Resonance: A Worktext in Contemporary Literature 1 for Senior High School contains a rich tapestry of people's knowledge and cultural heritage depicted in contemporary literary works from the Philippines and around the world. The book consists of literary texts that reflect diverse human experiences, cultures, and social issues since 1945 with the goal of developing the learners' appreciation of literature as they analyze and engage with it on a personal and cultural level. Through their engagement with contemporary literature, learners will acquire 21st-century skills such as learning and innovation, digital and technology, and life and career skills. As students in the 21st century, experiencing the rapid development of Artificial Intelligence, they need to calibrate their ability to learn contemporary writings in English poems, short stories, and novellas in multimodal formats. This worktext will provide scaffolds to help them navigate their learning of literary genres using various technological tools.