What comes out to your

mind when you hear

the word “LITERATURE”
Essay Short stories
Poetry Drama Novel

Proverbs Fable
Myth
Epic Legend
LITERATURE
• Written works that are
considered to be very good
and to have lasting
importance.
• Printed materials that
provide information about
something.
• Task 1. True or False?
On your notebook, write T if
the statement is true
according to what you know
and F if it is false. Be ready
to explain your answer .
_____ 1. Philippine literature existed even
before the Spaniards came.
_____ 2. Proverbs express the unending
wisdom of the old.
_____ 3. Proverbs communicate only
traditional beliefs and values.
_____ 4. The form of proverbs is chiefly
poetic.
_____ 5. It is difficult to preserve
proverbs.
What do you think is
the message of the song?
Who are the people
whom we can seek
for some advice?
Proverbs/ Salawikain
With a partner, write
examples of Tagalog proverbs
that you know. Be ready to
explain the meaning of your
proverbs.
What is proverbs?
Task 1:

Listening Text
 Guide Questions
• What is the text all about?
• What are the cited definitions
of folk literature?
• Why is it important for the
young ones to study folk
literature?
In terms of meaning, a word may be
synonymous or antonymous to another

Synonyms- a word that has the

same meaning as another word in
the same language.

Antonyms- a word with a meaning

that is opposite to the meaning of
another word
Seatwork #1: Similar or Opposite?
Form the correct pairs of synonyms and
antonyms used in the selection.

compiled native ancestors

gathered comprehensive brief
limited complex elders
simple lengthy indigenous
 ancestors complex
gathered indigenous
limited lengthy
Synonyms Antonyms
compiled- comprehensive-
native- simple
elders- brief
 Synonyms Antonyms
compiled- comprehensive-
gathered limited
native- simple- complex
indigenous
elders- ancestors brief- lengthy
Reading Selection:

“Words of Wisdom”
Guide Questions:
• Who is the mother of Philippine Folklore? What
are her contributions to Philippine literature?
• What did she declared when she gathered
proverbs in various areas of our country?
• How did the Spaniards learned our indigenous
languages to be able to interact with the early
Filipinos?
• What are the definitions of proverbs revealed
in the text?
• How did the scholars defined proverbs?
• How can we strengthen our identity as a
people?
 PROVERBS
• a short popular saying, usually of
unknown and ancient origin, that
expresses effectively some common
place truth or useful thought;
adage;
• a wise saying or precept
Passage:
Proverbs
A mild answer calms wrath
But a harsh word stirs up anger
A cheerful glance invigorates the bones

Better is little money with fear of the Lord

Than great treasure and trouble within
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is
Than a stalled ox and hatred within