Literature: Mirror to a
Shared
Heritage of People with
Diverse Backgrounds

OBJECTIVES

OBJECTIVES
To understand literature and its
type.
To relate to the story of Makato and
the Cowrie Shell.
To participate in a group activity.

HERITAGE
DIVERSE
BACKGROUND
AND

HERITAGE
Heritage is the full range of our
inherited traditions, monuments,
objects, and culture.

Distinctly dissimilar or unlike, it also
means many and different.
If a group or range of things is
diverse, it is made up of wide variety
things.
DIVERSE BACKGROUND

LITERATURE

LITERATURE
LITTERA (latin)
 a letter of the alphabet
It is any written work of a
language, period, or culture.

THE TYPES OF LITERATURE
NON-
FICTION
FICTION
It is a type of literature that is a product of a writer’s
imagination. It can be inspired by actual or completely made-
up events. It is usually created through the use of clear details
that we recognize or that move us in some ways.
It is a type of literature that is based on facts. It is writing about real
people, places, and events which include biographies, auto-biographies,
and interviews.

FICTION
It is a type of literature that is a product
of a writer’s imagination. It can be
inspired by actual or completely made-
up events. It is usually created through
the use of clear details that we
recognize or that move us in some
ways.

THE TYPES OF LITERATURE
NON-
FICTION
FICTION
It is a type of literature that is a product of a writer’s
imagination. It can be inspired by actual or completely made-
up events. It is usually created through the use of clear details
that we recognize or that move us in some ways.
It is a type of literature that is based on facts. It is writing about real
people, places, and events which include biographies, auto-biographies,
and interviews.

NON-FICTION
It is a type of literature that is based
on facts. It is writing about real
people, places, and events which
include biographies, auto-
biographies, and interviews.

Makato and the
Cowrie Shell

1. Who is Makato in the story?
2. What is Makato's dream for his
future?
3. How did Makato impress king Pra
Ruang?
4. What were those changes in
Makato‘s life after meeting the king?
Enumerate.

ASSESSMENT

Direction: Write TRUE
if the statement is correct
and FALSE if otherwise.
1. Literature has been part of many different cultures for a long time.

1. Literature has been
part of many different
cultures for a long time.

2. Literature is derived
from the Latin “litteratura”
which means writing
formed with letters.

3. Literature does not
reflect the ideas and
feelings or emotions of the
author.

4. Literature is an
example of a way to
express oneself through
writing.

5. We all have a different
understanding of literature
which is a body of written
works.