THE BEGINNINGS OF PHILIPPINE LITERATURE GRADE 8 ENGISH

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ACTIVITY: I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER

ACTIVITY SHEET 

Watched a Movie 

 Read a Book

 Beach Bummed

 Travelled Abroad

 Joined a Contest

 Attended a Workshop

 Wrote a Journal

 Made New Friends

 Experimented in the

Kitchen  

 Visited Relatives

 Volunteered for a

Cause

 Rode a Train

 Bought a Gadget

 Followed a TV Series

 Added More Than 20 New Friends in FB

 Tried a New Social Media

 Visited a Theme

Park 

 Planted Anything

Green

 Cleaned My Room

 Groomed My Pet

IN THE ABSENCE OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY, HOW DO YOU THINK OUR ANCESTORS ENTERTAINED THEMSELVES

DURINGSUMMER BREAKS?

DOES SHE LOOK FAMILIAR TO YOU?

Which of the following represent the beginnings of PHILIPPINE LITERATURE?

A. ASWANG

B. BERNARDO CARPIO

C. JUAN TAMAD

D. SI MALAKAS AT SI MAGANDA

E. TIKTIK

F. TIKBALANG

F. TIYANAK

WHAT MAKES THE PASSAGE DIFFICULT TO DECIPHER? WHERE DO YOU USUALLY HEAR THESE EXPRESSIONS? DO YOU KNOW OF ANY EXPRESSIONS LIKE THIS? WHAT ARE THEY CALLED?

Mahaba ang bituka at ito’y lumilipad

Kapag hindi mahangin ito ay tinatamad.

 (The entrails are long and it’s able

to flyBut then becomes lazy when no

wind goes by.) 

Answer: _______________

HERE IS AN ADDITIONAL EXAMPLE…

Mayrong araw, mayrong buwan hindi naman langit

Mayrong katapusan ngunit muling nagbabalik

Tumatanda ngunit isang taong gulang lagi

Wakas niya ay ipinagbubunyi.

It stops but then right away resumes

Grows older but always a year in age

Its life’s end is celebrated with fun and homage.)

  (It’s not heaven but has suns and moons

Answer: _______________

RIDDLES OR BUGTONG ARE

OMNIPRESENT IN LITERALLY ALL PHILIPPINE DIALECTS.

WHAT QUALITIES DO ALL THESE SAMPLE RIDDLES HAVE IN COMMON?

CAN YOU IDENTIFY AT LEAST FOUR SIMILARITIES WITH THE WAY THEY ARE

CONSTRUCTED?

ASSIGNMENT

Write a riddle on a 1/8 sheet of paper. You may choose to write an original riddle. Make sure you do not let others know what your riddle is/are as we shall have a riddle guessing game next meeting.

THANK YOU

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