Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
Division of Bohol

Grade 7 English
First Quarter
L E A R N I N G A C T I V I T Y No. 1
Name: Grade/Score:
Year and Section: Date:
School: District:
Subject :( Choose and check the appropriate box/s below.)______________________________
Religion/Values Education Filipino Formal Theme TLE/ICT
Natural Sciences English MAPEH
Araling Panlipunan Math CAdT

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Concept Notes Laboratory Report Formal Theme Others:
Skills: Exercise / Drill Illustration Informal Theme
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Title: Facts about Philippine Literature
Target: Identify whether a statement is true or false
Reference: Learner’s Materials ENGLISH 7: www.towson.edu/ows/pro_antagree.htm

Concept Notes:

Philippine literature includes the legend of the prehistory, and the colonial legacy of the
Philippines. Pre-Hispanic were actually epics passed on from generation to generation originally through
oral tradition. Filipinos are known for being creative and imaginative. We have different folktales, folklores
and proverbs that we must be proud of. As Filipinos, we should acquaint ourselves with our Philippine
literature.

Activity
Write T if the statement is true according to what you know and F if it is false.
1. Philippine literature existed even before the Spaniards came.
2. Proverbs express the unending wisdom of the old.
3. Proverbs communicates only traditional beliefs and values.
4. The form of proverbs is chiefly poetic.
5. It is difficult to preserve proverbs.
6. Philippine literature is unique.
7. Darangan is an epic of the Maranaos of Lake Lanao.
8. Most of the notable literature of the Philippines was written during the Spanish period.