This document discusses pre-colonial Philippine literature. It describes how literature was passed down orally and sometimes written in Baybayin script. The main literary genres are identified as folktales, epics, folk songs, myths, legends, and proverbs. Myths attempt to explain natural phenomena while legends are unverified historical accounts. All served to entertain, teach lessons, and share the culture and traditions of pre-colonial Philippine society.

1. GRADE 7 STUDENTS
WELCOME TO ENGLISH SUBJECT

2. GUESS THE
PICTURE

3. TIKBALANG

4. DUWENDE

5. DIWATA

6. MANANANGGAL

7. KAPRE

8. LITERATURE DURING THE PRE-
COLONIAL PERIOD
Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, you should be able to
• Discover literature as a means of connecting to a significant past
• Describe the different literary genres during the pre-colonial period; and
• Identify the distinguishing features of proverbs, myths, and legends

9. •Most literary works during the precolonial period were
passed down by word of mouth. This form of transmission
is called the oral tradition. But in some cases, our
ancestors were able to make use of a writing system to
pen down some works of literature.
THE PRE-COLONIAL PERIOD

10. •The writing system
used by Filipinos
during the
precolonial period is
the Baybayin. This
was derived from
Kavi, a Javanese
THE PRE-COLONIAL
PERIOD

11. •The ancient tagalog script had seventeen basic
syllables composed of three vowels and fourteen
consonants. The vowels were a, e/i, and o/u. The
consonants were ba, ka, da/ra, ga, ha, la, ma, na,
nga, pa, sa, ta, wa, and ya
THE PRE-COLONIAL PERIOD

12. •The vowels were
a, e, i, o u
•The consonants were
ba, ka, da, ga, ha, la, ma, na, nga, pa,
THE PRE-COLONIAL PERIOD

13. Because resources are communally owned, oral
literature reflects the community.
•Communal authorship means that a community claims
community claims ownership of a literary work since
these are recited or sung by different performers and the
original author is not emphasized in the narration.

14. •Formulaic repetitions mean the
regular use of certain words to
essential idea.
•Regular rhythmic and musical
devices appear in epics and folk
songs and speech

15. •Stereotypical characters are
characters that are expected by
act in way that is traditional of
position in society. An example is
hero.

16. •TYPES OF LITERATURE IN THE PRECOLONIAL
PERIOD
•FOLKTALES (KUWENTONG BAYAN) – ARE
INSPIRING STORIES OF HUMAN TRAVAILS AND
TRIUMPHS DEPICTING ALL KINDS OF EMOTION.
THESE TALES ARE WRITTEN TO ENTERTAIN AND
TEACH MORALS. -** EPIC** – IS A LONG,
POETIC FORM THAT SPEAK ABOUT THE VALOR
AND BRAVERY OF HEROES WITH ADMIRABLE
TRAITS EMBODYING THEIR ADVENTURES AND

20. Types of literature in the precolonial period
•Folk songs – are poetic in nature that illustrate historical
and cultural background of a certain group.
Examples:
•Leron Leron Sinta Bahay Kubo
•Manag Binay Magtanim ay Di Biro
•Sitsiritsit Alibangbang Paru-parong bukid

21. •TYPES OF LITERATURE IN THE
PRECOLONIAL PERIOD
•PROVERBS – ARE ALSO
COMMONLY KNOWN
AS SALAWIKAIN. THESE ARE
SHORT STATEMENTS THAT TEACH

22. “Early to bed and early to
rise, makes a man healthy,
wealthy and wise.”
Meaning: Taking care of yourself
leads to success and productivity.

24. Nasa Diyos ang
awa, nasa tao ang
gawa.
May awa ang Diyos sa tao at
nais nitong tulungan sa mga
problema niya sa buhay.
Subalit, nasa tao pa rin kung
kikilos siya o hindi.

25. Ang ginagawa sa
pagkabata, kadalasan
ay nadadala sa
pagtanda.
Ang mga ginagawa ng bata, mabuti
man o masama, kadalasan ay nadadala
nila sa kanilang pagtanda kung
kaya’t bata pa lamang, dapat ay
iwasto na ang dapat iwasto.

26. Ang umaayaw ay hindi
nananalo, ang
nananalo ay hindi
umaayaw.
Hindi nananalo ang mga umaayaw.
Kung gusto mong manalo o
magtagumpay, dapat patuloy lang sa
buhay hanggang sa makamit ang
inaasam.

27. MYTHS
•Myths are stories that attempt to
explain how the world was created
or why the world is the way it is. It
normally involves religion that it is
first spread by oral tradition and
then written down.

28. PURPOSES OF MYTHS
• Originally created as entertaining stories with a serious
purpose of either explaining the nature of the universe
or instructing the members of the society to function
successfully in a culture.
• Explain the origin of a country’s own people and
enhance their nationalistic spirit.
• Help explain the continued existence of good and evil.
• Teach its members the right attitudes, behavior, and
values reflected from that culture.

30. Legends (alamat)
• Legends are accounts regarded as historical but not verifiable.
Characteristics of legends
• Legends are tales about a specific person or place.
• The presence of mythical creatures is common in legends.
• These tales, although involving the supernatural, are believed to be
in some way.
• Legends show us the origins of things particular to a culture

31. KEY POINTS
•Literature during the precolonial period were passed
through oral literature.
•Literary types include folktales, epics, folk
•Myths are creation stories;
•Legends are unverified historical accounts
•Proverbs are short statements that share words of

32. KEY POINTS
•Literature during the precolonial period were passed
through oral literature.
•Literary types include folktales, epics, folk
•Myths are creation stories;
•Legends are unverified historical accounts
•Proverbs are short statements that share words of

33. KEY POINTS
•Literature during the precolonial period were passed
through oral literature.
•Literary types include folktales, epics, folk
•Myths are creation stories;
•Legends are unverified historical accounts
•Proverbs are short statements that share words of