Context and Text’s

Meaning
21st Century Literature, Week 4
 MELC: Discuss how different contexts
enhance the text’s meaning and enrich the
reader’s understanding.
● 1. Identify words, ideas, structure, and purpose of the text
● 2. Explore the different social and socio-cultural contexts
to enhance and enrich the understanding of the text.
● 3. Appreciate the importance of understanding the
literary context and its meaning to one’s own life
experiences.
Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the
chosen letter on a separate sheet of paper.
● 1. Dom Caruso is a trained sniper. He used a Mauser
during his training and in his real combat. Mauser is
used for the long-range target. Mauser is a _______.
● a. long rifle
● b. automatic rifle
● c. high-velocity automatic rifle
● d. German high-velocity automatic rifle
Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the
chosen letter on a separate sheet of paper.
● 2. Park Seo Joon starred in Itaewon Class showed in the
Netflix.
● a. The actor who was chosen for the sub-role
● b. The actor that performed outstandingly
● c. The principal actor who played the chief role
● d. The principal actor who played the second lead role
Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the
chosen letter on a separate sheet of paper.
● 3. After the birth of Jesus, the Three Wise Men followed
a guiding star to Bethlehem.
● a. A natural luminous celestial body visible in the sky at
night
● b. A waning fortune or fame
● c. A prominent spark at night
● d. A figure with many sides
Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the
chosen letter on a separate sheet of paper.
● 4. Roman Catholic Christians believe that souls of those
who die in God’s grace went to purgatory for cleansing
of past sins.
● a. A place where intense sufferings are being experienced
● b. A place which is humid and dry
● c. Intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
of souls
● d. A state of after death where hopes grow
Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the
chosen letter on a separate sheet of paper.
● 5. Mt. Everest, located at Mahalangur Himal, a subrange
of the Himalayas, with its height of 29,029 ft is the roof
of the world.
● a. An extended limit
● b. the highest point
● c. an upper limit
● d. extremely high point
● 6. A virus like Covid-19, can be easily transmitted to
another person who has close contact with the carrier. A
person who has weak immunity and pre-existing health
conditions may experience a bitter death. Covid-19
patients can recover
● if he/she is not immune-compromised. Which statement
must be true?

● a. A Covid-19 virus is not fatal.

● b. Not all Covid-19 patients die.
● c. All patients can recover.
● 7. Almost all companies send employees to an all-
expense-paid seminar. But the year 2020, a travel and
seminar plan is a blur to every company. Until 2021,
travel plan is vaguely known to be allowed. Which
statement must be false?
● a. When a company sends you to a seminar, you do not
pay for it.
● b. In the year 2020, any travel for leisure is not allowed.
● c. In the year 2021, it is clear that travel will be allowed.
● d. Travel tourism will suffer in 2020.
● 8. Korean food lovers love the smooth and ruddy
crimson color of the chili paste called, gojuchang. All
ripe chilies are ruddy. Red tomato is ripe. Tomato is ___.
● a. Reddish-brown
● b. Orange
● c. Red-orange
● d. Ruddy
● 9. Covid-19 virus brought chaos to the world. People
were ordered to stay at home during the lockdown.
During this time, many felt that they were in purgatory.
The situation makes them feel temporary suffering and
misery. Which statement must be true?
● a. Covid-19 brought disorder to the world.
● b. Covid-19 virus forced the people to stay home.
● c. Lockdown brought suffering and misery.
● d. Purgatory, in that sentence, depicts cleansing from sin.
● 10. Padre F. Faura founded the Manila 0bservatory,
where celestial and astronomical events were observed.
All modern structures are made of concrete. Observatory
is a structure. Observatory is made of _____.
● a. structure
● b. concrete
● c. light material
● d. modern design
From the conventional and modern genre of literature: poetry,
drama, fiction, non-fiction, 21st-century literary genres were
presented to you. Fill out the organizer by writing LETTERS only
under columns 2 & 3, write WORDS under column 4. Note: two
letters may be repeated as you answer the grid.
a. Make use of web or internet connection.
b. A website containing short articles called posts updated regularly by the
same person or by people interested in the same topic.
c. Involved set of words, phrases, lines, etc. presented in a variable, sits on the
page much as traditional poetry does, or may contain parts of the poem that
move and mutate.
d. All make use of illustration in presenting stories.
e. An artistic storytelling style originated in Japan.
f. Encompasses non-fiction works and thematically linked short stories
as well
as fictional stories across a number of genres.
g. Literary presentation where doodle writing and drawings are
incorporated.
h. Stories told almost completely in dialogue simulating social network
Below is a poem written by Danton Remoto, a Filipino author. Read
and try to discover what this poem wants to convey. Then, answer
the essential questions that follow.
Padre Faura Witness The Execution of Rizal
Author: Danton Remoto
(Poetry)
 Context

● Context originates from the notion of weaving together.

It is defined as the circumstances that form the setting of
events, statements, or ideas and in the way of which it
can be fully understood and assessed
 Context
● The writer's context is knowing about the
writer's life, values, assumptions, gender,
race, race, sexual orientation, and the
political and economic issues related to the
author.
● • Reader's context is about the reader's
previous reading experience, values,
assumptions, political and economic
 Context
● The text's context is about its publishing
history. It is part of the larger text such as
newspaper, history, events, translated in it.
● • Social context and socio-cultural of a text
feature the society in which the characters
live and in which the author's text was
produced.
 Imagery

● is creating a picture in the reader's mind by using words

that appeal to the senses. There are types of Imagery that
are used in this module. (Menoy 2016))
 Imagery

● Visual imagery produced by the use of words that appeal

to the sense of sight.
● • Auditory Imagery produced by the use of words that
appeal to the sense of hearing.
● • Kinesthetic imagery produced by the use of words that
appeal to the actions and movement.
 Literary Techniques

● are methods the author or writer of a literary piece used

to convey what they want to impart to the reader, such as
Flashback where the events have taken place before the
present time the narration is following
 Activity 1. Understanding the Text

● To understand a piece of literature, answering the given

questions enable the readers to appreciate literature more.
Multiple Choice. Read each question. Choose
and write the letter of the best answer on a
separate sheet of paper
● 1. Who was Fr. F. Faura to Jose Rizal?
● a. His godfather
● b. His uncle
● c. His teacher
● d. His friend
Multiple Choice. Read each question. Choose
and write the letter of the best answer on a
separate sheet of paper
● 2. What was the nickname given to Jose Rizal mentioned
in the poem?
● a. Star
● b. Mauser
● c. Ruddy
● d. Pepe
Multiple Choice. Read each question. Choose
and write the letter of the best answer on a
separate sheet of paper
● 3. Why Padre Faura expected that they would talk about
the stars?
● a. Because Padre Faura worked in the observatory
● b. Because Pepe was a star
● c. Because Pepe just arrived from Europe
● d. Because Pepe was fascinated in the observatory
Multiple Choice. Read each question. Choose
and write the letter of the best answer on a
separate sheet of paper
● 4. Why Padre Faura was in the observatory when Pepe
visited him?
● a. It was the only place where they could talk.
● b. He was in-charged in the observatory.
● c. The observatory was near the Ateneo De Manila
● d. The observatory was near Bagunbayan.
Multiple Choice. Read each question. Choose
and write the letter of the best answer on a
separate sheet of paper
● 5. Why instead of stars, Pepe asked about purgatory to
Padre Faura?
● a. Pepe was interested in the after-life.
● b. Padre Faura was sick.
● c. Pepe was hopeless
● d. Pepe was about to be executed
 Assessment 1. Getting familiar with texts’
meaning Direction: Read the poem and make
the necessary responses to the following
instructions given below
Earnest wish
By
Lydia S. Villanueva
Why Is Context Important in Writing?

● The role of context is to bridge the gap between authors

and their audiences, strengthening readers’
comprehension and preventing miscommunication of the
writer’s intent. 
 3 Tips for Providing Context in Your Writing
● Get creative

○ -- form of anecdotes, memories, life experiences, or relationships

○ Remember your audience

○ --relatable to that age group/consider how your language can increase

the relevance of your writing and strengthen your audience’s
understanding

○ Be mindful of overloading

○  -- Heavy exposition (both in fiction and non-fiction) can lose your
readers in extraneous details/nclude only what is necessary to
understand the setting, premise, and characters
References:

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mportant-in-writing
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