Here are some of the multimedia formats that you can use to creatively interpret various genres of literary texts.

1. Blog or a “weblog” is a website containing informational articles about a person’s own opinions, interests and experiences. These are usually changed regularly (DepEd 2013, 9).

2. Mind mapping is a graphical technique to visualize connections of ideas and pieces of information. This tool structures information to better analyze, comprehend, synthesize, recall and generate new ideas. You can use Microsoft Word or online mind mapping tools in creating a mind map (Pasuello 2017).

3. Mobile phone text tula is a traditional Filipino poem. A particular example of this poem is a tanaga that consists of 4 lines with 7 syllables each with the same rhyme at the end of each line. (DepEd 2013, 8).

4. Slideshow presentation is created with the use of Microsoft PowerPoint. It contains series of pictures or pages of information (slides) arranged in sequence and often displayed on a large screen using a video projector (Computer Hope 2018).

5. Tag cloud is a visual, stylized arrangement of words or tags within a textual content such as websites, articles, speeches and databases (Techopedia 2020).

6. Video is an electronic device used to record, copy, playback, broadcast, and display moving visual media (Lexico 2020).

We are fond of sharing humorous experiences in life to our family members and friends. We might not be aware that we are already sharing stories like anecdotes all day, every day.

An anecdote is a short entertaining or interesting story about a real incident or person (Nagpal 2016).

Anecdotes tell about a variety of stories and tales, since they can be about any topic under the sun. It is a short story about a real person or event which usually intends to make the listeners laugh or ponder over a topic (Your Dictionary 2020).

For example, if a group of learners tell about their favorite pets, and one learner shares a story about how his dog cuddles every time he comes home from school, then that learner has just imparted an anecdote. Let's look at how John Jack Wigley made use of anecdotes in his memoir “Home of the Ashfall”.

HOME OF THE ASHFALL (an excerpt)

by John Jack G. Wigley

The eruption of Mount Pinatubo was recorded as the second largest terrestrial eruption of the 20th century, and the largest eruption populated area. Ash fall affected almost the entire island of Luzon, and even reached the neighboring countries of \ Malaysia and Vietnam. To the Kapampangans and to the people affected by this tragedy, it would serve as a testament to their irrepressible attribute of rising about their plight and predicament.

I was no longer living in Angeles City when Mt. Pinatubo erupted on June 15, 1991. I was promoted from being a crew member at Pizza Hut Dau to management trainee at Pizza Hut Harrison Plaza in December 1990. It was my first time to work in Manila. Ed Calupitan, a fellow Pizza Hut crew member now based in Manila, offered me a place to stay in his two-bedroom apartment.

Weeks before the eruption, I read several news and warnings about Mt. Pinatubo. Frankly, I never knew there was a volcano in the Zambales mountain range. Nobody among my Kapampangan friends did. I guess we were all clueless about the impending danger this world cause in our lives. Later on, I realized that the summit of the volcano was just fourteen kilometers away from the extent of Clark Air Base. I thought that volcanoes were conspicuous mountains and had fierce-looking summits like Mayen’s and Haicon’s. But this one was deeply hidden among several mountains called the “Cabusilan mountains” of Zambales.

Hell, I thought that if there was a mountain near us which I imagined would erupt anytime, it would be the Arayat, which was located at the heart of Pampanga, with its open mouth and forbidding countenance. Not this obscure mountain whose native inhabitants, the Aetas, never knew about. I paid no more attention to warnings.

I had only been to Manila for barely six months and was enjoying a new-found independence. I would sometimes go to Angeles City to see my mother during days off.

That fateful day, after my opening shift, I went to see a film. It was “Hihintayin Kita sa Langit”, a film adaptation of Bronte’s “Wuthering Heights” directed by Carlitos Siguion Reyna. The film starred erstwhile lovers played by Richard Gomez and Dawn Zulueta. I was feeling all mushy and melodramatic after watching the film when, once outside, I saw parked cars covered with what seemed like a whitish-gray blanket. And so were the streets.”Is it finally showing in Manila?” I thought, as I felt some of the particles in my hand and smudge my shirt. When I looked closely and touched them, they were grainy. It was like ash from an ashtray.

(Ermino 2017)

Let’s explore some of the purposes of anecdotes:

1. To Bring Cheer

Stories pop up anywhere and these are just sometimes making people laugh to brighten their mood. Here is an example of an anecdote meant to look back on happy memories:

• At the dinner, a Grade 11 learner shared his story on his first day at school when he got lost and attended a wrong class.

2. To Reminisce

In most anecdotes, people are talking about their experiences in the past. They try to look back on moments in their lives and share the joy of that time with others. Here is an example of an anecdote with a hint of

reminiscence:

• A mother tells her children a story about her life in the province when

she was teenager.

3. To Caution

Sometimes, just giving rules for individuals is not effective. Sharing to them frightening stories of dangers can be helpful for them to realize the possible consequences of their actions. Here is an example of cautionary

anecdote:

• Before beginning a lecture on not following traffic rules, a father tells his son an incident of collision that caused many lives due to ignoring traffic signs.

4. To Persuade or Inspire

Sometimes, people share stories on how they surpassed their struggles in life. \ These, most of the time, give encouragement to others who have been in similar situations. The message usually conveys successes in life as a fruit of hard work. Here is an example of an inspirational anecdote:

• Before beginning a remedial class, the teacher tells the students how a boy who used to struggle in reading managed to be a proficient reader.

Ang Pipit Lyrics - Philippine Folk Songs

by: Levi Celerio

May pumukol sa Pipit sa sanga ng ng isang kahoy

At nahagip ng bato ang pakpak ng munting ibon

Dahil sa sakit,

di nakaya pang lumipad

At ang nangyari ay nahulog ngunit parang taong bumigkas

Mamang kay lupit, ang puso mo'y di na nahabag

Pag pumanaw ang buhay ko,

may isang pipit na iiyak (2x)

Texts on Video:

“Ang Pipit” is a popular Filipino song about a bird that is known in Tagalog as a pipit. Many Filipinos don’t realize that it’s an English word too, so they force-translate the song’s title as “My Sparrow”. The pipit is a bird in the family Motacillidae.

The key signature of the song is in A minor.

Our group has decided to use instruments that are not commonly used. Levi Celerio (April 20,1910 – April2, 2002) is a Filipino composer and lyricist. He received a scholarship to the Academy of Music in Manila and becomes the youngest

member of the Manila Symphony Orchestra.

He wrote several numbers of songs for local movies, which earned him the Lifetime Achievement Award of the film Academy of the Philippines. Celerio has written for more than 4,000 Filipino folk, Christmas, and love songs including many that became movie titles.

Celerio is probably best recognized for being leaf-player, an achievement where he was place into the Guinness Book of World Records as the only man who could play music with a leaf. On October 9, 1997, he was proclaimed National Artist for Music and Literature. His citation read that his music “was a perfect embodiment of the heartfelt sentiments

and valued traditions of the Filipino.”

He died at Delgado Clinic in Quezon City on April 2, 2002 at the age of 91.

He was awarded the title of the national artist for music and literature in 1997 by Philippine President Fidel Ramos who cited the prolific lyricist and composer for writing music that was a perfect embodiment of the heartfelt sentiments and valued traditions of the Filipino.

In this song, a bird has her wing injured by a rock thrown by a man, likely from a slingshot. The bird was so hurt, she couldn’t fly. Like a person she spoke up, “Oh cruel man. How pitiless your heart is? If I die, there is pipit bird who will cry.”

Considering how plaintively sad the theme and word are of this folk song, it’s slightly incongruous with contemporary sensibilities that most canonical interpretations of the melody, such as by Pilita Corales and the Mabuhay Singers, are very upbeat. It’s almost like gleefully making fun of a helpless creature in deep throes of pain.

The Pipit is a metaphorical representation of how our country gets abused and abandoned.

Performers: Students of De La Salle College of St. Benilde

Zildjian Benitez (vocals); Tim Marquez (guitarist);

Diana Mapa (percussions)

Date performed: April 3, 2016

Location: Grand Tower

Instruments: Vitamin C case; shoes; wall; acoustic guitar, clap, cabinet

Source: https://tagalong.com/ang-pipit-bird/

Salbabida Story

Efren: Ako ay si Efren Peñaflorida at sila Kesz at KB ako ay naniniwalang lahat ng tao ay pwedeng maging salbabida kase ang taong sumalba sakin, yung taong tumulong sakin ay si KB.

KB: Dahil sa Cavite City maraming mga bata nasasadlak sila sa mga gang. Marami silang nabibiktima at kinakatandaan na nila yun so naging posisyon ko na tulungan yung mga bata, nagkakaroon ng mga problema sa pag aaral. Doon ko nakilala si Efren at nakita ko na malaki ang binubunong problema dahil ayaw na nya mag aral.

Efren: Kasi dati binubully ako sa school, ang pumasok sa isip ko ay gumanti. Siya yung tutulong sakin na makipagresbakan. Ang akala ko nun ano eh makikipagbugbugan kami eh, sapakan pero sabi nya ibang paraan yung gagawin nya. Tinuran ako ni KB na kung paano maging salbabida rin sa iba, marami na sakin tumatawag na kuya Efren, isa na nga dun si Kesz.

Kesz: Nakatira po ako sa isang dumpsite sa Cavite City po. Bale po Ang ginagawa ko ay nangangalahig po ako ng basura po at namalimos din po ako pera sa palengke po.

Efren: Actually, di lang ako nakatagpo, kasama ko nun si KB, kaming dalawa. Nakita namin si Kesz na natutulog sa harapan ng convenient store. Nagkaroon ako ng compassion, si KB na tulungan si Kesz. Kasi ano eh, sinisipa-sipa siya nung mga dumadaan, tapos puro sugat pa yung ulo nya tapos wala syang damit. Ilan taon ka nun Kesz?

Kesz: Four... Four years old po mga gnun po.

EP: Si KB yung nagbigay ng ano, nagbigay ng unang tulong sa kanya.

Efren: Ang process nung Kariton Klasrum ano, dinadala namin yung

Kariton dun sa community tapos sa tulong din ng mga grupo nila Kesz, kasi si Kesz meron na siyang sariling grupo eh. Actually, nag volunteer siya samin, when he was six years old, bata pa siya nun.

KB: Sabi nya nga nun, "Magaling naman po ako mag wash ng hands Tsaka magbrush ng teeth”. Sabi ko Efren bakit di natin kunin tong Hygiene Demonstrator highly effective brushing of the teeth kasi nakakarelate yung mga children kasi kilala nila si Kesz kasi he was one of them.

EP: Ahh nung una kaming nagtulak ng kariton, talagang ano, Maraming negative reactions yung mga narereceive namin. Talagang minumura kami sa kalye, tapos pinagtatawanan kami. Binabato kami, so hindi maganda yung pagtanggap sa amin.

KB: Hindi dapat kinakahiya ang isang bagay na tama.

Efren: Sabi nga ni KB ah, pag nagtutulak kayo ng kariton wag kayong Yuyuko ahhh kasi kung kinakahiya nyo yan baka mabangga kayo pag nakayuko kayo. Tapos nung pumasok itong CNN Hero. Turn around talaga yung reaction, maraming nasiyahan, maraming nag approve. Sabi naman samin ni KB nun "Oh yan na ah kilala na yung mga ginagawa nyo sikat na kayo, marami ng kumikilala sa inyo na wag naman kayong magtutulak ng kariton na nakataas ang noo. Just continue kung ano yung ginagawa mong mabuti".

KB: Pagtulong hindi naman costly eh, lalo na pag simpleng pagangat lang kailangan ng mga tao. May mga bagay na pwede kang itulong sa kanila na di ka naman kailangan gumastos ng malaki. If there is a need, you have to do something. So, whenever you see them, kumilos na.

Efren: So, eight years old nagsolo na si Kesz. Meron na siyang sariling organization.

Kesz: Ang ginagawa po namin ay nagtuturo kami sa mga bata po sa mahihirap na communities po.

Efren: Kahit bata sila, meron silang magagawa, kasi ganun din yung pinaramdam samin ni KB nun na do not let anyone look down on because you are young.