ARELLANO UNIVERSITY - MALABON

Elisa Esguerra Campus

Gen. Luna St. Brgy. Bayan-Bayanan, Malabon City
Tel./Fax: 8932-52-09
S.Y. 2024– 2025

FIRST SEMESTER

1ST QUARTER

MODULE IN 21ST CENTURY

LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES
AND THE WORLD

Prepared By: MS SHEINA GRANADO

 ARELLANO UNIVERSITY - MALABON
Elisa Esguerra Campus
Gen. Luna St. Brgy. Bayan-Bayanan, Malabon City
Tel./Fax: 8932-52-09
S.Y. 2024– 2025
FIRST SEMESTER
MODULE IN 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD

I. TOPIC/CONTENT:
American Period of Colonization

II. OBJECTIVES:
1. Identify the characteristics of Philippine Literature under the American Period
2. Create a short reflection about independence
3. Inculcate the value of appreciation of love for one’s country

III. REFERENCES:
ARELLANO UNIVERSITY – MODULE IN 21ST LITERATURE

Characteristics of Philippine Literature Under the American Period

 Spanish and Tagalog and the Vernaculars were the languages used in writing. But Spanish and
Tagalog were the predominated language.
 In 1910, from the Balagtas tradition of writing poems, modernist poetry was highlighted and influenced
a lot young writers at that time.
 English became the mediums used in literature during this these times.
o SPANISH writers wrote about nationalism.
o TAGALOG writers wrote about their lamentations on the conditions of the country and their
attempts to arouse love for one’s native tongue.
o ENGLISH writers imitated the themes and methods of the Americans.
 Short stories in English with the infusion of Filipino ideals about life and morality blossomed which were
shown in the works of PAZ MARQUEZ BENITEZ “DEAD STARS”.
 The use of vivid imagery of Nagrebcan, Ilocos was shown in the work of MANUEL ARGUILLA’S “HOW
MY BROTHER LEON BROUGHT HOME A WIFE”.

Many other Tagalog novelists wrote on variations of the same theme, i.e., the interplay of fate, love and social
justice. These writers are:
 Inigo Ed Regalado
 Roman Reyes
 Fausto J. Galauran
 Susana de Guzman
 Rosario de Guzman-Lingat
 Lazaro Francisco
 Hilaria Labog
 Rosalia Aguinaldo
 Amado V. Hernandez

The Iloko writers, noted novelists were:

 Leon Pichay, who was also the region’s poet laureate
 Hemogenes Belen
 Mena Pecsan Crisologo whose Mining wenno A yat ti Kararwa is considered to be the Iloko
version of a Noli Me Tangere

ACTIVITY
Directions: What American influences are present in our country up to this day? Show one picture of
an item that will show the American influence in our society. Explain why the item represents the American
influence on us.

Criteria:
Presentation - 10
Explanation - 10
Content (item) - 10
TOTAL - 30

Give a short analogy/explanation about FREEDOM

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MODULE IN 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD

I. TOPIC/CONTENT:
Japanese Occupation

II. OBJECTIVES:
1. Identify the characteristics of Philippine Literature under the Japanese Occupation
2. Enumerate different contributions of the Japanese in the Philippines
3. Inculcate the value of appreciation by understanding the style of writing

III. REFERENCES:
ARELLANO UNIVERSITY – MODULE IN 21ST LITERATURE

C. DEVELOPMENT OF THE LESSON

a. ACTIVITY
Try to give the English translations for the following phrases:
 おはようございます, Ohayōgozaimasu = Good Morning!
 さよなら, Sayonara = Goodbye
 すみません, Sumimasen = Excuse me
 ごめんなさい, Gomen nasai, I’m sorry
 ありがとうございます, Arigatōgozaimasu = Thank you very much!

Such influence is evident just by knowing how to say and use these phrases. Because most of
these phrases came from fictions you know and what we call manga or anime which is
popularized in Japan.

b. ANALYSIS
1. How influential is the Japanese in our contemporary time?
2. What do you think will be the theme of the literature during the Japanese occupation?

c. ABSTRACTION
Philippine Literature was interrupted in its development when we were conquered by Japan between
1941-1945. During this period, the Japanese stopped the use of the English Language in almost all
newspapers except for the Tribune and the Philippine Review, Pillars, Free Philippines and Filipina.
There was no freedom of speech and of the press. Victoria Abelardo described Filipino writings during
the Japanese occupation as pessimistic and bitter. Because of strict censorship, few literary works
were printed during this period.
The weekly magazine Liwayway was placed under strict surveillance until it was managed by a
Japanese named Ishiwara.
The common theme of most poems during the Japanese occupation was nationalism, love and life in
the barrios, faith, religion and the arts.
The only contact with the outside world was done with utmost secrecy through the underground radio
program called "Voice of Freedom".
During this period, Tagalog was favored by the Japanese military authority, and eventually influenced
and encouraged the Filipinos to develop the vernacular literature.
Filipino writers who were able to write freely were those residing in the United States. Most writers and
authors were forced to go underground or write in Tagalog. So Filipino literature experienced renewed
attention because writers in English turned to writing in Filipino.
Movie houses showing American Films were closed. Stage plays translated from English to Tagalog
were shown in big movie houses. Translators were Francisco Soc Rodrigo, Alberto Concio and Narciso
Pimentel. They also founded the organization of Filipino playwrights.

ACTIVITY
Try to give the English translations for the following phrases:
 おはようございます, Ohayōgozaimasu =
 さよなら, Sayonara = すみません, Sumimasen =
 ごめんなさい, Gomen nasai, =
 ありがとうございます, Arigatōgozaimas

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Tel./Fax: 8932-52-09
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MODULE IN 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD

I. TOPIC/CONTENT:
HAIKU, TANKA, AND TANAGA

II. OBJECTIVES:
1. Identify the characteristics of Philippine Literature under the Japanese Occupation
2. Enumerate different contributions of the Japanese in the Philippines
3. Inculcate the value of appreciation by writing haiku about nature

III. REFERENCES:
ARELLANO UNIVERSITY – MODULE IN 21ST LITERATURE

HAIKU
1. The usual and common form of poetry emerged during the Japanese period.
2. It is made up of 17 syllables divided into three lines. The first line has 5 syllables, the second has 7
syllables, and the third has 5 syllables.
3. It is allegorical and covers a wide scope of meaning.
TANKA
1. The tanka is a thirty-one-syllable poem, traditionally written in a single unbroken line. A form of waka,
a Japanese song or verse, tanka translates as “short song,” with measurement and rhyme with 5-7-5-
7-7 syllables.
TANAGA
1. Tanaga is a poem composed of four lines with each line having 7 syllables, written in aaaa or aabb,
abba, or abab rhyming pattern. Tanaga has no titles.

Famous Literary Pieces:

PANDAY PIRA-Jose Ma Hernandez
PULA so PUTI- Francisco Soc Rodrigo
BULAGA (Hide and Seek Game)- Clodualdo del Mundo
SINO BA KAYO? DAHIL SA ANAK, and
HIGANTE NG PATAY- Julian Cruz Balmaceda

There are many short story writers during this period:

1. Brigido Batungbaka
2. Macario Pineda
3. Serafin Guinigundo
4. Liwayway Arceo
5. Narciso Ramos
6. NVM Gonzales
7. Alicia Lopez Lim
8. Ligaya Perez
9. Gloria Guzman

In 1945, the best writings were selected by a group of judges:

First Prize: Narciso Reyes with his LUPANG TINUBUAN;
Second Prize: Liwayway Arceo's UHAW ANG TIGANG NA LUPA;
Third Prize: NVM Gonzales LUNSOD, NAYON AT DAGAT-DAGATAN
Carlos P. Romulo was an outstanding writer of the period. He won the Pulitzer Prize for his
bestsellers I SAW THE FALL OF THE PHILIPPINES, I SEE THE PHILIPPINES RISE, MOTHER
AMERICA AND MY BROTHER AMERICANS.

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Tel./Fax: 8932-52-09
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FIRST SEMESTER
MODULE IN 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD

I. TOPIC/CONTENT:
EDSA REVOLUTION LITERATURE AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS

II. OBJECTIVES:
1. Identify the literary history from the Edsa Revolution
2. Accomplish the K-W-L chart to show understanding of the topic
3. Inculcate the value of being adventurous

III. REFERENCES:
ARELLANO UNIVERSITY – MODULE IN 21ST LITERATURE

1986 EDSA Revolution

The year 1986 demarcates the beginning of a new scene in the unfolding narrative of contemporary
Philippine Literature

The Philippines was under President Ferdinand Marcos’s dictatorship. He declared Proclamation No. 1081
(Martial Law) on September 21, 1972.
 The fall of President Marcos’s dictatorship was a prolific event for different Filipino writers and group
 Writing under the Martial Law Regime was characterized by militancy and belligerence, even when it
showed up in the legal press
 President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino’s Inauguration (February 25, 1986)

Characteristics of Post-EDSA Literature

1. There is an emerging critical orientation in the academe that draws its concerns and insights from
literary theorizing current in England and the United States.
2. Post-EDSA publishing has been marked as adventurousness, a willingness to gamble on non-
traditional projects.
3. The declining prestige of the New Criticism, whose rigorous aesthetic norms have previously
functioned as a Procrustean bed on which Filipino authors and their works were measured, has opened a gap
in the critical evaluation of literary works.
4. The fourth and final characteristic of post-EDSA writing is the development thrust towards the
retrieval and the recuperation of writing in Philippine languages other than Tagalog.
Procrustean Bed – a plan or scheme to produce uniformity or conformity by arbitrary or violent
methods.
Recuperation – recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.

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MODULE IN 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD

I. TOPIC/CONTENT:
POST-EDSA FAMOUS WRITERS AND ORGANIZATIONS

II. OBJECTIVES:
1. Identify famous writers and works from the Post-EDSA Revolution
2. Create a Writers Organization
3. Inculcate the value of appreciation on several authors and writer’s organizations

III. REFERENCES:
ARELLANO UNIVERSITY – MODULE IN 21ST LITERATURE

Famous Writers and Works

1. Nicomendes Marquez Joaquin or Nick Joaquin or Quijano De Manila
- May 4, 1917 – April 29, 2004
- Wrote “The Quartet of the Tiger Moon: Scenes from the People Power
Apocalypse” (1986)
- Collected Verse (1987)

2. Magno “Carlo” Jose Caparas

- Born on December 15, 1958
- Wrote “Sandakot na Bala” (1988)
- “Joaquin Bordado” (1988)

3. Gilda Olvidado
- Born on August 9, 1957 in Cebu
- Wrote “Huwag mo Kaming Isumpa” (1986)
- “Pinulot ka Lang sa Lupa” (1987)
- “Magkano ang iyong Dangal” (1988)

On Newspapers and other Publications (June 12, 1986)

Columnists became more vocal and unrestricted
Bulletin Today, The Inquirer, Malaya, People’s Journal

Other Literature Produced

Songs
 “Bayan Ko” – written by the poet Jose Corazon de Jesus a.k.a Huseng Batute and music was by
Constancio de Guzman
 “Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo” – composed by Jim Paredes
 “Magkaisa” - composed by Senator Tito Sitto, Ernie de la Peña and Homer Flores

Poem
 “A Grain of Dreams” – Domingo Landicho

Play/Movie
 ”Orapronobis” – Directed by: Lino Brocka

Writer’s Organizations
UMPIL – (Unyon ng mga Manunulat ng Pilipino)
PANULAT – (Pambansang Unyon ng mga Manunulat)
GAT – (Galingan sa Arte)
LIRA – (Linangan sa Imahe, Retorika, at Anyo)
GUMIL – (Gunglo Dagiti Manunurat nga Ilokano)
LUDABI – (Lubas sa Dagang Bisaya)
PEN – (Pen, Essay, and Novel)

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MODULE IN 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD

I. TOPIC/CONTENT:
OFW Literature and Children Literature
II. OBJECTIVES:
1. To identify some literary pieces during the OFW Literature
2. To analyze the theme of the selected literary pieces
3. To inculcate the value of appreciation to writers

III. REFERENCES:
https://mirrorswindowsdoors.org/wp/the-image-of-overseas-filipino-workers-ofws/

OFW – is an Overseas Filipino a person of Filipino origin who lives outside the Philippines. This
term applies to Filipinos who are abroad indefinitely as citizens or as permanent residents of a different
country and to Filipino citizens abroad for a limited, definite period, such as on a work contract.
Children’s Literature in the Philippines –
 Filipino children’s literature can historicize its roots from oral tradition The caton or
cartilla, which instructed children how to write the Roman alphabet, was the only
available children’s book during the Spanish colonization of the country.
 These, along with hymns and songs for the Virgin Mary, which were sung every Flores
de Mayo, were the only available texts for children.
 The Americans, through the Thomasites, eventually brought many books to the country’s
shores. These included classics such as Aesop’s fables, and stories by Mark Twain and
Louisa May Alcott.
 Most of these folktales, which were originally created for adults, were tailored to fit the
reading needs of children (Alba, 2003).
 The more significant of these stories were the ones published by Severino Reyes who
used the pen name ‘Lola Basyang’. Reyes published his first story for children in
‘Liwayway’ magazine on May 25, 1925, the first of about 400 stories retelling folktales
(Alba, 2003).

1. To Do: Read the synopsis of the story “Kahon ni Kalon”. Extract the message of
the story afterward.

This story of Kálon, who grows up in a very poor

community, is hard pill to swallow. Poverty and hunger are
rampant in the cities of Metro Manila. People tend to flock
there to look for stable jobs that may sustain their living.
Sadly, not everyone is given the opportunity of having a
good income-earning job and many settle for daily wages,
which are below the necessary amount for their family’s
daily needs. Many opt to try their luck and apply as blue-
collar or skilled workers abroad.

Out of luck and decent work, Kálon’s father was one of the few
who could go abroad and work there. As he earns money in Dubai, he
keeps sending balikbayan (homecoming) boxes, which contain different
merchandise and stuff, to help his family, including Kálon. Despite the
many boxes that really help Kálon’s family, he knows that this will not
compensate for the absence of his father. Until one fateful day, the box
that comes home does not contain merchandise anymore, but the body of
his deceased father.
 2. Activity: Acrostics!
Directions: Use acrostics to define the term FATHER. Put design your acrostics.

Criteria:
Message 10
Creativity 10
Neatness 10
Total- 30
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Gen. Luna St. Brgy. Bayan-Bayanan, Malabon City
Tel./Fax: 8932-52-09
S.Y. 2024– 2025

FIRST SEMESTER

2ND QUARTER

MODULE IN 21ST CENTURY

LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES
AND THE WORLD

Prepared By: MS SHEINA GRANADO

 ARELLANO UNIVERSITY - MALABON
Elisa Esguerra Campus
Gen. Luna St. Brgy. Bayan-Bayanan, Malabon City
Tel./Fax: 8932-52-09
S.Y. 2024– 2025
FIRST SEMESTER

MODULE IN 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD

I. TOPIC/CONTENT:
21st Century Literature

II. OBJECTIVES:
1. Identify the characteristics of 21st Century Literature
2. Distinguish the different kinds of 21st-Century Literature
3. Match words based on content-specific criteria to assess and build understanding and appreciation
of a topic

III. REFERENCES:
21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World, Paulyn Alaer Datu, Primier Jan Allen A.
Pascua, Wilchie Dane H. Olayres

21st Century Literature - All literary works written and published at the latter part of the 21st century
(from 2001 onwards).

Characteristics of 21st Century Literature:

a. New literary works created within the last decade.
b. Imaginative writing
c. Deals with current themes and reflects technological culture.
d. Often breaks traditional writing
e. Traces artistic representation of shared and familiar experiences

Kinds of 21st Century Literature

1. DIGI-FICTION – It is a literary experience that combines three media: book, movie/video, and Internet
websites. Ex. Skeleton Creek, The Cross Bones

2. GRAPHIC NOVELS- Narrative in comic book formats. Ex. Moby Dick, Pride and Prejudice

3. MANGA- It is used in the English-speaking world as a generic term for all comic books and graphic
novels.

originally published in Japan. Ex. Naruto Shippuden, Hana- Kimi, One Piece

4. CHICK-LITERATURE - Genre of fiction that addresses issues of modern womanhood, often humorously
and light-heartedly. Ex. The Devil Wears Prada, The Nanny Diaries, and Me Before You.

5. DOODLE FICTION- A literary presentation where the author incorporates doodles drawings and
handwritten graphics. Ex. Diary of a Wimpy Kid

6. FLASH FICTION- A style of fictional literature of extreme brevity. Ex. Ernest Hemingway, Margaret
Atwood

7. SPECULATIVE FICTION - Dystopian, supernatural fiction, weird fiction, superhero fiction, apocalyptic/
post-apocalyptic, fantastical fiction, and sci-fi. Ex. The Last Exodus, Insurgent

8. SPOKEN POETRY- Oral art that focuses on the aesthetics of wordplay and voice inflection.
ACTIVITY
Using a Venn diagram, compare 21st-century literature to earlier periods.

Content- 10
Ideas- 10
Neatness- 10
TOTAL = 30
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Tel./Fax: 8932-52-09
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FIRST SEMESTER

MODULE IN 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE

I. TOPIC/CONTENT:
Chick Literature and
Formulas in Writing Chick Literature

II. OBJECTIVES:
1. Define chick literature
2. Distinguish comparison between women in the past and the 21st century.
3. Inculcate the value of appreciation to women’s strengths and weaknesses

III. REFERENCES:
https://www.slideshare.net/ryanchikamtis/chick-lit-22984988

Chick Literature
It is used to denote genre fiction within women’s fiction written for and marketed to
young women.
It deals with the issues of modern women humorously and lightheartedly.
It features single women in their twenties and thirties navigating their generation’s
challenges of balancing demanding careers with personal relationship
It offers a more realistic portrait of single life, dating, and the dissolution of romantic
ideals.

Formulas in Writing a Chick Literature.

Female, in 20s or 30s and lives in metro or city
Stories dealing with relationship issues, social status, and individual struggles
Sisterhood is out
Consumerism
It signifies a female crisis
It focuses on some kind of self-improvement
The character grows/learns from mistakes at the end of the story
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MODULE IN 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD

I. TOPIC/CONTENT:
Lesbian, Gay, Queer Criticism

II. OBJECTIVES:
1. Define Gay and Queer criticism
2. Distinguish the highlight of each criticism
3. Inculcate the value of acceptance and appreciation to LGBTQIA+ Community

III. REFERENCES:
https://www.slideshare.net/JoeyMarieAnhaw/gay-lesbian-criticism-and-queer-theory-14244320

Gay, Lesbian, and Queer Literature

It is an approach to literature that focuses on how homosexuals are represented in literature,
whether sexuality, as well as gender, is culturally constructed or innate.
It examines the ways in which sexuality and sexual difference play with, within, and against the
very conditions of meaning that allow a word to be altered.
Although gay, lesbian, and queer theory are related practices, the three terms delineate separate
emphases marked by different assumptions about the relationship between gender and sexuality
Gender difference refers to those spectrums of meaning governed by the binary terms:
man/woman.
Sexual difference refers to those governed by the binary terms: heterosexual/homosexual.
Gay theory examines sexual difference as it is applicable to the male gender.
Lesbian theory examines sexual difference as it is applicable to the female gender.
Queer theory celebrates pleasure and therefore puts too much emphasis on the visual, and too
much on the young and trendy.

ACTIVITY
Have you noticed the number of gay and lesbian people in the population? What makes them accepted by
other people in the society? Elaborate.

What are some problems that the LGBTQIA+ community encounters? Give one.

Describe the GAY, LESBIAN, and QUEER using the concept map.

LGBT LITERATURE/CRITICISM
GAY LESBIAN QUEER
1 1 1
2 2 2
3 3 3

Criteria:
Content = 10
Idea = 10
Design = 10
TOTAL = 30
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MODULE IN 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD

I. TOPIC/CONTENT:
Introduction to World Literature

II. OBJECTIVES:
1. Identify the elements of world literature
2. Compose a short explanation of a chosen literary piece
3. Inculcate the value of appreciation on the literary pieces

III. REFERENCES:
https://www.slideshare.net/mobile/SleepingBeautyLulu/world-literature-a-brief-introduction
World Literature - It is a category of literary production, publication, and circulation that has "legs." This means that it is a
work of literature that is a touchstone of local culture; in other words, it becomes a standard for a local culture. It then becomes an
influence on a regional culture, and later a part of the fabric of the global community. It moves from local to regional to global.

In addition to having legs, “World Literature” is literature that gains in translation. This means that it may inspire new genres,
enrich a local tongue’s vocabulary through the adaptation of new words, blend with regional concepts, or take on new meanings at
different times and places. These are works that are able to adapt themselves to and acquire meaning in different cultures.

Let us introduce by way of explanation four major ways in which WL has been conceived since the term was first used in the
late 18th century.
1. WL is a comprehensive corpus of all literary texts in all languages of the world.
2. WL is an anthropological comparison of how different cultures develop literary forms.
3. WL is a hyper-canon of "the best that has been thought and said" by selected writers of the world.
4. WL is the process of diffusion of texts around the globe through translation, adaptation, rewriting, etc.
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MODULE IN 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD

I. TOPIC/CONTENT:
Twelve Books That Influenced the World

II. OBJECTIVES:
1. Identify the books that have influenced the world
2. Analyze the influence of the literary piece
3. Inculcate the value of appreciation on the literary pieces

III. REFERENCES:
https://www.scribd.com/doc/203827235/12-Literary-Compositions-That-Have-Influenced-the-World

1. The Bible or the Sacred writings: This has become the basis of Christianity originating from Palestine and
Greece.
2. Koran: The Muslim bible originating from Arabia.
3. The Iliad and the Odyssey: These have been the source of Myths and Legends of Greece. They were written
by Homer.
4. The Mahabharata: The Longest epic of the world. It contains the history of religion in India.
5. The Canterbury Tales: it depicts the religion and customs of English in the early days. This originated in
England and was written by Geoffrey Chaucer.
6. Uncle Tom's Cabin: written by Harriet Beecher Stowe of the US. This depicted the sad fate of slaves. This
became the basis of democracy.
 1. The Bible or the Sacred writings: This has become the basis of Christianity originating from Palestine and
Greece.
2. Koran: The Muslim bible originating from Arabia.
3. The Iliad and the Odyssey: These have been the source of Myths and Legends of Greece. They were written
by Homer.
4. The Mahabharata: The Longest epic of the world. It contains the history of religion in India.
5. The Canterbury Tales: it depicts the religion and customs of English in the early days. This originated in
England and was written by Geoffrey Chaucer.
6. Uncle Tom's Cabin: written by Harriet Beecher Stowe of the US. This depicted the sad fate of slaves. This
became the basis of democracy.

7. The Divine Comedy: (A Dante of Italy). This shows the religion and customs of early Italians.
8. El' Cid Compeador: This shows the cultural characteristics of Spaniards and their national theory.
9. The Song of Roland: This includes the Doce Pares and Ronces Valles of France. It tells about the Golden Age
of Christianity in France.
10. The Book of the Dead: This includes the cult of Osiris and the Mythology and theology of Egypt.
11. The Book of the Days: This was written by Confucius of China. This became the basis of the Christian
Religion.
12. One Thousand and One Night of the Arabian Nights: from Arabia and Persia (Iran). It shows the ways of
government of industries and of the society of Arabia and Persians.

ACTIVITY
Explain the meaning of some of the best lines from the movie “ALADDIN 2019” – one of the most famous stories
in The Arabian Nights (One Thousand and One Nights)

1. Jasmine: You cannot break into a palace like you own the place!

2. Genie: You look like a prince on the outside. But I didn't change anything on the inside.

3. Aladdin: I thought a princess could go anywhere.

4. Aladdin: Hey, can you make me a prince?

Prepared by:

SHEINA J. GRANADO
SHS Teacher