My Portfolio in Literature 111

I. The Isles of My Portfolio in Literature III

Chapter 1- Introduction to the Study of Philippine Literature
Chapter 2- Ilocos
Chapter 3- Cagayan Valley
Chapter 4- Central Luzon
Chapter 5- Southern tagalog
Chapter 6- Bicol
Chapter 7- Western Visayas
Chapter 8- Central Visayas
Chapter 9- Eastern Visayas
Chapter 10- Western Mindanao
Chapter 11- Northern Mindanao
Chapter 12- Southern Mindanao
Chapter 13- Central Mindanao
Chapter 14- Caraga
Chapter 15- CAR- Cordillera Administrative Region
Chapter 16- ARMM - Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao
Chapter 17- NCR - National Capital Region

II. Students Outputs of E-Portfolio

Mylene Castaneda

Jay Sar Armonio

Zara Jean Del Rosario

Ian Luig

Grace Lopez

Merry Chris Mamparo

Marcos Ramolete

Charish Tabilla

Shiela Mae Tano

Lemuel Traje

Rina Abarro

Elieyzah Jhane Eliarda

Pinky Gabor

III. Literature is a Platform in Education for Sustainable Development

Literature is a record of past history, it teaches us the values, ethics, culture, beliefs,custom of the Filipino. The values of Filipino's now a days is quietly change. If we have to give a important emphasis to our moral values such as pagmamano sa mga lolo at lola, pagsabi ng po at opo sa nakatatanda to us, Many Filipino women now a days Quietly liberated instead of mahinhin.

The education to our literature is very important because we are on the process of development,we have to give it importance.

IV. Reflection of Literature

''Literature is the reflection of human experience.” This quote is true. The human experience or a memory is different through everyone else’s eyes. Every person in the world takes something different from what the author wrote. It could be what the reader liked, it could be the personal opinion of the reader that the reader takes from what the author wrote. Many people believe that literature comes from the writers’ imagination and that literature is just words that form sentences on a piece of paper. People think that words do not mean anything to anybody; but, literature is a reflection of the human experience because it allows people to look back on their memories like the author Harper Lee, allows writers to share their experiences like Martin Luther King Jr., and it also allows the reader to learn a life lesson through other’s experiences like the author Sandra Cisneros.

First, literature allows writers or readers to look back on their memories because they can relive the memory or experience through words. Like in To Kill A Mockingbird, the author, Harper Lee, is going back to when she was a child and writing down the memories that stuck with her, the most important memories to her. Maya Angelou, author of I Know Why A Caged Bird Sings, can read the books she has written and look back. Angelou can relive the memory of Mrs. Flowers, her mother, and her sisters. She could relive the first time she spoke again. The books an author writes can be based on memories and moments that were important to the author. Literature opens the mind to old memories and allows people to relive their experiences, good or bad. Bad memories that some human experiences are based on, people learn their mistakes from the bad memories.

Secondly, literature allows people to share human experiences through imagery in their words. Martin Luther King Jr. uses imagery in his “I Have A Dream” speech. He says, “Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination.” King uses words like “manacles and chains” to relate to the experience of the slaves. He wrote this in the time of segregation, it was after slavery, but he is pointing out that the black community is still not free of the past they are trying to get over. He is connecting with his audience to share one human experience. He is using words and explaining a human experience through words and imagery. Harper Lee also uses imagery in To Kill A Mockingbird when she has Mayella on the stand during the trial. Also Harper Lee has the character, Scout, explain the community and the way people act when the blacks came around. In this, the reader could feel the tension in between the white and black community. In literature, people can share one experience.

Thirdly, literature allows people to learn through other peoples experiences and learn life lessons because they can see through other peoples thoughts and memories. Sandra Cisneros, author of House On Mango Street, writes about how she felt when the family moved to Mango Street. Many readers can relate to her experiences. The audience can understand what she did and how she did it. Readers can look at her experiences and compare to theirs and say, “Wow, I never thought of looking at this situation that way.” People interrupt experiences differently, everyone reacts differently, its human nature. People can take away different things from every piece of literature.

In conclusion, literature allows readers to do many things. Like the author, Harper Lee, allows people to relive their childhood memories. Or like Martin Luther King Jr., it allows people to share the same experience or dream. But, it also allows people like the author Sandra Cisneros, to learn through other peoples mistakes and wins in life. Literature is truly the reflection of life on Earth or of the human experience.

V. Integration of Education for Sustainable Development to Literature

Education is the best tool of a person now a days specially in his/her daily lives. Education is our wealth that nobody cant steal. Education towards our literature is one of the important things to know, because this our foundation, origin, and it dealing with our values, moral, ethics of the filipino's.

Education is the foundation for sustainable development. It is a key instrument for bringing about changes in values and attitudes, skills, behaviours and lifestyles consistent with sustainable development within and among countries.

The concept of sustainable development includes the key areas of society, environment and economy, with culture as an underlying dimension. The values, diversity, knowledge, languages and worldviews associated with culture influence the way Education for sustainable development is implemented in specific national contexts.