1. THE BEGINNINGS OF PHILIPPINE LITERATURE
GRADE 8 ENGISH

2. Activity: I know what you did last summer

3. Experimented in the Kitchen
ACTIVITY SHEET
Watched a Movie
Read a Book
Beach Bummed
Travelled Abroad
Joined a Contest
Attended a Workshop
Wrote a Journal
Made New Friends
Experimented in the Kitchen
Visited Relatives
Volunteered for a Cause
Rode a Train
Bought a Gadget
Followed a TV Series
Added More Than 20 New Friends in FB
Tried a New Social Media
Visited a Theme Park
Planted Anything Green
Cleaned My Room
Groomed My Pet

4. In the absence of modern technology, how do you think our ancestors entertainED themselves during summer breaks?

5. Does she look familiar to you?

6. Which of the following represent the beginnings of PHILIPPINE LITERATURE?

7. A. ASWANG

8. B. Bernardo Carpio

9. C. Juan Tamad

10. D. Si Malakas at si Maganda

11. E. Tiktik

12. F. Tikbalang

13. F. TIYANAK

14. Mahaba ang bituka at ito’y lumilipad
Mahaba ang bituka at ito’y lumilipad
Kapag hindi mahangin ito ay tinatamad.
(The entrails are long and it’s able to fly
But then becomes lazy when no wind goes by.)
Answer: _______________
What makes the passage difficult to decipher? Where do you usually hear these expressions? Do you know of any expressions like this? What are they called?

15. HERE IS AN ADDITIONAL EXAMPLE…
Mayrong araw, mayrong buwan hindi naman langit
Mayrong katapusan ngunit muling nagbabalik
Tumatanda ngunit isang taong gulang lagi
Wakas niya ay ipinagbubunyi.
It stops but then right away resumes
Grows older but always a year in age
Its life’s end is celebrated with fun and homage.)
  (It’s not heaven but has suns and moons
Answer: _______________

16. Riddles or bugtong are omnipresent in literally all Philippine dialects. What qualities do all these sample riddles have in common? Can you identify at least four similarities with the way they are constructed?

17. ASSIGNMENT
Write a riddle on a 1/8 sheet of paper. You may choose to write an original riddle. Make sure you do not let others know what your riddle is/are as we shall have a riddle guessing game next meeting.

18. THANK YOU

19. Naligo si Adan, hindi nabasa ang tiyan
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