CreativeNonfiction

Draft of a Short Piece

Using Literary Conventions

Week 4-5

Learning Task 1: Using a concept map, write the words that can be associated to
“Writing a Draft”. Do this in your notebook.

I will send example concept map

abstract, revising, reflecting, organizing, outline

Learning Task 2: Using the associated words, create your own definition of drafting
in writing. Write it in your notebook.

- For me drafting is a matter of transferring your ideas into a workable story,

irrespective of grammar, punctuation or spelling these can be addressed in later
drafts.

Learning Task 3: Write down the areas or considerations in writing a draft. Do this
in your notebook

Areas

1. Identify your topic.

2. Outline your story/output.
3. Use the learned styles, elements and techniques.

Reason

1. In choosing your topic, you need to consider the possibilities of gathering the
contents. Topic shall also be interesting with your target audience.

2. Considering the writing format per type of nonfiction, start creating your
outline. The outline will help you organize you thoughts.

3. Now that you have learned the various styles, genre, formats, elements and
techniques in writing a nonfiction story, start writing on a freehand move. Just
write everything that comes out to your mind.

Learning Task 4: Work on with your draft by accomplishing the table below. Do this
in your notebook.

What to do

- Identify your Topic

- Identify your audience

- Choose a Theme

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 - Identify your Tone and Motif

- Journalism

- Identify your Point of view

What to Write

- You can also make a list of possible theme, tone and motif of your piece
depending on its applicability.

- Analyzing your audience will help you make the necessary decisions about what you
will write.

- Make your theme part of the outlining process

- Keep Tone Consistent From Start to Finish

- Journalism is a broad subgenre of nonfiction and one that encompasses many media.

- As a writer, you must strategically choose the point of view that allows you to
most effectively develop your characters and tell your story.

Learning Task 5: Using the template below, start conceptualizing your characters
and other essential elements for your draft. Copy the template and accomplish it in
your notebook.

Learning Task 6: Identify your target audience. What are the concepts that you
considered in choosing your target audience? Write your answers in your notebook.

- My target audience is new generation because of the technology. Because the older
generation does not have that much technology. They don't have any social media at
all.

Learning Task 7: Start writing your draft. Consider all the facets in writing a
nonfiction output. Write your draft in your notebook.

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 Week 6

Learning Task 1: Using a concept map, identify words or ideas that can be
associated in evaluating a literary piece. Do this in your notebook.

- Clarity of yhe Idea Presented

- Appropriate Choice of Literary Elements
- Appropriate Use of Elements

Learning Task 2: Give your initial concepts on the areas on evaluating a literary
piece. Write your concepts in your notebook.

1. The purpose for the concept of clarity in writing is to help students realize
what they can do to make their own writings clear, concise, and ready to be read by
others. The value of clarity in writing is more valuable than most students
understand or realize.

2. In evaluating a piece considering the appropriateness of the literary elements

used in the piece is a must. Characters, setting, plot, tone, theme, point of view,
imagery, conflict and figurative languages are some of the literary elements

3. Considering the literary elements and device independently like structure

(plot), imagery, perspective, setting, subject, etc.

Learning Task 3: Recall the time when you were writing your draft. Among the areas
mentioned in the previous learning task, which is difficult to consider? Give your
explanation. Write your answers in your notebook.

- For me the most difficult to consider is Identify your topic because you need
to choose a topic and then try to link possible questions to be answered

Learning Task 4: Read the piece below. Identify the imageries and the figurative
language used in the piece. Write your answers in your notebook.

- Imageries -

Visual Imagery - look expensive

Visual Imagery - the stalls are really colorful and nice to look on
Auditory imagery - it is noisy
Tactile imagery - humid

- Figurative Language -

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 Simile - just like the typical tiangge

Learning Task 5: Using the literary piece on the previous learning task, write your
comments on the aspects/areas below. Use the table to write your answers. Write
your answers in your notebook.

Topic - the topic is the general subject of a paragraph or essay.

Target Audience - the new generation because of the technology. Because the older
generation does not have that much technology. They don't have any social media at
all.

Learning Task 6: Read and appreciate the piece below. After reading it, identify
its strong and weak points. Use the column after the piece. Write your in your
notebook.

Learning Task 7: Using the text in the previous task, evaluate it using the three
aspects specified in the table below. In your notebook, write your comments about
it.

Week 7-8

Learning Task 1: Recall your previous understanding about the writing process.
Draw or illustrate the writing process that you know. Do this in your notebook.

- I will send Pic

Learning Task 2: Arrange the steps in revising a draft based on the provided steps
below. Write numbers 1-4 to determine the process. Write your answers in your
notebook.

1. 3

2. 1

3. 4

5. 2

Learning Task 3: Read the questions below with understanding. Answer the question
and write your answers in your notebook.

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 1. Have you tried following the writing process? How was it?

- Yes, it was good, interesting, and very enjoyable.

2. Among the phases of the writing process, which is difficult for you?

- Revising because first draft is really a challenging task. You are stood up to
with your mistakes; you will discover helpless and shallow characters, you will
find port openings, lost backstories, etc.

3. How did you deal with it?

- I deal it by focusing on the main topic/idea and also you need a patience to work
on it.

Learning Task 5: Go back with your created draft. See the comments of your
teacher’s evaluation. Among the evaluation comments, which from these should be
considered? Accomplish the table in your notebook.

Learning Task 6: Revise your draft considering any of the literary conventions of
genre in nonfiction. The comments of your subject teacher may help you in improving
your output.

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