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SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
First Semester S.Y. 2020-2021
MODULE 1
CREATIVE WRITING
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CREATIVE WRITING
INTRODUCTION
Creative writing is most popularly understood to be writing that comes from the imagination,
writing that is ‘not true’. Creative writing is the very fine art of making things up, in the most attractive.
Apt, and convincing way possible. It’s the telling of lies in order to reveal illuminating and dark truths
about the world and our place in it. We tend to think of Poetry, Fiction, and Plays. Also, we do know that
some creative writing is partly based (or) inspired by real event.
(Source:
http://www.literauturewales.org.creativewriting/i/134602/)
CONTENT
STANDARD:
The learners have an understanding of imagery, diction, figures of speech,
and variations on language.
PERFORMANCE
STANDARD:
The learners shall be able to produce short paragraphs or vignettes using
imagery, diction, figures of speech, and specific experiences.
OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to:
 differentiate technical/academic writing and literary/imaginative
writing;
 cull creative ideas from experiences;
 utilize language to evoke emotional and intellectual response from
readers;
 read closely as writers with a consciousness of craft.
II - PRELIMINARY ACTIVITY
Motivation # 1
Guessing Game
“What’s the Word?”
Direction: Identify the word from the given clues.
1. This is a six letter word that starts with letter C and ends with letter E which meaning is “to
bring into existence; to make”.
Answer: ________________________
2. This is an eleven letter word that starts with letter O and ends with letter Y which meaning
is “the ability to think or act in a new way”.
Answer: ________________________
3. This is an eleven letter word that starts with letter I and ends with letter N which meaning is
“the seeing or hearing of things that do not exist”.
Answer: ________________________
4. This is a four letter word that starts with letter E and ends with letter C which meaning is “a
long poem telling of heroic deeds”.
Answer: ________________________
5. This is a six letter words that starts with letter A and ends with letter R which meaning is
“to reply to; a solution (to a problem)”.
Answer: ________________________
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III - LESSON PROPER
Discussion
CREATIVE WRITING
The word "creative is synonymous with inventive, imaginative, productive, and
characterized by expressiveness and originality. Based on the synonyms, the meaning of creative
writing can be derived. Creative writing is invented writing, writing based on one's imagination,
writing produced with expressiveness, writing that is original.
TECHNICAL WRITING VERSUS LITERARY WRITING
Technical writing differs from other types of writing, particularly literary writing. The
differences between technical writing and literary writing are shown in the table below:
Point of Contrast
Technical Writing
Literary Writing
1. subject
scientific/technical
non-scientific/
non-technical
2. readership
specific
general
3. purpose
informative/persuasive
entertaining
4. language
literal/ denotative
figurative/connotative
5. style
impersonal
personal
6. tone
heavy/serious
light/amusing
7. point of view
usually third person,
sometimes second person
first person or third person,
rarely second person
8. emotionality
unemotional
emotional
9. objectivity
objective/neutral
subjective/biased
10. form/format
formal
informal
Technical writing deals with a science topic or a technical subject. If a technical writer
focuses on cats, then his treatment is science-oriented, that is, biological. His readers must be
biological students, teachers, and specialists or zookeepers and other interested parties. His aim
is to inform his readers about cats, using words in their literal sense (dictionary-based). He
makes use of an impersonal style, serious tone, and third-person (it, they) point of view. His
writing is devoid of emotions and biases; it conforms to the standard format.
Literary Writers can also have cats as topics; however, their treatment is different from
that of technical writers. For example, Japanese writers, Lady Sarashina and Lady Shonagon,
wrote about cats in the form of short stories. Using a personal style and an amusing tone, they
wrote emotion- laden stories serving to amuse English readers of almost all ages. Both made use
of figures of speech, but one used the first-person point of view and the other used the thirdperson point of view. Their subjective narratives were written informally.
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LANGUAGE
Denotation and Connotation
Words have both denotative and connotative meanings. The denotative meaning of a
word is that which is found in the dictionary. It is also known as the literal meaning of a word.
On the other hand, the connotative meaning of a word is that which is assigned by the writer to
a word as it is used in the context of his text. It is also known as the figurative meaning of a
word. There are some dictionaries which contain denotative and connotative meanings of a
word; however, these dictionaries are rare. Generally, dictionaries contain only the denotative
meanings of a word.
For instance, the word "eye means an internal organ of human beings and other
organisms capable of seeing or "the holed part of the needle where the thread is inserted:" When
the same word is modified by the word "third" and the combined words refer to extrasensory
perception (ESP), the word "eye" has a connotative or figurative meaning.
Hyperonyms and Hyponyms
Words show a genus-species relationship. When a word embraces other words, it is a
hyperonym (genus or Class), that 15, a word Superior (over or above) to the words it embraces.
The words embraced are its hyponyms (species). For example, the word animal includes worms,
mollusks, birds, insects, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and so forth. Thus, it serves as a
hyperonym. However, it is one of the hyponyms of an "organism," which includes not only
animals but also plants, protists, monerans, and so on.
Idiomatic Expressions
An idiomatic expression (idiom in short) is a number of words which, when taken
together, have a meaning different from the individual meanings of each word. It is an
expression (a word, a phrase, or a sentence) that does not mean what it says literally or an
expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either grammatically or in having
a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements.
NUMBER AND TIME IDIOMS
to kill two birds with one stone
two-timer
two-faced
to accomplish two things with only one effort
one who is untrustworthy, disloyal, or traitorous
one who takes side with whomever he is facing
Fourth estate
Seventh estate
Cloud nine
the press
incomparable happiness
incomparable happiness
third fall
third misfortune, usually pertaining to love affair
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COLOR IDIOMS
red house
bawdy house; house of prostitutes
red-letter day
a day for celebration, especially of an event
blue-blooded
of aristocratic origin
golden age
period of prosperity, progress, or excellence
to be born with a silver spoon in one's
to be born into a rich or influential family
mouth
to hoist the white flag
to surrender
to show one's true color
to show one's real self or character
to give false color to something
to describe something in a false way
IMAGERY AND SENSORY EXPERIENCE
Imagery is the creation of a picture or images in the mind of the reader/s by the use of
words that appeal to the senses. To create imageries, a poet makes use of his sensory experiences.
He recalls what he perceives through his eyes, ears, nose, tongue, hands, skin, and other sensory
organs.
Visual imagery
The imagery produced by the use of words that appeal to the
sense of sight, as in dark, scintillating, and neon signs
Auditory imagery
The imagery produced by the use of words that appeal to the
sense of hearing, as in loud, explosion, and creaking
Olfactory imagery
The imagery produced by the use of words that appeal to the
sense of smell, as in odorous, fragrant, and stinks
Gustatory imagery
The imagery produced by the use of words that appeal to the
sense of taste, as in succulent, sour, and flavorful
Tactile imagery
The imagery produced by the use of words that appeal to the
sense of touch, as in slimy, greasy, and stiff
Kinesthetic imagery
The imagery produced by the use of words that appeal to the
sense of movement, as in galloping, squinting, and pirouette
Thermal imagery
The imagery produced by the use of words that appeal to the
sense of heat, as in lukewarm, frigid, and steamy
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IV – ASSESSMENT
TASK I
CREATIVE WRITING
Direction: Copy one paragraph or two from a literature book and explain why the copied
material is considered creative writing.
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TASK II
TECHNICAL/ACADEMIC WRITING VERSUS LITERARY/IMAGINATIVE WRITING
Direction: Write titles that suggest the given modes of writing for the following subjects. The
first one is done for you.
Ex.
SUBJECT
TECH./ACADEMIC WRITING
LITERARYAMAGINATIVE
WRITING
sun
Solar Eclipse
The Wind and the Sun
1.moon
2. superstar
3. monkey
4. gold
5. silver
6. stone
7. watch
8. ring
9. king
10. love
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TASK III
LANGUAGE
Direction: Write the denotation, connotation, hyperonym, and hyponym of the following
words. The first one is done for you.
WORD
snake
DENOTATION
CONNOTATION
HYPERONYM
HYPONYM
asp
traitor
reptile
python
1. colossus
2. butterfly
3. rose
4. youth
5. house
TASK IV
DICTION
Direction: Cite at least three possible substitutes for the following words.
The first one is done for you.
WORD
prostitution
1. politician
2. runner
3. beggar
4. corruption
5. drug pusher
6. addiction
POSSIBLE SUBSTITUTES
flesh trade, sex trade, oldest profession
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7. education
8. liberty
9. poverty
10.papacy
TASK V
IMAGERY AND SENSORY EXPERIENCE.
Direction: Cite words or phrases showing the given imageries in the following situations. The
first one is done for you.
SITUATION
setting of the
sun in Manila
Bay
1.Black
Nazarene
festivity
2. melting of
snow at
winter’s end
3. summer
fun in
Boracay
4. All Saints’
Day
celebration
5. sightseeing in
Baguio City
VISUAL
Crimson
disk
AUDITORY
OLFACTORY
KINESTHETIC
THERMAL
Murmuring
waves
Stinking
water
Garbage being
tossed toward
the seawall
Cool breeze
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V - FEEDBACK
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VI – REFERENCES
Menoy, J. Z. (2016). Creative Writing. Books Atbp. Publishing Corp.
http://www.literauturewales.org.creativewriting/i/134602