21st Century Literature from the Philippines and Chechnya captures an episode of the Caucasian

the world reviewer 2nd quarter war in Chechnya, Russia.

In the above war the Muslims of Chechen fought
back against the conquest under the command
Reading approaches
ofImam Shamil.

Skimming is reading rapidly in order to get a

This story has some dark moments but at the
general overview of the material.
same time it is filled with moments of hope and
humor.

Scanning is reading rapidly in order to find

specific facts.
The story involves a young woman doctor,
Sonia who is requested to take care of war
orphans when she was not capable of looking
Extensive reading involves learners reading texts after her patients, sisters, and herself.
for enjoyment and to develop general reading
skills.
SETTINGS

Intensive reading involves learners reading in The setting of place is at Chechnya, Russia and
detail with specific learning aims and tasks. the setting of time is during the Caucasian War
in 1851-1852.

Writing a Close Analysis and Critical

Interpretation of Literary Texts Applying a The novel captures an episode of the Caucasian
Reading Approach War in Chechnya where the Muslim-Avars of
Chechen, the Caucasian native ethnic group,
fight back against the conquest under the
CHECHNYA command of Imam Shamil.

Anthony Marra

LIFE AND WORKS OF THE AUTHOR CHARACTERS

Anthony Marra grew up in Washington, DC, and Sonja

has lived and studied in Russia. A medical surgeon who declined taking care of
Havaa at first.

Chechnya won First Place in Narrative Spring “This isn’t an orphanage.”

2009 Story Contest and received both a Pushcart
and the Narrative Prize in 2010.
Akhmed
An aspiring medical professional who saved
CHECHNYA: AN OVERVIEW Havaa in the middle of the war.
“Her father was taken by the rebels on Saturday. horrific circumstances, it demonstrates
On Sunday the army came and took her mother.” courage,optimism, and a sense of humor.

Havaa
A orphan girl no older than eight who was saved The story's principal themes are warfare,
by Akmhed. Her parents were captured by brutality, death, and human trafficking, all of
rebels. She was requested to be taken care of which are explored in depth. The story is titled
Sonja. "Chechnya" because the location in which the
battle took place is named after the country in
which it took place.
NATASHA
Sonja’s sister who passed away which brought
MORAL LESSON
emotional pain to her.
Anthony Marra showed the status and
experiences of those people who lived amidst
There were mornings, and there were nights. the Chechnya war. He emphasizes the
destruction caused by the conflict between the
This is life, Sonja thought. people and the government.

CONFLICT The story reflects the situation we are currently

facing which has a significant impact to
everything we do or decide for our future. We
 Chechnya was in war. should acknowledge the good things in our life
 Sonja suffered from emotional suffering since this is the foundation of abundance.
due to her sister’s death.
 Sonja and Akhmed’s argument about the
custody of Havaa. Extend help to someone who needs it. Even in
 Havaa’s parents were taken/abducted by the midst of conflict or war, we can find
the Russian rebels. happiness by means of helping other people.
Show the spirit of helping, empathy, and
sympathy to create a common humanity.
THEME
Chechnya is a story about war, human
trafficking and other brutal atrocities which took
place during the war. Journey to the River
Sea: An Adaptation
PLOT Eva Ibbotson
Chechnya is the subject of Anthony Marra's
novel, in which the torn country experiences
About the Author EVA IBBOTSON
several devastating episode. Despite the story's
She wrote many magical stories that are beloved  Men, who Maia nicknames "the crows",
by readers of all ages, from the award-winning are chasing him because his grandfather
Journey to the River Sea to the romance of The wants him to be the heir of Westwood,
Secret Countess. the estate of the wealthy Taverner
family.

SETTINGS
THEME
Manaus is where the story mainly takes place
and the surrounding rainforests and rivers of The winner of the Smarties Book Prize Gold
Brazil. There are also some scenes in England. Award Journey to the River Sea is an exciting
The Amazon is another minor place where the adventure story with themes of family and class,
story takes place. each individual's responsibility for their own
actions, the importance of embracing new
experiences and of choosing your own outlook
CHARACTERS on life.

Maia Fielding
She is a bright, adventurous, determined, and a SHIMENAWA
resourceful girl who has a great zest in life.
Naoko Kumagai
About the Author Naoko Kumagai
Clovis King
Has a background in publicity, and filmmaking.
His real name is Jimmy Bates. He is a boy actor She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the
who dreams of going to England. University of Guelph. She is also a Room
Magazine 2014 Writing Contest winner for her
Creative Non-Fiction piece, “Everybody Out of
Finn Taverner the Pool”.

A half-Indian, half-English boy who is the true INTRODUCTION

successor of Westwood.

“Shime” means hold or embrace, and “nawa”

Beatrice & Gwedolyn Carter means rope. It is believed that this twisted rope
keeps the impurity away from the kami's place,
They are vain and spoiled twins in the story. and marks the boundary between the sacred side
They dislike their cousin, Maia and concerns and the outside world. Whatever kind of kami is
only for her money, dresses, and chocolates. enshrined, most jinja have the shimenawa across
the entrance marking its sanctity.

CONFLICT
Graphic fiction/novel and flash fiction along
 Maia Fielding’s experiences with the
with its features/characteristics and examples.
Carters.
GRAPHIC NOVEL traditional short stories, flash fiction
stories can be as short as few words.

 Narrative in comic book formats

 Is a style of fictional literature of
extreme brevity.
 Narrative work in which the story is
conveyed to the reader using a comic
form.  There is no widely accepted definition
of the length and category. It could
range from word to a thousand.
 The term is employed broadly manner,
encompassing non-fiction works and
thematically linked short stories as well The Unlucky Winners
as fictional stories across a number of Nicky Johnson
genres.

Characters:
My Freaking Alarm!
 jim
Demecia Dean
 jims wife
Girl  pete

Examples:
Examples:

• Archie Comics by John Goldwater and

illustrator
• Sudden fiction
• Bob Montana
• Short-short stories
• Ghost World
• Microfiction
• Life With Archie
• Microstories
• Maus

LITERARY GENRE ON CREATIVE

FLASH FICTION PRESENTATION

 Is a genre of fiction, defined as a very The story of the pencil/paulo coelho

short story.

 While there is no set word count that First quality- You are capable of great things
separates flash fiction from more
Second quality- Experience pains and sorrows
can make us a better person.
Third quality- That correcting something we did
is not necessarily a bad thing it helps to keep us
MPEG (.mpg/.mpeg)
on the road to justice.
Developed by the Moving Pictures Expert
Fourth quality- Have attention on what's
Group, the first popular video format on the
happening inside you.
web. Not supported in HTML.
Fifth quality- Every action leaves a mark.

AVI (.avi)
LITERARY GENRE ON CREATIVE
AVI (Audio Video Interleave) was developed by
MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION
Microsoft. Commonly used in video cameras
and TV hardware. Plays well on Windows
computers, but not in web browsers.
Multimedia is an essential avenue to transform
unique adaptation of a literary genre, thus,
making learning outputs interesting and
productive.
WMA (.wma)
A multimedia is any electric application used to
teach lessons or to further educate learners on a WMA (Windows Media Audio) was developed
particular topic. It is a presentation of material by Microsoft, it plays well on Windows
that uses both words and pictures in a computers, but not in web browsers.
combination of text, voice, picture or video.

Flash (swf small web file)

Flash video is a container file format used to
Using interactive digital tools to tell a story is deliver digital video content over the Internet
called digital storytelling and often uses a using Adobe Flash Player version 6 and newer.
combination of multimedia venues to complete
the task. It allows us to present ideas in a more
artistic, inspired, and engaging way. MP3 (.mp3)
MP3 files are the sound part of MPEG file. It is
the most popular format for music players and
combines good compression (small files) with
MULTIMEDIA FORMATS high quality. It is supported by all browsers.

List of Multimedia Formats MP4 (.mp4)

Videos MP4 is a video format but can also be used for
audio. Supported by all browsers.
Digital video is a primary component in
multimedia, especially those that appear online
and television. The different formats of these
types of multimedia include wmv, avi, mped, Animation
and flash.
Animation is a form of art for most people,  It can make the information easier to be
especially for those who are in the business of conveyed and understood by the user.
producing animated movies. It became
interactive, allowing users to directly affect the
outcome of animated components and events. BENEFITS OF USING MULTIMEDIA
Digital storytelling allows students to improve
Text their knowledge about a specific subject and
increase skills such as writing, researching, and
Text is the common among the formats of reading.
multimedia presentation in different
applications. With the other media components, Multimedia improves a learner’s overall
text can make the application more user-friendly. performance. It is used for self-directed learning
or SDL.
By using text, interactivity is increased.
Furthermore, it is important for accessibility
purposes. Users of an application need to input Students manage their time and assess what
text for the system to identify it. Text is also needs to be included in their learning activities.
used to create a digital signature. This style of learning is used mostly with older
students who knew how to utilize and
manipulate multimedia venues available for
Image them.
Digital image files are needed to create video
and animation. A user would sooner go to a
website filled with colorful photographs than LITERARY ADAPTATIONS WITH ICT
one that contains only text elements. SKILLS EMPOWERMENT

Audio RICH PEOPLE PROBLEMS

Voiceovers comprise a tremendous number of Kevin Kwan

the types of multimedia components. Audio files
include background music and special effects. It
is designed to improve the user’s experience. KEVIN KWAN
KEVIN KWAN is the author of Crazy Rich
Asians, the international bestselling novel that
CHARACTERISTICS OF MULTIMEDIA has been translated into more than 30 languages.
Its sequel, China Rich Girlfriend, was released
 Multimedia can be used in presentation
in 2015, and Rich People Problems, the final
and downloading purposes.
book in the trilogy, followed in 2017.

 A multimedia presentation has various

For several weeks in 2018, the Crazy Rich
viewing options such as projector or
Asians trilogy commanded the top three
media player and the like. It improves
positions of the New York Times bestseller list
the learning experience.
and the film adaptation of Crazy Rich Asians
became Hollywood's highest grossing romantic
comedy in over a decade. In 2018, Kevin was Information and communication technology
named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 (ICT) refers to all the technology used to
Most Influential People in the World. broadcast management
processing and transmission systems, and
network-based control and monitoring functions.
ABOUT THE BOOK
handle telecommunication, media, intelligent
Rich People Problems, a contemporary romantic building systems, audiovisual.
comedy of manners, was published in 2017. It is
the third and final book in Kevin Kwan’s “Crazy
Rich Asians” trilogy, which includes the first INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
installment, the eponymous Crazy Rich Asians TECHNOLOGY
(2013), and the second, China Rich Girlfriend
ICT is the use of the computers to store, retrieve,
(2015).
transmit, and manipulate data or information. IT
system is generally an information system, a
communication system or more specifically
Who are the characters in Rich People Problem
speaking, a computer system.
Bettina Ortiz?

ICT SKILLS
RICH PEOPLE PROBLEM by Kevin Kwan
ICT Skills are about understanding and applying
Characters:
a range of computer programs, software and
 Bettina Ortiz y Meña- former Miss other applications that include word processing,
Venezuela and Miss Universe runner-up. spreadsheets, databases, power points, and
 Herman Ortiz y Meña (Miami auto-parts search engines.
tycoon) - husband of Bettina
 Julie- the owner of the restaurant
 A group of 12 tourists MANIFESTATIONS OF ICT SKILLS
 Duke of Glencora, the body  type/encode your document; bring out
guards,Alfred Shang and the remaining your best writing using MS Word or any
duke's .. word processing applications.

 manipulate numbers and data

Summary computation; discover and connect to
Rich People Problems is a hilarious new novel data, analysis using MS Excel or any
about a rich family, a psychotic ex-wife, a number processor applications.
couture gown sabotage and an heir to one of
Asia's biggest fortunes. Now a New York Times
bestseller, Kevin Kwan's gloriously wicked  generate slides for presentation; design
novel reveals the secrets of the most privileged professional presentations using MS
families in Asia and their rich people problems. PowerPoint or any slide presentation
applications.
  create everything from labels to news
writing and marketing materials using
LIFE AND WORKS OF THE AUTHOR:
MS Publisher.
A GLIMPSE
 Copy (Ctrl C) and Paste (Ctrl V) any
items from the Internet- images, video Jim Bartlett was born in California and spent the
clips, and music. better half of his living and working in the small
slice of heaven known as Santa Barbara. He took
a couple of classes at the University of
California in Santa Barbara to better orient
 Cite source/s on any imported images,
himself with the differences in ‘creative’
video clips, and music to avoid
technical writing and real creative writing.
plagiarism.
Since then Jim has been extremely fortunate to
 Manage browsing websites. have had more than a dozen pieces ranging from
flash to novella featured in such publications as
Fiction on the Web, The Scarlet Leaf Review,
 Save any files with appropriate file Short-story. Me, Ontologica, CrimeSpree
formats. Magazine and many others.

Jake by jim Bartlett

The story Jake shows the bond of a pet dog Jake
with his master Max. Jake and Max had been CHARACTERISTICS of Flash Fiction
together for fifteen years. They were inseparable
and each other's best companions. After Max's
death due to an illness, Jake cannot stop thinking 1. Story Structure: A flash fiction story is not the
about all the memories they made together. shortened version of a longer story; it still
follows the elements of plot, including a overcome in sorrow, wrapped up in sorrowful
beginning, middle and end, as well as a conflict thoughts.
and satisfying resolution.

Shuffle
2. Setting: Most flash fiction stories take place in
to move similar things from one position or
one setting, as moving between locations uses
place to another, often to give an appearance of
up too much space. It allows the writer and
activity when nothing useful is being done.
reader to focus on the plot.

Inseparable
3. Characters and Backstory: Flash fiction pieces
are plot-driven and include no more than three or Unable to be seperated or treated seprately.
four characters. They may include some Incapable of being seperated or disjointed.
character development, but too much backstory
can use valuable space.

4. Description: One may think that flash fiction

stories are short on description to save space.
However, a strong piece can balance vivid
descriptions with a quick-moving plot. Stories
that lack description are not satisfying to read,
and a flash fiction piece should feel complete.

Vocabulary phrases

Canopied
covered or provided with a canopy.
"a canopied bed".

Etched
to cut a pattern, picture, etc. into a smooth
surface, especially on metal or glass, using acid
or a sharp instrument.

Melancholy