Intertextuality in Reading and Writing: Connecting Ideas Across Texts

In this presentation, we will explore the concept of intertextuality and how it shapes the way we read and write. Intertextuality refers to the relationship between different texts, where one text influences or references another, creating a network of connections between ideas, themes, and language. Understanding intertext allows readers and writers to see how texts are not isolated but are interconnected through shared cultural references, themes, and literary devices.

We will cover:

The definition of intertextuality and its origins
How intertextuality helps to deepen understanding of a text by recognizing references to other works
The role of allusions, quotations, and paraphrasing in building intertextual connections
How students can use intertextuality to enhance their writing and analysis of texts
Examples of intertextuality in literature, film, and popular media

1. READING AND WRITING SKILLS

2. What is hypertext? Recall :

3. What do you call this web address?

4. Identify the parts of URL:

5. parts of URL:

6. What do you mean by the following: URL WWW HTTP

7. At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to: understand the concept of intertext make connections between a text and context in which the text is developed Objectives :

8. Rearrange the jumbled letters to decode the needed words. After doing so, put these words together inside the box below to unlock the meaning of the given term.

9. or intertextuality is technically defined as a process of text development that merges two more processes such as imitation and creation in doing a text. Intertext

10. Intertextuality has its roots in the work of a Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure (1857-1913). Meanwhile, the term itself was first used by Bulgarian-French philosopher and psychoanalyst Julia Kristeva in the 1960s. Intertext

11. Why do we need to know the concept of Intertext and Hypertext?

12. Differentiate Intertext from Hypertext.

13. activity

14. 1 . Victor Magtanggol is a fantasy series based on Norse mythology of Europe. Are there two or more stories involved? If yes, what are they? Is there a connection between these texts? Activity 1.1 Identifying Intertext. Analyze each statement then answer the guide questions.  

15. 2. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is a horror novel. It is also called The Modern Prometheus because it is believed to be inspired by the story of Prometheus found in Greek myth showing a lesson that we should not go beyond the boundaries intended for human like restoring the life of the dead. Are there two or more stories involved? If yes, what are they? Is there a connection between these texts? What type of text development is this?

16. 3. Indio written by Suzette Doctolero is a drama epic fantasy. It is created out of the influence of both Philippine history and Filipino mythology. Are there two or more stories involved? If yes, what are they? Is there a connection between these texts? What type of text development is this?

17. Evaluation

18. I. Fill in the banks. Choose your answer from the Word Pool. Write only the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet. 1. Intertext means __________ between or among texts. WORD POOL Retelling D. Pastiche B. Relationship E. Parody C. Allusion F. Restatement

19. 2. Intertextuality occurs with allusion, pastiche, quotation, and __________. 3. A _______ is something such as piece of writing or music in which the style is copied from somewhere else, or which contains a mixture of different styles. WORD POOL Retelling D. Pastiche B. Relationship E. Parody C. Allusion F. Restatement

20. 4. In retelling, there is __________ of story. 5. ___________ is a humorous or mocking imitation of something, using the same form as the original. WORD POOL Retelling D. Pastiche B. Relationship E. Parody C. Allusion F. Restatement

21. II. Write ‘I’ if the given is intertext and ‘NI’ if not. _____1. Don Bosco crafted Fast City which is about an interactive story presenting a set of problems and psychological cases put within a technology-obsessed urban space. _____ 2. The Ten Commandments of Marriage was crafted out of The Ten Commandments. _____ 3. The Museum of Adam Kenney offers the experience of being in a museum by providing each page to each part of the museum and giving the readers instructions as to where he/she wants to go by providing access to the various portions of the museum.

22. Write ‘I’ if the given is intertext and ‘NI’ if not. _____4. Wicked by Gregory Mcguire came into being because of another story of Frank Baum which is The Wizard of Oz . The story deals with the Wicked Witch of the West and the misunderstood protagonist Elphaba. _____5. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” These were the exact words Nelson Mandela said which was quoted by US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan in an article published in blog.usaid.gov.

23. answers

24. I. 1. B II. 1. NI 2. A 2. I 3. D 3. NI 4. F 4. I 5. E 5. I

25. Writing task 2

26. Write a one-paragraph story (three-five sentences) using intertext as the mode of text development. Include a reference such as a word, phrase, concept, quotation of another work in your text.