Quarter 2 – Module 7:

Representative Texts and Authors

from the World
Development Team of the Module

Writer: Ernesto S. Maglalang, Jr.

Editor: Redemption C. Guinto

Reviewer: Redemption C. Guinto

Layout Artist: Ralph Berly A. Pineda

Management Team: SDS Zenia G. Mostoles, EdD, CESO V

ASDS Leonardo C. Canlas, EdD, CESE
ASDS Rowena T. Quiambao, CESE
CID Chief, Celia R. Lacanlale, PhD
SGOD Chief, Arceli S. Lopez, PhD
June D. Cunanan, EPS-I, English
Ruby M. Jimenez, EPS-I, LRMDS

Published by: Department of Education, Schools Division of Pampanga

Office Address: High School Boulevard, Brgy. Lourdes, City of San Fernando, Pampanga
Telephone No: (045) 435-2728
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 Introductory Message

Welcome to the 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World Alternative
Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Representative Texts and Authors from the World.

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators from public
institutions to assist you, the teacher or facilitator in helping the learners meet the standards set
by the K to 12 Curriculum while overcoming their personal, social, and economic constraints
in schooling.

This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent learning
activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also aims to help learners acquire the
needed 21st century skills while taking into consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the body of the module:

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this module. You also
need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to manage their own learning.
Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist the learners as they do the tasks included
in the module.

Welcome to the 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World Alternative
Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Representative Texts and Authors from the World.

Literature is said to be the mirror of the society. Through it, we could be able to perceive vast
knowledge and insight on the traditions, beliefs, culture, and the multiple windows of the
world. It links us with the crowd of which we are a part to make connections with other human
beings and their concerns. With the 21st Century literary genres that emerged, greater
opportunities to stimulate our imagination and ingenuity and to see the world in different
vantage points are waving at us.

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities for guided
and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be enabled to process the
contents of the learning resource while being an active learner.
 As a world we are seeing that there is more and more need for global cooperation and
by the time our current students enter the work force that will increase exponentially. As such,
current classrooms need to be transformed into global classrooms where a variety of cultures
are explored and discourse around justice and tolerance become essential components.

The world recognizes increased globalization, 21st century learning refers to the skills
and technologies to succeed in a world that ever increasingly requires collaboration, critical
thinking, adaptability, grit, perseverance and relies less on the learning of facts and data. The
how and why of learning becomes central and is far more important than the what or who from
past models. They must learn to work with and listen to a variety of points of view.

Technology plays a big part in 21st century learning. Understanding that there are
people with many different talents, strengths and opinions; assuming good will when
embarking on a task and listening intentionally to others points of view are ways to help foster
empathy. Approaching a task from the notion that you have much to offer and much to learn is
also a fundamental tenant of empathy.

At the end of this module, you are expected to:

1.Explain the themes among literary works written Africa in the 21st Century;
2.Discuss the characteristics of 21st century literature from North and South
America, and
3.Express an opinion and appreciation of 21st century European literature.

THINK, THEN CLICK

1. Individual activity
2. Create a five-minute presentation that reflects your understanding of different genres,
traditions, and literature of the following countries.
1.USA 2.Korea 3.Mexico 4.Egypt
3. Be creative.
4. You have five minutes to prepare. You may send your presentation thru messenger or
post your work on Facebook and tag your teacher. If you do not have means of
internet capability, write the information you can get on a separate sheet of paper. Be
reminded that your tasks will be compiled.

INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY: Choose from the given countries in No. 1. Create your own poster
of the things you know about your chosen country. Use separate paper for your illustration.
 Explain the themes among literary works written Africa in the 21st Century and express an
opinion and appreciation of 21st century European literature.

Write Fact if the statement is correct and Bluff if it is incorrect. Write your answer on the
space provided.
____________1.Sylva Fischerová wrote the Among the White Daily Fishes.
____________2.Sylva Fischerová was born in 1963 in Prague.
____________3.Sylva Fischerová returned to Prague to study philosophy and physics,
and later Greek and Latin, at Charles University where she now teaches
ancient Greek literature and philosophy.
____________4.Fischerová published two volumes of poems in Czech, and her poetry
has been translated and published in numerous languages.
____________5.Sylva Fischerová grew up in the Moravian town of Olomouc as a
daughter of non-Marxist philosopher whose works were banished under
communist rule.

Read about the life of our featured author and you will be asked to relate her life to her
work.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Sylva Fischerová was born in 1963 in Prague. She grew up in
the Moravian town of Olomouc as a daughter of non-Marxist
philosopher whose works were banished under communist rule.
She returned to Prague to study philosophy and physics, and later
Greek and Latin, at Charles University where she now teaches
ancient Greek literature and philosophy. She has published seven
volumes of poems in Czech, and her poetry has been translated and
published in numerous languages. An earlier selection of her
poems, The Tremor of Racehorses, translated by Ian and Jarmila Milner, was published by
Bloodaxe in 1990. She recently began to write prose, and two books of her stories (Miracle and
Passage), as well as two books for children, appeared since 2005. The Swing in the Middle of
Chaos: Selected Poems, co-translated with Stuart Friebert, was published by Bloodaxe in 2010.
Discussion of Activity 1 (2 pts. each)
1. What is the connection of the topic to the author?

2. What do you think is the purpose of the author why she wrote the poem?

Read about the literary piece in European Literature entitled “Among the White Daily
Fishes” by Sylva Fischerova. (2 pts. each)
Among the White Daily Fishes
by Sylva Fisherova (Short Poem – Europe)
You can kill it hemmed in well-rehearsed
beat it up, as with by a fence of Don’t know’s hi’s and bye’s
a baseball bat as in a besieged Indian because they touched
in the name of sociology village a mystery
in the name of habit — helpless and nailed to it
circumstances appeared, with their talismans and like an electric chair
obstacles blossomed, rituals they exploded, detonating
“not-to-hurt” and with the huge burst — among the white floating
which hurts with that depth fishes
What is it all about? everything was shooting up and passers-by who clapped
she asked from everyone
I don’t know, he replied and flooding the ground plan
and suddenly they were white daily fishes, their of his private universe
Discussion Questions: Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Discuss how First World countries stated putting up colonies in other continents?
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2. Do you think globalization is another form of colonization? Explain your answer.

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3. Name states/countries which remain under the power of its colonizers.

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Make a summary about the poem “Among the White Daily Fishes.”
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You will be rated through this Rubric:
Content = 10 pts.
Choice of words= 5 pts.
Grammatical correction= 5 pts.

What have you learned about the poem “Among the White Daily Fishes”? Defend your
answer by citing good values. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
You will be rated through this Rubric:
Content = 10 pts.
Choice of words= 5 pts.
Grammatical correction= 5 pts.
 Answer the following questions briefly on a separate sheet of paper. (5 pts. each)
1. What could be the white daily fishes mentioned in the poem?
2. What does the author mean by these phrases?
a. in the name of sociology;
b. in the name of habit?
3. What is the author’s idea of colonization?

Using Bubble Map Graphic Organizer, tell something about the literary piece Among
the White Daily Fishes by Sylva Fisherova. (5 pts. each)

Answer the following questions based on the literary text by Sylva Fisherova.
(50 words each) Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

Criteria
Content- 10 points
Choice of words- 5 points
Grammatical correction- 5 points

1. What is the moral lesson of the poem? Prove your answers by citing some lines in the poem.
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2. Tell something about the author of “Among the White Daily Fishes”.
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How the poem is connected to the European Culture?

Make a summary about the poem “Among the White Daily Fishes.”

Content = 10 pts.
Choice of words= 5 pts.
Grammatical correction= 5 pts.
 Compose your own poem regarding about the COVID-19 Pandemic that we are facing
today.Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

Content = 10 pts.
Choice of words= 5 pts.
Grammatical correction= 5 pts.

Reflect on what you have learned about the literary piece by completing the chart below.

I thought…. I learned….
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What Is It

5. Fact The answers will vary.

4. Bluff
3. Fact
2. Fact Independent Assessment #3
1. Fact
What’s In
The answers will vary. The answers will vary.
The answers will vary.

Independent Activity #2 Assessment:

What I Know What’s More and Activities All other

References
“Among the White Daily Fishes by Sylva Fisherova”
https://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/six-poems-sylva-fischerova (Accessed November 18, 2019)

“The Life of Sylva Fisherova ”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slyva

https://peoplepill.com/people/sylva-fisherova/

Education.Com,” Worksheet.” Date Accessed December 5, 2019.

https://www.education.com/worksheet/article/bubble-map/

Bloodaxe Books, “Britain’s Premiere Poetry Imprint,” Date Accessed December 1, 2019.
https://www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/category/sylva-fischerov-

Spanish Infusion School.” What is 21st Century Learning and Why Is It Important?” Date accessed December 1,
2019. https://spanishinfusionschool.org/21st-century-learning/

Illustrations:
https://www.freepik.com/

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