay breaks the information into whole-towhole, similarities to-differences, or point-bypoint structure. It follows a consistent order when discussing the comparison. The essay moves smoothly from one idea to the next. The essay has compare and contrast signal

Organizatio n& Structure

Transitions

(3)

(2)

(1)

The essay compares and contrasts items clearly, but the supporting information is general.

The essay compares and contrasts items clearly, but the supporting information is incomplete.

The essay compares and contrasts but does not include both. There is no supporting information.

The essay breaks the information into whole-towhole, similarities to-differences, or point-bypoint structure but does not follow a consistent order when discussing the comparison.

The essay breaks the information into whole-towhole, similarities todifferences, or point-bypoint structure, but some information is in the wrong section. Some transitions work well; but connections between other ideas are fuzzy.

Many details are not in a logical or expected order. There is little sense that the writing is organized.

The essay moves from one idea to the next, but there is little variety.

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The transitions between ideas are unclear or nonexistent.

SCO RE

Grammar & Spelling

words to show relationships between ideas. Writer makes 1-2 errors only in grammar or spelling.

Writer makes 3-5 errors in grammar or spelling.

Writer makes more than 5 errors in grammar or spelling.

Writer makes a lot of errors in grammar or spelling

readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson275/compcon_rubric.pdf Remember! Another word commonly used to refer to the Western Countries is the Occident, which is derived from the Latin word “occidens,” meaning sunset or west. The USA and the UK take the lead in terms of 21st Century Literature Genres

V. Reflection Complete the sentence below. Comparing and contrasting __________________________________________________________________________________________ ________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________ IV. ANSWER KEY Exercise 1 (Possible answers)

Differences:

Similarities:

It is usually 50 percent illustrations and 50 percent text.

Both are novels. Item 1:

Illustrated Novels

Differences : Item 2:

It uses a comic form.

Graphic Novels

Exercise 2 (Possible answers)

Item No. 1 Oriental Countries (Japan and Philippines)

Item No. 2 Occidental Countries (US and UK)

Differences

Differences Manga Cell phone Mobile Hugot Lines Text Serye Text Tula

Similarities modern genres 21st century writers

Chick Lit Flash Fiction Digi Fiction Illustrated Novels

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