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- 2. Prose •Prose is madeup of sentences and paragraphs taken together to express one idea or unit.
- 3. Types and Varietiesof Prose Descriptive Prose – is a piece of writing which is used to describe things as a they are. Narrative Prose – refers to a piece of writing focused on describing events external or internal (could be describing feelings and emotions). Expository Prose – deals with explanations or definitions. It also aims to explain and clarify
- 4. Fiction is aproduct of the imagination of man finding its shape in people’s stories or events. • Prose Allegory – a prose fiction wherein characters, ideas, and actions are implied and represent something else. • Fable – a story which uses animals as characters to tell a moral lesson • Parable – a story which illustrates one or more instructive lessons • Myth – a traditional story written anonymously, which explains briefly a custom or a mysterious natural phenomenon. • Legend – stories of creation and origins whether about an object, a place or an event
- 5. Examples of ProseAllegory
- 6. Prose Romance –stories of supernatural or magical events, fantastic and unrealistic • Fairytales – Folkloric Stories whose motifs are about commonplace expressions and themes that are typical such as supernatural challenges and restoration with characters such as cruel king and wicked stepmothers and which mostly live happy endings. • Folktales – are stories which consist of one or a combination of many folklore themes (motifs) pass on from language to language and country to country. • Satire – are humorous stories used to ridicule human virtues and follies evident in its plot.
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- 8. Non-Fiction • Is writingbased on factual, realistic events, and real people. These writings can be essays, biography, autobiography, or history, letters/epistles, diaries, journals, book reviews, literary criticisms, and scientific and current publication.
- 9. Essay – isan analytic and interpretative composition that deals on a subject in a more personal point • Descriptive Essay – Places the picture in your head; writes a creative story with a compelling plot; describing an event. • Narrative Essay – tells a story; creates compelling story on any subject that the one can imagine. • Expository Essay – explains something; informs and educates the reader about a particular issue; investigates a particular subject. • Persuasive/Argumentative Essay – sells opinion on some topic; wants the audience to agree; convincing someone.
- 10. Other Types ofEssays • Process – explains how to do something or explains how something works. • Cause and Effect – finds the cause of something and the effects it might have. • Compare and Contrast – exposes key differences and similarities between two subjects by comparing them to each other and contrasting them against each other. • Reflective Essay – describes an experience or event observed or examined where a writer analyzes past events from the present point of view. • Biographical Essay – tells a story of a person’s life, his achievements and aspirations • Nature Essay – about the environment and the narrator’s encounter with the natural environment. • Critical Essay – analyzes, evaluates, and or interprets a text where the author claims how ideas or themes are conveyed. • Periodical – refers to published journals and articles in magazine or periodical. • Didactic Essay – gives instruction that is focused on a second-person viewpoint.
- 11. More on Prose Novel– long and complex invented prose narrative dealing with human experiences with events arranged in sequence. Short Story – is a story with limited length and possesses the following elements such as characterization, unity, cumulative interest, climax, and resolution. Novelette – it is in between short story and novel. It is neither too short a story nor too long as a novel. Drama – written in dialogues intended for presentation and/or interpretation by an actor.
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- 13. Main Objectives of TeachingProse • To develop learners’ ability to read aloud with correct pronunciation and rhythm; • To enrich vocabulary of the learners; • To enhance learners’ ability to comprehend the meaning of the text; • To develop learners’ ability to enjoy reading short passage; • To express ideas freely orally in writing; and • To enjoy reading and writing.
- 14. 7 Steps in Teaching Prose • SetInduction • Announce the Topic • Explain • Ask one or two developmental questions • Recapitulate 4-5 questions • Ask evaluation questions • Provide assignment
- 15. 10 Steps inTeaching Prose Introduce the Prose Lesson Teach the Structures Divide Text into smaller units Teach vocabulary Model Reading Silent Reading Test Comprehension Text Application Loud Reading Give Assignment
- 16. Ways of Preparing aLesson in Teaching Prose • Motivation • Presentation • Model Reading by the Teacher • Loud Reading by the Students • Difficult Words/ Structures to be dealt with • Silent Reading by the Students • Recapitulation • Evaluation
- 17. Other Strategies in Teaching Prose •Silent Reading •Prose Performances •LyricMode •Dramatic Mode •Epic Mode/ Combination
- 18. Dramatic Performance THIS ISAN ACT OF PRESENTING A PLAY OR MUSIC. IT IS THE ACT OF PERFORMING DRAMA.
- 19. How to do Dramatic Performance ConnectPersonal Experiences in the vents in the drama by using good questioning techniques Visualize characters while reading stage directions Evaluate the words and actions of character and find out what motivated them Notice character changes Compare characters Analyze monologues and soliloquy Read the play aloud Identify the setting Evaluate how the setting affects the mood of the play Identify major and minor conflicts
- 20. Features in Dramatic Performance • Itshould be performed on stage in front of an audience • It has to have actors, dialogues, and actions.