COMPILATION

IN PHILIPPINE
LITERATURE
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A Night In The Hills by Pas Marquez Benitez…………………………………………………………………….1-3
 A Night In The Hills by Pas Marquez Benitez

Literary Analysis
Give the information for the following elements of the short story:
1. Setting
2. Plot
3. Theme
4. Conflict
5. Characterization

Comprehension Check Up
1. What was Gerardo’s dream?
2. What was his wife’s reaction towards his dream?
3. What difficulties were encountered by Gerardo during his first night in the
forest?
4. What is the relationship of Sotera with Gerardo?
5. What ending would you give the story?
 The Small Key
Paz M. Latorena

Literary Analysis

Give the information for the following elements of the short story:
1. Setting
2. Plot
3. Theme
4. Conflict
5. Characterization

Comprehension Check Up

1. What is the importance of the small key to Pedro and Soledad?

Part II:
 My Ideal University
Maximo M. Kalaw

Comprehension Check Up
1. What are the qualities of an Ideal University?
2. Compare these qualities to the qualities of your school.
3. In what way can you help your university achieve these qualities?
 History and Philippine Culture
Hovacio dela Costa, S.J.

Comprehension Check Up
1. In what way can we say that our national culture did not develop?
2. What is the effect of acculturation in our historical development?
3. How will you define Filipino culture?
4. What is the role of the Historians in the development of our history?
5. In what way can we enrich and preserve our cultural heritage?
 Songs Of A City-Dweller
N.V.M Gonzales

Literary Analysis
1. Give the message of the poem.
2. Paraphrase the poem.

Comprehension Check Up
1. Give your analysis to the first two lines of the poem.
2. What meaning would the author want to convey? Explain.
 The Spouse
Luis G. Dato

Literary Analysis
1. Give the message of the poem.
2. Paraphrase the poem.
Comprehension Check Up
1. What relationship does the husband and wife have?
2. What is the couple’s way of living?
3. What was the poem tell about their future?
 The Quarrel of the Volcanoes
Narrated by Venancio Prietoziga
In Bicol Paper No. 61, January 1, 1930, in H.O. Beye
“Ethnography of the Bicol People”’ v. II
Bikol

Literary Analysis

Give the information for the following elements of the short story:
1. Setting
2. Plot
3. Theme
4. Conflict
5. Characterization

Comprehension Check Up

1. Describe Mayon Volcano as a neighbor.

Literary Analysis
1. Give the message of the poem.
2. Paraphrase the poem.
Comprehension Check Up
1. Analyze the significance of the poem’s title.
2. How were the words “diplomat” and “diplomacy" used in the poem?
 DADA
Morli Dhoram

Comprehension Check Up

1. Do you think that the point of view used by the writer in the story was effective in developing the
character of Rama Why or why not?
2. An atmosphere of suspense is built up at the beginning of the story. What clues were given by the
author which leads the reader to the revelation of Rama's conversation with his uncle Dada?
3. Describe Rama's character in terms of his relationship with his mother and his attitude towards the
other characters in the story.
4. Analyze Rama's speaking problems and their parallelism with various situations and emotions that
he came across.
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TITLE PAGE Students includes the page Student includes a title page Student includes a title Student does not
with student's name, without a portfolio name without a name and the include a title page
teacher's name clearly listed teacher's name
and a name for their project

TABLE OF Student includes a table of Student includes a table of Student includes a table of Student includes a
CONTENTS contents contents with two of the ff: contents with one of the ff: table of contents
- All literary pieces - All literary pieces - All literary pieces with no pieces listed
ordered from the ordered from the ordered from the and no number
beginning to end beginning to end beginning to end pages.
- All pieces listed - All pieces listed - All pieces listed
- All pieces - All pieces - All pieces
numbered/ with numbered/ with numbered/ with
number page number page number page

CONTENT Consistent evidence of: Consistent evidence of: Evidence of: Little evidence of:
- Authors and title of - Authors and title of - Some authors and - No authors
pieces found in the pieces found in the title of pieces found in the
portfolio portfolio found in the portfolio
- All questions - Most questions portfolio - Few
answered answered - Most questions questions
substantially substantially answered answered
- No question was left - 1 to 3 question was substantially substantially
unanswered or left unanswered or - Some question was - Many
poorly answered poorly answered left unanswered or question
poorly answered was left
unanswered
or poorly
answered

ORGANIZATION Portfolio is completely and Portfolio is well organized. A Portfolio is fairly well Portfolio shows some
neatly organized. A reader reader has little difficulty organized. A reader may attempt of
can easily read and reading and understanding have difficulty organization. A
understand things. things. understanding and reading reader has difficulty
things. reading and finding
things.

MECHANICS There are no errors in There are few errors in Errors in spelling, Error in spelling,
spelling, punctuation or spelling, punctuation or punctuation or grammar are punctuation or
grammar. grammar evident grammar are
numerous

EFFORT PUT The student took the time The student worked hard The student put a small The student rushed
INTO PROJECT and worked hard on the for most of the time effort into the project through ad did not
project work hard

OVERALL The portfolio demonstrates The portfolio helps to The portfolio does little to The portfolio does
IMPACT well the student's skills, demonstrate most of the demonstrate the student's not demonstrate the
abilities, and knowledge of student's skills, abilities, and skills, abilities, and student's skills,
the subject knowledge knowledge abilities, and
knowledge

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