Altavas College

Altavas, Aklan
1 Semester, A.Y. 2020-2021
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Senior High School

Creative Writing
Module No. 1
Imaginative Writing
Versus
Technical Writing

Kristine F. Cantilero
Instructor
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Lesson IMAGINATIVE WRITING

1 VERSUS TECHNICAL WRITING

Learning Objective
In this lesson, you are expected to:
 differentiate imaginative writing from among other forms of
writing

Let’s Think and Try

Activity 1. What I Know

Directions: Tell whether the following statements are true or false about
imaginative writing and technical writing. Write T if the statement true
and F it is false.
______ 1. Imaginative writing is written to entertain and educate.
______ 2. Technical writing has its own set of rules and conventions.
______ 3. Technical writing is also equivalent to creative writing.
______ 4. Poetry is an example of imaginative writing.
______ 5. Imaginative writing as a form of artistic expression draws on the imagination
to convey meaning.
______ 6. Essay is an example of technical writing.
______ 7. Technical writing’s main purpose is to inform and to trigger the readers into
action.
______ 8. Technical writing uses informal and figurative language.
______ 9. Imaginative writing is detail-oriented and requires knowledge in the specific
field.
______ 10. Imaginative writing is better than technical writing.

Let’s Talk About It

Activity 2. Fill in the Box
Directions: Classify the following into imaginative writing and technical
writing. Write them in the corresponding columns.

poetry annual reports memoirs request for proposal excuse letter

bill of rights legal forms song lyrics column articles essay

Imaginative Writing Technical Writing

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 Expanding Horizon

Creative writing is possibly the most pleasant type of assignment. It allows

students like you to be creative and write for pleasure. Now, let us discover how
creative or imaginative writing is different from technical writing and other forms of
writing.

Imaginative Writing

 Imaginative writing is that which expresses the writer’s thoughts and feelings in a
creative, unique and poetic way.
 While imaginative writing may be for a variety of purpose, its main purpose is to
entertain and educate. Its content is imaginative, metaphoric, and symbolic. Its
language is informal, artistic and figurative. The vocabulary used is evocative and
is usually written for a general audience. The tone, which refers to the mood,
attitude, feelings, or emotion of the writer toward the subject or topic, is subjective.
 Several examples of imaginative writing include:
 Journals  Letters
 Essays  Scripts
 Poetry  Song Lyrics
 Memoir  Short Stories

Technical Writing

 Technical writing is a form of writing technical communication or documentation in

science and technology or applied science that helps people understand a product
or service.

 The main purpose of technical writing is to inform and to trigger the person into
action such as purchasing a product or service. Its purpose may also be to instruct
or to persuade, but never to entertain.

 The content is factual and straightforward. It is expressed in formal, standard, or

academic language. The write-up uses specialized vocabulary and follows a set of
rules and conventions. It is also organized in a sequential or systematic pattern.
Often, it is detail-oriented and requires advanced knowledge in the specific field.

 The tone of technical writing output is objective and its audience is specific. It uses
language to evoke either an emotional or intellectual response from the audience or
reader.
 Examples of technical writing are:
 end-user documentation like user manuals that accompany cellular phones,
personal computers, or laptops;
 traditional technical writing such as legal analysis, summary of experiments
for journal publications, or articles for trade publication
 technological marketing communications such as sales pitch about a new
computer hardware or software to a new client. It includes training
manuals, operations guides, and promotional brochures.
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 Examine This!
Activity 3. Test Your Brain
Directions: Identify whether the following selection is imaginative or
technical. On the space before the number, write I for imaginative and T
for technical.
______1. We had become very hungry; we felt that it was necessary for us to eat in order
to maintain both our morale and our endurance. Our cabman took us to a restaurant.
When we entered it was rather crowded, but we managed to find a table and sit down.
There followed that hiatus of which every Negro in the United States knows the
meaning. At length, a man in charge came over and told us without any pretense of
palliation that we could not be served." (James Weldon Johnson, "Outcasts in Salt Lake
City")
______2. The effects of a respondent's socio-economic background on his or her attitudes
toward minority groups were analyzed with the help of a multivariate linear regression
model. Multivariate regression models ex-plain variations of the dependent variables by
a linear combination of independent variables. In this case, the models were calculated
to explain the sum indices for each dimension, country by country." (SORA, "Attitudes
towards Minority Groups in the European Union")
______3. The tree has entered my hands, /The sap has ascended my arms. /The tree
has grown in my breast— /-Down-ward, / The branches grow out of me, like arms."
(Ezra Pound, "A Girl" )
______4. The most common mistake when planting a tree is digging a hole, which is
either too deep or too narrow. Too deep and the roots don't have access to sufficient
oxygen to ensure proper growth. Too narrow and the root structure can't expand
sufficiently to nourish and properly anchor the tree." ("Planting a Tree" @ tree-
planting.com)
______5."If you see the signup form, fill out your name, email address or phone number,
password, birthday and gender. If you don't see the form, click Sign Up, then fill out the
form. Click Sign Up." (www.facebook.com)
______6."The Internet is, a fountain of information. / It's available to everyone, in every
nation. / Pages for children to read and enjoy / along with the spam, which can really
annoy. / Poetry and forums for everyone's pleasure /just about anything, even selling
your treasure." (Bernard Howe, The Internet")
______7."This paper presents the conceptual linkages between food security and
nutrition and reviews data on the associations between experience-based measures of
food insecurity and nutritional status outcomes in countries at different stages of the
nutrition transition." (Voices of the Hungry, "Food Security and Nutrition in the context of
the Global Nutrition Transition")
______8.I come among the peoples like a shadow. / I sit down by each man's side. /
None sees me, but they look on one another, / And know that I am there. / My silence is
like the silence of the tide / That buries the playground of children; (Robert Laurence
Binyon, "Hunger")
______9. “I’m not gonna fight back what I’ve become / I got bruises where I came from /
Bu I wouldn’t change if I could restart / I ain’t gonna hide these beautiful scars.”
(Maximilian, “Beautiful Scars”)
______10. Many of the 2007 Microsoft Office system programs include a Save or Publish
as Portable Document Format (PDF) or XML Paper Specification (XPS) feature that also
enables you to control what to save or publish, just as you do when you print. (Word
Help, Publish as PDF or XPS)

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 EVALUATION
How Much Do You Know?
Directions: Answer the following questions carefully. Write your
answers on the space provided. You may use a separate sheet if
necessary.

1. Based on the lessons discussed, differentiate imaginative writing from technical

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References:
https://www.essayhub.com/blog/creative-writing
https://humss.net/imaginative-writing-vs-technical-writing/

- End of Module 1 -