21st Century Lit
S.Y. ‘24 - ‘25 | SEM #Q1 | FINALS
literature” as a “transcript, not of mere fact, but of
1.0 INTRO TO 21ST CENTURY LIT fact in its infinitely varied forms.” But such
definitions assume that the reader already knows
● 21st Century Skills
what literature is. And indeed its central meaning, at
- Critical Thinking
least, is clear enough. Deriving from the Latin littera,
- Self-Reflexivity
“a letter of the alphabet,” literature is first and
- Creativity: is a 21st century skill which
foremost humankind’s entire body of writing; after
refers to the ability to read beyond the
that it is the body of writing belonging to a given
literal or face value of a text.
language or people; then it is individual pieces of
- Research
writing.
● Top 10 Most Read Books:
● According to F. Scott Fitzgerald "That is part of the
1. Holy Bible - 3,900
beauty of all literature. You discover that your
2. Quotations from Mao Tse-Tung - 820
longings are universal longings, that you're not
3. Harry Potter - 400
lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong."
4. The Lord of Rings - 103
● Maya Angelou“When I look back, I am so impressed
5. The Alchemist - 65
again with the life-giving power of literature. If I
6. The Da Vinci Code - 57
were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of
7. Twilight - 43
myself in the world, I would do that again by
8. Gone with the Wind - 33
reading, just as I did when I was young.”
9. Think and Grow Rich - 30
● Why 21st Century Literature?
10. Diary of Anne Frank - 27
○ "Simply because SHS students were all
born in or just before the 21st century. This
2.0 LITERATURE century is their century. For them, the 20th
century is what the 19th century is to us
● Literature is written works, especially those of teachers." - Isagani Cruz, Philippine Star
superior or lasting artistic merit. ● “On or about December 1910 human character
● Etymologically, the term is derived from the Latin changed, something major happened to literature
word litaritura/litteratura which means “writing on or about December 2000.” - Virginia Woolf
formed with letters,” Although, some definitions ● Characteristics of Literature
include spoken or sung texts (Lumen Learning, ○ It stands the test of time
n.d.). ○ It has a universal appeal (no boundaries of
● It is not written to communicate information but to time, gender, space, culture, creed, religion)
communicate and participate in significant human ○ It offers insights into human nature and
experiences. experiences
● According to Encyclopedia Britannica, it is a body of ○ It offers relief from pent-up emotions
written works, The name has traditionally been (catharsis)
applied to those imaginative works of poetry and ○ It involves a conscious effort on the part of
prose distinguished by the intentions of their the writer to choose his words
authors and the perceived aesthetic excellence of discriminately in order to make his work
their execution. Literature may be classified creative and imaginative.
according to a variety of systems, including ○ New literary works created within the last
language, national origin, historical period, genre, decade
and subject matter. ○ Imaginative writing
● Definitions of the word literature tend to be circular. ○ Deals with current themes and reflects
The 11th edition of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate technological culture
Dictionary considers literature to be “writings ○ Often breaks traditional writing
having excellence of form or expression and ○ Traces artistic representation of shared
expressing ideas of permanent or universal and familiar experiences
interest.” The 19th-century critic Walter Pater ● 21st CENTURY READERS AND WRITERS NEED TO:
referred to “the matter of imaginative or artistic
, 21st Century Lit
S.Y. ‘24 - ‘25 | SEM #Q1 | FINALS
○ develop proficiency with the tools of ○ Ameri-manga – sometimes used to refer to
technology comics created by American artists in
○ build relationships with others to pose and manga style.
solve problems collaboratively and ○ –Shonen - Boy’s Manga (Naruto, Bleach,
cross-culturally One Piece)
○ design and share information for global ○ –Shojo – Girl’s Manga (Sailor Moon)
communities to meet a variety of purposes ○ –Seinen – Men’s Manga (Akira)
○ manage, analyze, and synthesize multiple ○ –Josei – Women’s Manga (Loveless,
streams of simultaneous information Paradise Kiss)
○ create, critique, analyze, and evaluate ○ –Kodomo – Children’s Manga (Doraemon,
multi-media texts Hello Kitty)
2.1 LITERATURE CONTENT
● Doodle Fiction
○ Literary presentation where the author
● Illustrated Novels incorporates doodle writing and drawings,
○ Story through text and illustrated images. and handwritten graphics in place of
○ 50 % of the narrative is presented without traditional font.
words. ○ Drawing enhance the story, often adding
○ The reader must interpret the images in humorous elements that would be missing
order to comprehend completely the story. if the illustrations were omitted.
○ Textual portions are presented in traditional ● Text-Talk Novels
form. ○ A literary work originally written on a
○ Some illustrated novels may contain no text cellular phone via text messaging.
at all. ○ This type of literature originated in Japan,
○ Span all genres. where it has become a popular literary
genre.
● Digi Fiction ○ It is typically sent directly to the reader via
○ Triple Media Literature email, SMS text message, or subscription
○ Combines three media: book, movie/video, through an online writing and sharing
and internet website. website, chapter by chapter.
○ In order to get the full story, students must ○ Cliffhangers are common.
engage in navigation, reading, viewing, in all ○ Novels are not written in SMS slang.
three formats. ○ Per chapter, there are only 70-100 words.
The sentences are short and simple
● Graphic Novels ● Chick Lit
○ Narratives in comic-book formats ○ Is genre fiction which addresses issues of
○ Narrative work in which the story is modern womanhood, often humorously
conveyed to the reader using comic form. and lightheartedly.
○ The term is employed in a broad manner, ○ Chick Lit typically features a female
encompassing non-fiction works and protagonist whose womanhood is heavily
thematically linked short stories as well as thermalized in the plot.
fictional stories across a number of genres. ● Flash Fiction
● Manga ○ Is a style of fictional literature of extreme
○ Japanese word for “comics” brevity.
○ It is used in the English-speaking world as a ○ There is no widely accepted definition of
generic term for all comic books and the length of the category. It could range
graphics novels originally published in from a word to a thousand.
Japan. ● Six-Word Flash Fiction
○ Considered as an artistic and storytelling ● Science Fiction
style.
S.Y. ‘24 - ‘25 | SEM #Q1 | FINALS
literature” as a “transcript, not of mere fact, but of
1.0 INTRO TO 21ST CENTURY LIT fact in its infinitely varied forms.” But such
definitions assume that the reader already knows
● 21st Century Skills
what literature is. And indeed its central meaning, at
- Critical Thinking
least, is clear enough. Deriving from the Latin littera,
- Self-Reflexivity
“a letter of the alphabet,” literature is first and
- Creativity: is a 21st century skill which
foremost humankind’s entire body of writing; after
refers to the ability to read beyond the
that it is the body of writing belonging to a given
literal or face value of a text.
language or people; then it is individual pieces of
- Research
writing.
● Top 10 Most Read Books:
● According to F. Scott Fitzgerald "That is part of the
1. Holy Bible - 3,900
beauty of all literature. You discover that your
2. Quotations from Mao Tse-Tung - 820
longings are universal longings, that you're not
3. Harry Potter - 400
lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong."
4. The Lord of Rings - 103
● Maya Angelou“When I look back, I am so impressed
5. The Alchemist - 65
again with the life-giving power of literature. If I
6. The Da Vinci Code - 57
were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of
7. Twilight - 43
myself in the world, I would do that again by
8. Gone with the Wind - 33
reading, just as I did when I was young.”
9. Think and Grow Rich - 30
● Why 21st Century Literature?
10. Diary of Anne Frank - 27
○ "Simply because SHS students were all
born in or just before the 21st century. This
2.0 LITERATURE century is their century. For them, the 20th
century is what the 19th century is to us
● Literature is written works, especially those of teachers." - Isagani Cruz, Philippine Star
superior or lasting artistic merit. ● “On or about December 1910 human character
● Etymologically, the term is derived from the Latin changed, something major happened to literature
word litaritura/litteratura which means “writing on or about December 2000.” - Virginia Woolf
formed with letters,” Although, some definitions ● Characteristics of Literature
include spoken or sung texts (Lumen Learning, ○ It stands the test of time
n.d.). ○ It has a universal appeal (no boundaries of
● It is not written to communicate information but to time, gender, space, culture, creed, religion)
communicate and participate in significant human ○ It offers insights into human nature and
experiences. experiences
● According to Encyclopedia Britannica, it is a body of ○ It offers relief from pent-up emotions
written works, The name has traditionally been (catharsis)
applied to those imaginative works of poetry and ○ It involves a conscious effort on the part of
prose distinguished by the intentions of their the writer to choose his words
authors and the perceived aesthetic excellence of discriminately in order to make his work
their execution. Literature may be classified creative and imaginative.
according to a variety of systems, including ○ New literary works created within the last
language, national origin, historical period, genre, decade
and subject matter. ○ Imaginative writing
● Definitions of the word literature tend to be circular. ○ Deals with current themes and reflects
The 11th edition of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate technological culture
Dictionary considers literature to be “writings ○ Often breaks traditional writing
having excellence of form or expression and ○ Traces artistic representation of shared
expressing ideas of permanent or universal and familiar experiences
interest.” The 19th-century critic Walter Pater ● 21st CENTURY READERS AND WRITERS NEED TO:
referred to “the matter of imaginative or artistic
, 21st Century Lit
S.Y. ‘24 - ‘25 | SEM #Q1 | FINALS
○ develop proficiency with the tools of ○ Ameri-manga – sometimes used to refer to
technology comics created by American artists in
○ build relationships with others to pose and manga style.
solve problems collaboratively and ○ –Shonen - Boy’s Manga (Naruto, Bleach,
cross-culturally One Piece)
○ design and share information for global ○ –Shojo – Girl’s Manga (Sailor Moon)
communities to meet a variety of purposes ○ –Seinen – Men’s Manga (Akira)
○ manage, analyze, and synthesize multiple ○ –Josei – Women’s Manga (Loveless,
streams of simultaneous information Paradise Kiss)
○ create, critique, analyze, and evaluate ○ –Kodomo – Children’s Manga (Doraemon,
multi-media texts Hello Kitty)
2.1 LITERATURE CONTENT
● Doodle Fiction
○ Literary presentation where the author
● Illustrated Novels incorporates doodle writing and drawings,
○ Story through text and illustrated images. and handwritten graphics in place of
○ 50 % of the narrative is presented without traditional font.
words. ○ Drawing enhance the story, often adding
○ The reader must interpret the images in humorous elements that would be missing
order to comprehend completely the story. if the illustrations were omitted.
○ Textual portions are presented in traditional ● Text-Talk Novels
form. ○ A literary work originally written on a
○ Some illustrated novels may contain no text cellular phone via text messaging.
at all. ○ This type of literature originated in Japan,
○ Span all genres. where it has become a popular literary
genre.
● Digi Fiction ○ It is typically sent directly to the reader via
○ Triple Media Literature email, SMS text message, or subscription
○ Combines three media: book, movie/video, through an online writing and sharing
and internet website. website, chapter by chapter.
○ In order to get the full story, students must ○ Cliffhangers are common.
engage in navigation, reading, viewing, in all ○ Novels are not written in SMS slang.
three formats. ○ Per chapter, there are only 70-100 words.
The sentences are short and simple
● Graphic Novels ● Chick Lit
○ Narratives in comic-book formats ○ Is genre fiction which addresses issues of
○ Narrative work in which the story is modern womanhood, often humorously
conveyed to the reader using comic form. and lightheartedly.
○ The term is employed in a broad manner, ○ Chick Lit typically features a female
encompassing non-fiction works and protagonist whose womanhood is heavily
thematically linked short stories as well as thermalized in the plot.
fictional stories across a number of genres. ● Flash Fiction
● Manga ○ Is a style of fictional literature of extreme
○ Japanese word for “comics” brevity.
○ It is used in the English-speaking world as a ○ There is no widely accepted definition of
generic term for all comic books and the length of the category. It could range
graphics novels originally published in from a word to a thousand.
Japan. ● Six-Word Flash Fiction
○ Considered as an artistic and storytelling ● Science Fiction
style.
