INSTRUCTIONS:

A. Answer the following questions as a group.

B. Consider the group where you belong during the reporting.
C. Answers should be computerized printed in short bond papers
D. Use RED folder (MTh-12:30-2); BLUE (WS-9-10:30); GREEN (TF-2-3:30); YELLOW(TF-3:30-5)
E. Deadline of Submission: on or before OCTOBER 25, 2016 (Tuesday)
3:30 p.m.
CAS Faculty Room

Answer the following questions fully. Cite examples/instances to substantiate your answer.
1. From the look at trends in contemporary mass entertainment, is it justifiable to say that

ancient
literary traditions are still at work in Philippine society today?
2. Despite the many languages and the diverse cultures representing our oral lore, can you pick
out continuities in the traditions of early Filipinos?
3. What change came about in the content and outlook of writing after the emergence of an
educated elite as a result of the Royal Decree of 1863?
4. In what way was the audience for revolutionary writing a determining factor in setting the
norms for Nationalist writing after the failure of the Propaganda Movement?
5. The Propaganda Movement and the Revolution of 1896 were major influences in the works of
writers of the period. Point out themes in poetry and fiction that would demonstrate such
influence.
6. Research on the literary output during the Pacific War in the Philippines and show the contrast
between guerrilla writing and writing that met with Japanese approval.
7. How do the disparate goals of existentialism and nationalism meet and diverge in the writings
of the 1960s and later?
8. How did the rise of activism in the late 1960s change the direction of Philippine literary
development?

9. What effect did the democratic space created by the fall of Marcos dictatorship have on the
literary output of the post-EDSA years?
10. Discuss contemporary writing to show how creative writers have utilized the insights of
recent literary theory in the West.

Prepared by:
Maria Fe B. Cortez
Instructor, Eng. 203