The document discusses characteristics of literature according to famous writers and literary standards. It provides quotes about literature from C.S. Lewis, Oscar Wilde, and John Green. The document then lists seven literary standards - permanence, universal appeal, artistry, style, intellectual value, suggestiveness, and spiritual value. Examples are given for each standard, such as Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels, and Antoine de Saint-Exupery's The Little Prince.

2. Questions
Whatisthe titleofthetext?
Whyisthe textmeaningfulto you?
How were you able to relate with the
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3. Group Work
Task:
 Choose one selection you’ve read last school
year.
 In your group, talk about your chosen
selection for five minutes. You may recall the
events/ details or discuss the lesson found in
the text.
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4. Group Work
Task:
 Answer thethree questions presented earlier.
 Assign 2-3 members to present their answers
forthesaid questions.
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5. What is literature according to
selected famous writers?
"Literatureaddsto reality,itdoes not simplydescribe
it. Itenriches thenecessary competenciesthatdaily
liferequires andprovides;and in thisrespect,it
irrigatesthedesertsthatour liveshave already
become."
- C.S. Lewis

6. What is literature according to
selected famous writers?
"Literature always anticipateslife. It does not copy it,
but molds it to its purpose."
- Oscar Wilde

7. What is literature according to
selected famous writers?
“He likedthe mere actof reading, the magicof
turning scratcheson a page into words insidehis
head.”
- John Green, An Abundance of Katherines

8. Literature is…
a written work that has recognized
artistic merit in terms of form,
expression, ideas and interest.

9. SEVENLITERARY
STANDARDS
Permanence
An important characteristic of a
greatliterature isthat it lasts.
William Shakespeare’s novels/ plays

10. Shakespeare’sRomeoandJuliet
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy about two
young star-crossed lovers whose deaths
ultimately reconcile their feuding
families.
This was believed to have been written
between 1591-1595 and was first
published in 1597.

11. SEVENLITERARY
STANDARDS
Universal Appeal
It must suit the taste of a range of
people across different age groups,
nationalities, cultures, and beliefs.
J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter novel series

12. Rowling’sHarry PotterNovels
According to an article entitled The Power of
Potter, “Everyone was reading books. People of all
ages.”
The author of the book The Happiness Project,
Gretchen Rubin stated, “The magical world is so
attractiveanddetailedandrich andso alluring.”

13. SEVENLITERARY
STANDARDS
Artistry
A good literature should be well
written and appeal to our creative
sides with beautifully crafted phrases
and sentences.

14. ConversationbetweentheMad
HatterandAlice…

15. SEVENLITERARY
STANDARDS
Style
Words used by the writer are creative
and are presented in an unusual way
that is entertaining and interesting.

16. Semple’sWhere’dYouGo,
Bernadette
Maria Semple did not follow the conventional way of writing
novels. Where’d You Go, Berndadette is written in many formats
such as e-mails, letters, FBI documents, correspondence with a
psychiatristand anemergency- roombill .
These pieces are strung together wittily that it showed how
every detail wasunveiledimaginatively.

17. SEVENLITERARY
STANDARDS
IntellectuallyValuable
Literary texts usually inform us about our
past, our present or the world around us.
Texts help us understand our lives and realize
truths about humanity and life. They mentally
stimulateusand enrichourthoughts.
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

18. Lowry’sNumbertheStars
Number the Stars (1989) is a historical
fiction narrating the escape of a Jewish
family during the occupation of Denmark
in Second World War.
The novel was awarded as the “most
distinguished contribution to American
literature for children”.

20. There’s more to literature than
meets the eye.

21. Usual Joke in Literature Classes

22. SEVENLITERARY
STANDARDS
Suggestiveness
Literature should carry many associations that lead
beyond the surface meaning. The reader is left to
establish what the author is suggesting and this
captures the reader’s imagination by making them
think about what they are reading and engaging
themintothestory.

23. Hawthorne’s ScarletLetter
The scarlet letter is meant to be a symbol of shame, but
instead it becomes a powerful symbol of identity to
Hester.
Instead of being embarrassed, Hester changed the letter
“A” as the mark of being an adulteress to stand for the
word“able”.

24. SEVENLITERARY
STANDARDS
Spiritual Value
Great works of literature are often thought to
have an underlying moral message that can
potentially make us better people. Values are
often written between the lines and can help
thembecome better people.

25. Antoinede Saint-Exupery’sThe
LittlePrince

26. Antoinede Saint-Exupery’sThe
LittlePrince