GEED 10223 | WORLD LITERATURERepublic of the Philippines POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES Office of the Vice President for Branches and Campuses Santa Maria Bulacan Campus Santa Maria, Bulacan INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR WORLD LITERATURE (GEED 10223) COMPILED BY: Ms. Kamille D. Legaspi, LPT, MAE Faculty Member
GEED 10223 | WORLD LITERATUREINTRODUCTION This set of instructional materials is prepared for the students who will take World Literature (GEED 10223) as part of the requirements for the degree-Bachelor of Secondary Education major in English. It is composed of different outstanding literary pieces from the different parts of the world. It covers the pieces written from Antiquity, Middles Ages, Renaissance, Romantic period, Modernist period, and Contemporary period. It focuses on analyzing and appreciating the cultural, historical, personal, and literary values of the texts. The texts are arranged according to several themes which were carefully selected based on the needs and preference of the students. The faculty assigned used various reading materials to help prepare the content of this instructional materials. This set is made up 9 chapters. Each contains several units with ample amount of discussion, and appropriate forms of assessment. The module was prepared to be the source of students’ knowledge despite the current situation; thus, each page was carefully crafted with various resources as references. The writer hopes that the learning and development of the students will not stop after finishing this course; instead, the beginning of their unending passion for literature. To ensure this, the students ought to make a portfolio for this subject. It must be a regular notebook made creative to contain all the answers for each exercise and assessment. Hence, no answer shall be written in the instructional material. Thank you. I wish you a lot of fun and learning. Stay safe. KAMILLE D. LEGASPI, MAEd, LPT
GEED 10223 | WORLD LITERATURETABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1:Overview of Literature Nature of Literature1 Types and Genres of Literature2 Literary Periods and Movements5 CHAPTER 2:Selected Literary Pieces on RomanceThe Passionate Shepherd to His Love (Christopher Marlowe)8 The Nymphs Reply to the Shepherd (Walter Raleigh)9 Sonnet 116 (William Shakespeare)10 How do I love thee? (Elizabeth Browning)11 Tonight I can write the Saddest Lines (Pablo Neruda)12 Annabel Lee (Edgar Allan Poe)13 The Ballad of the Lonely Masturbator (Anne Sexton)14 For my Lover Returning to his Wife (Anne Sexton)15 A Rose for Emily (William Faulkner)17 Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)19 CHAPTER 3:Selected Literary Pieces on Familial Love The Gift of the Magi (O’ Henry)24 The Last Leaf (O’ Henry)25 The Flight of Icarus (Greek Mythology)26 Metamorphosis (Franz Kafkha)27 The Aged Mother (Japanese Folktale)29 CHAPTER 4:Selected Literary Pieces on Heroism and AdventuresBeowulf33 Gilgamesh 35 CHAPTER 5:Selected Literary Pieces on Society andConflictsThe Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)41 What were they like?
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