SOCIAL ISSUES IN THE FILIPINO INDEPENDENT LITERARY WORK TITLED: “ANG KAGILA-GILALAS NA PAKIKIPAGSAPALARAN NI ZSAZSA ZATURNNAH” A BASIS FOR LEARNING PLAN IN TEACHING COLLEGE PHILIPPINE LITERATURE

by Mr. Joshua A. Apolonio


ABSTRACT:

A mysterious stone falls from the heavens, granting Ada the ability to transform into Zaturnnah, a superhuman warrior endowed with uncanny strength and remarkable beauty. As Zaturnnah, Ada fearlessly defends a small town from a giant frog, rampaging zombies, power-tripping extraterrestrial Amazons, and… well, you know the drill.

Adding color to this simple but riotous tale is the fact that Ada is a homosexual, proprietor of his own quaint beauty salon. With his frilly-mouthed assistant Didi and his objet d’amour Dodong, Ada reinforces his belief in acknowledging the decisions of Destiny, and begins to explore the potential fullness of life.

Also, this product of literature will now be a basis for teaching tertiary level. By means of making a learning plan, we will try to focus on how to plan our thoughts and insights regarding the graphic novel and how will we elaborate it, as educators, in front of the class. Literary standards may be tackled, too, wherein they will answer what qualities the graphic novel will contain.

KEYWORDS:

Social Issues, Graphic Novel, Learning Plan, Lesson, Literary Work, Literary Standards, Literature, Philippine Literature, College

Cool Winter Season

By Joshua A. Apolonio

Cold winter nights, as they say,

A warm fire is needed every now and then.

The season makes the people chill,

Cold winds breeze, not hot, but cold.

Yes, winter makes water ice!

Busy Manila Streets

By Joshua A. Apolonio

Busy Manila

The streets have gone wild, dirty

Cleaned by metro-aide

Busy Manila

Street children walk, run along

The Broken Glass (Haikus)

By Joshua A. Apolonio

A crack, I’ve seen here

Scratched paper just like it was;

Not good anymore.

Shiny and glossy,

And is cleaner than before;