21st Century Literature from

the Philippines and the World

Quarter 2 - Module 3:
Creative Representation of a Literary Text
21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World – Grade 11/ 12
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 2 – Module 3: Creative Representation of a Literary Text
First Edition, 2020

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 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written for the learners. After going through this
module, the learner is expected to:
1. demonstrate an understanding of the memoir;
2. interpret the memoir using appropriate multimedia format
3. apply ICT skills in crafting an adaptation of a literary text
4. show an appreciation on the use of multimedia to creatively interpret a
literary text (EN-12Lit-IId-25)

What I Know

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answers on a separate
sheet of paper.

1. Mind mapping is a tool used to visually organize information that helps us to

analyze, synthesize, recall and __________ new ideas.
a. draw b. estimate c. evaluate d. generate

2. Blog is the short term for __________.

a. video blog b. web blog c. word blog d. internet blog

3. PowerPoint application is used to _________.

a. design animations
b. create slideshow presentations
c. process and store digital presentations
d. generate ideas from people thru mapping

4. A tag cloud is also known as _________.

a. web cloud b. text cloud c. word cloud d. digital cloud

5. The following are multimedia formats except __________.

a. blog b. video c. paint d. tag cloud

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 Lesson
Multimedia Formats in
1 Interpreting Literary Text

What’s In

In the previous lesson, we talked about the similarities and differences of 21st century
literary genres across the globe. Let us find the important terms that you
encountered on the previous module.

WORD SEARCH

Directions: Look for the hidden words that are listed on the box. Write your answers
on a separate sheet of paper.

hyperpoetry spoken poetry text-talk novels Fantasy

Flash fiction chick literature graphic novels science fiction

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 What’s New

Directions: Analyze the image below, then, answer the questions that follow. Write
your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

https://www.eetasia.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/5-1-scaled.jpg?w=1024

1. What message does the image convey?

2. What media platform is used in the image?
3. Is the media platform effective? Why? Why not?

What is It

Have you found studying literature more exciting with multimedia supports where
you can actively and collaboratively build knowledge structures using technology?
Evidently, most of the learners like you have realized the huge impact of the use of
multimedia in studying literature. It provides opportunities for learners like you to
construct and reconstruct your ideas in audio and visual formats. Through
multimedia platforms, you can apply a wide range of strategies to understand,
interpret and evaluate texts. Marshall (2001) defined multimedia as computer-
controlled integration of text, graphics, drawings, still and moving images (video),
animation, audio, and any other media where every type of information can be

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 represented, stored, transmitted and processed digitally. Here are some of the
multimedia formats that you can use to creatively interpret various genres of
literary texts.

1. Blog or a “weblog” is a website containing informational articles about a

person’s own opinions, interests and experiences. These are usually changed
regularly (DepEd 2013, 9).

2. Mind mapping is a graphical technique to visualize connections of ideas and

pieces of information. This tool structures information to better analyze,
comprehend, synthesize, recall and generate new ideas. You can use
Microsoft Word or online mind mapping tools in creating a mind map.
(Pasuello 2017).

3. Slideshow presentation is created with the use of Microsoft

PowerPoint. It contains series of pictures or pages of information
(slides) arranged in sequence and often displayed on a large screen
using a video projector. (Computer Hope 2018).

4. Tag cloud is a visual, stylized arrangement of words or tags within a

textual content such as websites, articles, speeches and databases
(Technopedia, 2020).

5. Video is an electronic device used to record, copy, playback, broadcast, and

display moving visual media (Lexico 2020).

What’s More

Photo Collage Making:

Directions. Do the following task.

1. Make a photo collage about your Modular Distance Learning journey using your
2. cellphone or other available gadgets at home.
3. Write a brief explanation about your photo collage.
4. Send your output to your teacher via messenger.

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 What I Have Learned

Directions: Reflect on what you have learned on the use of multimedia formats in
interpreting literary texts. On your Facebook wall or in a sheet of paper, post/ write
down your thoughts on how multimedia makes studying literature more exciting and
meaningful. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

What I Can Do

Directions: Share your post on your Class FB page or your written output with a
family member. Generate likes and comments from your classmates/ family member.
Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

Assessment

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answers on a separate
sheet of paper.

1. It is defined as computer-controlled integration of text, graphics, drawings,

still and moving images (video), animation, audio, and any other media where
every type of information can be represented, stored, transmitted and
processed digitally.
A. Multimedia B. Graphic Interface
C. Power Media D. Social Media

2. Through __________, you can apply a wide range of strategies to understand,

interpret and evaluate texts.
A. Power platforms B. Social platforms
C. Political platforms D. Multimedia platforms

3. It is an electronic device used to record, copy, playback, broadcast, and

display moving visual media.
A. PowerPoint Presentation B. Slide Presentation
C. Video D. Tag Cloud

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4. It is a combination of several photographs joined together for artistic effect or
to show more of the subject that can be shown in a single photograph.
A. Mind mapping B. Video
C. Photo Collage D. PowerPoint Presentation

5. Blog is also called _______.

A. Website B. web blog
C. web cloud D. tag cloud

6. It contains series of pictures or pages of information (slides) arranged in

sequence and often displayed on a large screen using a video projector.
A. Video B. Slideshow Presentation
C. Blog D. Tag Cloud

7. This tool structures information to better analyze, comprehend, synthesize,

recall and generate new ideas.
A. Blog B. Tag Cloud
C. Mind mapping D. Video

8. These are forms of multimedia formats except for:

A. Video B. Blog
C. Slideshow Presentation D. Paint

9. It is a visual, stylized arrangement of words or tags within a textual content

such as websites, articles, speeches, and databases.
A. Tag Cloud B. Video
C. Blog D. Photo Collage

10. Why do you need these multimedia formats?

A. to creatively interpret various literary genres
B. to avoid boredom
C. to entertain the readers
D. None of the above

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 Lesson
Applying ICT Skills in
2 Interpreting Literary Texts

What’s In
In the previous lesson, you have learned about the multimedia formats that you can
use to creatively understand and interpret a literary text. Lesson 2 will introduce you
to an analysis of a memoir with the use of multimedia to further enhance your ICT
skills. Before you learn something new, try to do the activity.

Directions: Identify the type of multimedia format described in each of the

statements below. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1. This refers to a stylized method that represents the occurrence of words within a
textual content such as websites, articles, speeches and databases.
2. It is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, replaying, broadcasting and
displaying of moving visual media.
3. This is a website containing short articles called posts that are changed regularly.
4. These are series of slides, often displayed on a large screen using a projector.
5. It is a graphical way to represent ideas and concepts.

What’s New

Directions: 4 PICS 1 WORD. Try to guess the hidden word based on the image. Then,
define the term in your own words. Send your answer to your Class Group Chat.

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ __

https://4pics1-word.com/data/images_big/12115.jpg

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 What is It

Have you experience writing your own memoir? How is it different from writing a
journal or diary?

The word memoir came from Anglo French “memorie” which means note,
memorandum or something to be kept in mind, and from Latin word “memoria”
meaning to remember. (etymonline.com)

A memoir is form of narrative writing which the writer explores a particular part of
his/her life. Subjects may include; events, people, places, success and failures. It
describes the events and then shows, either directly or indirectly, why they are
significant. It is focused in time; doesn't cover a great span of years unlike in
autobiography.

How do you write a good memoir? You should remember the following pointers.
• Connects to the audience
• Is in 1st person point of view
• features a hook/lead that grabs the reader’s attention immediately
• “shows” doesn’t just “tell” by using descriptive language
• Uses dialogue
• Expresses the author’s thoughts and feelings
• Reveals the importance of the memory to the reader

Formatting a Memoir
• The beginning provides the reader with any necessary information about
who, what, when, where, why, or how.
• The middle outlines a series of events presented in chronological order.
• The end provides a personal reaction to the memory- i.e. what was learned
or gained from the experience.

Types of Hook/Leads to use in a Memoir

⚫ Action: Start in the middle of the event
I gulped my milk, pushed away from the table, and bolted out of the kitchen,
slamming the door behind me.

⚫ Dialogue: Someone speaking

“Tim! Get down here right now!” Dad bellowed. His voice sounded angry and I
knew I was in serious trouble.

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 ⚫ Description: Detail the person/thing
He stood about eight inches tall. He was originally pink, but his color faded to
a dingy beige from hugs and kisses I gave him and from all the many adventures
we had over the years.

⚫ Reaction: A Character Thinking

I couldn’t imagine what my father was so angry about. I thought fast about what
I had done so I’d be prepared when I got to him.

An Introduction to Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

Written by Ai is Baka

A young nine-year-old girl, Chiyo, lives in a rather poor fishing village,

Yoroido, on Japan’s coast. Along with her older sister, Satsu, she is sent to the
geisha (Japanese for artisan) district called Gion.
Split from the only family she has left, Chiyo is sent to the Nitta Okiya while
her sister is transported elsewhere and becomes less of a role. And Okiya is a
house (sort of a compound) where a geisha lives and is taken care of.
Here at the Nitta Okiya meets another girl about her age nicknamed
Pumpkin. Together, Pumpkin and Chiyo struggle through the daily life of being
treated as nothing more than slaves to the resident geisha, Hatsumomo.
Hatsumomo, the story’s resident villain, tries her hardest to make Chiyo’s life as
miserable as possible.
On one particular occasion Chiyo feeling so depressed collapses on a bridge
in tears over her life’s woes. Much to her surprise a high society passerby stops
to question why she is so sad. Here little Chiyo meets The Chairman for the first
time. He shows her kindness in a world which has been naught but cruel to her
and from that point on Chiyo makes it her goal to break free from the social class
she was born into and become a geisha worthy of The Chairman.
After much work and hardship, Chiyo is allowed to attend school where
young girls are taught all the important practices associated with the life of a
geisha. She lears tea ceremony, how to play the shamisen (like a little banjo or
acoustic guitar), as well as quite possibly the most important act, how to dance.
The word geisha in Japanese is derived from a term referring to art so a
geisha is like an artisan or an artist.
After some more altercations with Hatsumomo, Chiyo is undertaken under
the wing of one of Gion’s most popular geisha, Mameha. Mameha also happens
to be Hatsumomo’s arch-rival as a geisha. Mameha takes a long time to introduce
Chiyo as her apprentice however once she does she is already blessed with fame
for being associated with someone of Mameha’s class.
Here is the part of the story where Chiyo’s name changes to Sayuri (her
geisha name).
Mameha introduces Sayuri as many numerous figures in Gion life and it
come to a point where men are fighting for the highest bid on Sayuri’s mizuage.All

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 this time Sayuri is struggling with the common life lessons learned when one is
growing up into a young woman. It is very much a coming of age story. Through
all trials of adversity Sayuri faces her one goal is always to see the face of The
Chairman.
Finally the day comes when she is invited, along with Mameha, to a party
at a teahouse at which The Chairman is attending. For the next couple of weeks,
she attends multiple parties which the chairman attend all the while seemingly
coming closer to her goal. Tension has been growing concerning World War II and
the society in Gion is beginning to feel the effects of war. Rations are set up and
many parts of the geisha district have begun to close. Geisha are fleeing to other
parts of the country hoping to avoid getting caught in an attack. Sayuri and all of
her friends are split apart after the war and once everyone returns to Gion it is
realized the effects of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
All geisha who fled to these cities obviously died and it is a loss greatly felt
by the community. Sayuri desperately attempts to attain the love of the Chairman
and the climax of the story is whether or not she does meet her goal.

What’s More

Directions. Arrange the important events from the Memoirs of a Geisha. Put
numbers from 1-8 on the box. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

Chiyo and her sister Satsu, are taken away from their parents by Mr.
Tanaka to become geishas.
Satsu and Chiyo are separated from each other (because they are taken to
two different geisha homes)
The sisters eventually find each other and come up with a plan to run away,
but Satsu runs off with a boy instead.
Mameha makes Chiyo her “little sister” and Hatsumomo does the same
with Pumpkin.
Several men compete to win Sayuri’s virginity, which will hopefully clear all
her debts.
More men compete for Sayuri, but this time, it is for becoming her danna
(wealthy man who provides for a geisha)
Hatsumomo is no longer a part of Sayuri’s life, so Sayuri can’t be harmed
by her anymore.
The chairman tells Sayuri about his feelings for her.

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 What I Have Learned

Directions: Reflect on what you have learned on using multimedia in interpreting

literary texts. On your or a friend’s Facebook wall (if you do not have your own
means), post your thoughts on how applying ICT skills makes you better appreciate
studying memoirs.

What I Can Do

Directions: Read again the excerpt of Memoirs of a Geisha. On your Class Facebook
Page, share your own experiences about the person who serves as your
motivation/inspiration to reach your goals in life. (You may also ask a friend to do
the posting for you).

Assessment

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the letter of your answers
on a separate sheet of paper.

1. It is form of narrative writing which the writer explores a particular part of

his/her life.
A. Biography
B. Memoir
C. Autobiography
D. Travelogue

2. Which of the following can be a subject for writing memoir?

A. Events
B. People
C. Success
D. All of the above

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3. These are some pointers on how to write a good memoir except for:
A. Does not connect to the audience
B. Uses dialogue
C. Expresses author’s thoughts and feelings
D. Reveals the importance of the memory to the reader

4. This part of the memoir provides the reader with any necessary information
about who, what, when, where, why, or how.
A. Ending
B. Middle
C. Beginning
D. Conclusion

5. This part outlines a series of events presented in chronological order.

A. Conclusion
B. Beginning
C. Middle
D. Ending

6. It provides a personal reaction to the memory- i.e. what was learned or gained
from the experience.
A. Beginning
B. Middle
C. Ending
D. Conclusion

7. It is a type of lead wherein someone is speaking.

A. Description
B. Action
C. Dialogue
D. Reaction

8. It is a type of lead that starts in the middle of the event.

A. Action
B. Dialogue
C. Reaction
D. Description

9. It is a type of lead which focuses on character’s thinking.

A. Dialogue
B. Description
C. Reaction
D. Action

10. It is a type of lead which gives details about a person or thing.

A. Description B. Dialogue C. Action D. Reaction

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Lesson 1-What’s More
Lesson 2-What's in Lesson 2-Assessment
1. 1
2. 2 1.Tag cloud 1. B
3. 3
2. D
4. 5 2. Video
5. 6 3. A
6. 7 3. Blog 4. C
7. 4 5. C
8. 8 4. Slideshow Presentation 6. C
7. C
5. Mind Mapping 8. A
9. C
What’s New
10. A
MEMORY-the faculty by
which the mind stores and
Additional Activities
remembers information
Answers may vary
Other definition: Answer
may vary.
Lesson 1 Lesson 1 Lesson 1
What I Know What’s More
Assessment
1. D Answers may vary.
1. A 2. B
3. B
2. D
4. C
3. C What’s New
5. C
4. C
5. B What's in 1. information about
6. B coronavirus
7. C 2. tag cloud
8. D 3. Answer may vary
9. A
10. A
Additional Activities
Answers may vary
Answer Key
References
A. Books:

Department of Education. Alternative Delivery Module in 21st Century Literature from the
Philippines and the World. Department of Education Region IV-A-CALABARZON
Quarter 1-Module 4-Creative Representation of a Literary Text, First Edition, 2020.

Mendoza, Paul Anthony B. et. al., 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the
World. Plaridel, Bulacan. St. Andrew Publishing House. 2016.

B. Websites

Characteristics of a Memoir-Retrieved from englishbeata.

files.wordpress.com>2014/3

Computer Hope. “Slide show.” Last modified April 1, 2018.

https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/s/slidesho.htm

Etymology and Meaning of Memoir-Retrieved from etymonline.com

Hugot line or quotation rubric-Retrieved from Scribed

Lexico. “Meaning of video in English.” Accessed June 2, 2020.

https://www.lexico.com/definition/video Litemind.

Maglione, Maria Grazia. “Teaching and Learning through Multimedia,” SlideShare.

Uploaded 2009. https://www.slideshare.net/mg.maglione/teaching-and-learning-
literature-throughmultimedia-1223510 Marshall, Dave.

Meaning of Photo Collage-Retrieved from the freedictionary.com

Rubric for Video Presentation-Retrieved from www.pinterest.com

“What is Mind Mapping.” Accessed May 20, 2020.

https://litemind.com/what-ismind-mapping/

“What is Multimedia?” Last modified October 4, 2001.

https://users.cs.cf.ac.uk/Dave.Marshall/Multimedia/node10.html

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