21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World

1. 21st
Century Literature from the
Philippines and theWorld
SubjectTeacher: JONALYN JOY B. BLANCO

2. LITERARY CONTEXT

3. Lesson objective:
At the end of the lesson, students should
be able to;
• differentiate the three contexts on literary
reading: biographical, sociocultural, and
linguistic; and
• examine / interpret through various contexts.

4. What's wrong with the world, mama
People livin' like they ain't got no mamas
I think the whole world's addicted to the drama
Only attracted to things that'll bring you trauma
Overseas, yeah, we try to stop terrorism
But we still got terrorists here livin'
In the USA, the big CIA
The Bloods and The Crips and the KKK
But if you only have love for your own race
Then you only leave space to discriminate
And to discriminate only generates hate
People killin', people dyin'
Children hurt and you hear them cryin'
Can you practice what you preach?
Or would you turn the other cheek?
Where is the love?
By: Black Eyed Peas

5. Directions:
Study the lyrics of the song “Where is the
Love?” by Black Eyed Peas. List down the
boxed phrases on the table that follows.
Write a phrase or a sentence to explain
how each of the phrase relates to you. An
example is provided for you.

7. Unlocking ideas:
refers to the author's life experiences like social and
political conditions that influenced them as well as
their education and ethnicity. Understanding an
author's biography provides insight into how these
experiences shaped their work.
Biographical
context
refers to the cultural and social environment that
influences an individual's perceptions and
experiences, including traditions, values, and
religious beliefs related to specific life events like
pregnancy and childbirth.
helps you read and understand a literary text on its
own. Through analyzing the words, sentences,
patterns, and imagery of the text you could grasp its
message regardless of the author’s biography and
sociocultural context.
Sociocultural
context
Linguistic
context

8. Strategies for Biographical Context:
1.Research on what the author believes in and
what he or she does not.
2.Analyze how the author’s belief system is
reflected in his or her work.
3.Look at the author’s other works and analyze
if there is a pattern with regard to the theme
that is indicative of his or her life and beliefs.

9. Guide Questions for Biographical Context:
1. In what year was the text written and published?
2. Is there anything significant that happened in the author’s life
during this time? What were the circumstances that happened to
the author before the writing of the text?
3. Were there several drafts of the text? What is the effect of the
revisions to the published text?
4. Are there characters and situations in the text that could be
representative of or are similar to the ones in the author’s life?
5. How will knowing about the author amplify your appreciation of
the work?

10. Guide Questions for Sociocultural Context:
1. What is the relationship between the characters or the speakers in
the text and their society?
2. Does the text explicitly address issues of gender, race, or class?
How does the text resolve these issues?
3. How does this story reflect the nation? What does this say about the
country and its people?
4. Who has the economic or social power? Is there oppression or class
struggle? How do the characters overcome this? Does money or
finances play a large role in the narrative?
5. What is the prevailing social order? Does the story or poem accept
or challenge it?

11. Strategies for Linguistic Context:
1. Analyze the diction or choice of words in the text.
2. Examine the texts’ syntax or use of sentences,
clauses, phrases, line cuts, etc.
3. Observe the use of figurative language.
4. Analyze the mood and tone of the text.
5. Observe the text’s overall structure.
6. Analyze the content of the text.

12. Guide Questions for Linguistic Context:
1. What were the striking words in the text?
2. Is there any word that has two or more meanings?
3. Are the sentences in the usual order of subject-predicate? If you
restructure a sentence or a phrase, would it make a difference?
4. Are there images that stand for anything aside from their literal
meaning?
5. What is the point of view of the text?
6. Does the language help in delivering and understanding its content?
7. How do the literary elements contribute to the effectiveness of the
text?