¨aka. TESTIMONIAL NARRATIVE
¨Account of the author’s experiences of marginality and oppression.
ELEMENTS:
¨Narrative structure (of abuses/oppression)
¨Literary elements, idioms and devices
¨1st person POV
FORMS:
¨LETTERS
¨DIARY ENTIES
¨INCIDENT REPORTS
¨POETRY
¨SONG, ETC.
PURPOSE:
¨To
call public attention to lived experiences of marginality.
POPULAR EXAMPLE:
¨I, Rigoberta
Menchu
¨Book about a native Guatemalan woman-Rigoberta Menchu, and
her experiences of abuse and victimization in the hands of the military.
Literature Reading & Analysis
¨A
Call for Assistance
by Atilla Roma
(Literature & Worksheet shall
be given per group)
Online
Activity with reflection
¨Look
for an article (or news article) that reports cases of abuses against Filipino
workers. Share this article, as well as your reflections, with the rest of the
class tomorrow. (As
take-home task)
Notebook Task:
1.Concept
Paper of Testimonio
2.Writing brief personal reflection
from the song: Manggagawa
by Gary Granada.
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