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Pass The Paper Ball
Directions: With the use of a crumpled paper, the class will
pass it while playing the music. When the music stops, the
student who hold the crumpled paper will peel one paper and
will unscramble the given jumbled letters to form a word and
be guided with the provided definition of the term.
 Understanding
Intertextuality as a
Technique of Drama
Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the Grade 11
students you are expected to;

·define what intertextuality is;

·explain the importance of intertextuality;
·identify the types of intertextuality
4 Sisters and a Wedding (2013)
Kusina Kings (2018)
 4 Sisters and a Wedding (2013) Kusina Kings (2018)
Questions:
1. What do you think is the communality between the two clips?
2. Which lines are mentioned in both films?
3. How does it feel hearing the same lines in different films?
4. Between the two films, which one borrowed the lines?
 Intertextuality
- Intertextuality is the shaping of a text's meaning by another text.
- the interconnection between similar or related works of literature
that reflect and influence an audience's interpretation of the text.
- is a literary discourse strategy utilized by writers in novels, poetry,
theatre, and even in non-written texts (such as performances and
digital media).
- can be produced in texts using a variety of functions including
allusion, quotation, and referencing.

Examples: An author's borrowing and transformation of a prior text,

and a reader's referencing of one text in reading another.
 Julia Kristeva
- A French Literary Theorist coined the
term intertextuality in 1960.
- she created the term from the Latin
word “intertexto” which means to
intermingle while weaving.
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- she believed that there is a cohesive
force in the literature that connects all
the various traditions, past and present.
 Three Types
of Intertextuality
Obligatory Intertextuality
– when the writer deliberately invokes a comparison or association between
two (or more) texts.
– without this pre-understanding or success to ‘grasp the link’, the reader’s
understanding of the text is regarded as inadequate (Fitzsimmons, 2013).

Example: You are probably familiar with William Shakespeare’s Hamlet (1599-1601)
but you may be less familiar with Tom Stoppard’s
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (1966). Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are
minor characters from the famous Shakespearean play but major ones in Stoppard’s
work. Without any knowledge of the original work referenced, the reader’s ability to
understand Stoppard’s work would not be possible.
Optional Intertextuality
- The intent of the writer when using optional intertextuality is to pay
homage to the 'original' writers or to reward those who have read the
hypertext. However, the reading of this hypertext is not necessary to the
understanding of the hypertext.

Example: J.K Rowling's Harry Potter series shares many similarities

with J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy. They both apply the use
of an aging wizard mentor (Professor Dumbledore and Gandalf) and a
key friendship group is formed to assist the protagonist (an innocent
young boy) on their arduous quest to defeat a powerful wizard and to
destroy a powerful being (Keller,2013).
Accidental Intertextuality
- happens when a reader makes a connection that the
author or poet did not intend to make.
- the writer has no intention of making an intertextual
reference and it is completely upon the reader’s own prior
knowledge that these connections are made (Wöhrle, 2012).

Example: When reading Herman Melville's Mint Dick, a

reader may use his or her prior experiences to make a
connection between the size of the whale and the size of the
ship.
 Importance of Intertextuality
 It provides readers with a much richer reading experience.
 It helps give new interpretations of literary works as it comes with a different
context, idea, or story into the text.
 It provides pleasure in terms of connection and continuity of cultures and texts.
 It invites readers to revisit the earlier text, but this time, with new insights and
meanings relevant to the present time.
 It causes readers and audiences to raise questions concerning the nature of
authorship and originality of the text.
 It helps students write their own texts based on what they know from others.
 It portrays a connection between two texts with certain messages and ideas.
 It makes the readers think and re-interpret the meaning of the referenced text, as
well as find common ideals, issues or values embedded and discovered across the
texts used.
 Activity
Instruction: Identify the types of intertextuality used in the following
situations.

1. While watching Bird Box, you are suddenly reminded of the movie titled A
Quiet Place for it has the same plot with the film you are currently viewing.

2. Claire has just watched the Filipino version of the Descendants

of the Sun. Now, she needs to watch the Korean version of it to identify
their similarities and differences.

3. Zydney has been greatly influenced by the works of J.K. Rowling. Because
of this, she intends to direct a play that portrays sorcery and plans to proclaim
that the script is inspired from the Harry Potter series.
Quiz Time
Time to test your knowledge!
1. It is the shaping of a text's meaning
by another text.

a. Intertextuality c. Drama
b. Hypertext d. Poetry
2. The intent of the writer when using
this type of intertextuality is to pay
homage to the ‘original’ writers.

a. Intertextuality c. Obligatory
b. Optional d. Accidental
3. The writer has no intention of making an
intertextual reference and it is completely
upon the reader’s own prior knowledge that
these connections are made (Wöhrle, 2012).

a. Intertextuality c. Obligatory
b. Optional d. Accidental
4. Who was the originator of the theory
of intertextuality?

a. Julia Kristeva c. Julia Krestiva

b. Julai Kristeva d. Juila Kristeva
5. Which of the following may not be an example of
intertextuality?

a. A translation of the Iliad to Arabic.

b. Two characters whose names were coincidentally
named “William”.
c. A writer paying homage to Shakespeare by adopting
the themes and tones of the latter’s dramas.
d. None of the choices.
Direction: Write OB if the sentence is Obligatory Intertextuality, OP if it is Optional
Intertextuality, and AC if it is Accidental Intertextuality. Write the answer on the space
before the number.
______ 1. It has a less vital impact on the significance of the hypertext.
______ 2. It is when readers often connect a text with another text, cultural practice, or
personal experience, without there being any tangible anchor point within the original
text.
______ 3. The writer has no intention of making an intertextual reference and it is
completely upon the reader’s own prior knowledge that these connections are made.
______ 4. The intent of the writer when using this type of intertextuality is to pay
homage to the 'original' writers or to reward those who have read the hypertext.
______ 5. It is when the writer deliberately invokes a comparison or association
between two (or more) texts.
 Assignment
Direction: Complete the chart with the list of Movies/TV
Drama/Shows (local or foreign) inspired by a previous work. Then,
explain further their relevance. Write your answer in a 1/2 cross-
wise paper.
List of Movies/TV Text/Piece with Elaborate their relevance
Drama/Shows Intertextual Relationship to one another
The main character Victor is
Example: Filipino version of Thor who
The GMA show Victor Norse Mythology happens to have similar
Magtanggol capabilities of wielding
lightning through a hammer
1.
2.
3.