CREATIVE WRITING

WEEK-5
ROSELYN E. LAZALITA
CLASSROOM RULES
LEARNING COMPETENCY

Write a draft of a short piece (Fiction, Poetry, Drama, etc.) using

any of the literary conventions of genre following these
pointers:
1. Choosing a topic
2. Formulating a thesis statement
3. Organizing and developing ideas
4. Using any literary conventions of a genre
5. Ensuring that theme and technique are effectively developed
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

1. Engage in writing a short piece using any literary

convention (in this module Travelogue) applying the
pointers in writing.
2. Employ properly the use of the nonfictional
elements making it different from the fictional
elements.
ACTIVITY-1

Direction: Read and choose what

corresponds best. Answer it orally.
1. What is simply called as the vantage point as
to how the storyunfolds?
A. Plot B. Point – of – View C. Setting
2. What elements on nonfiction provides
the total environment and atmosphere of
the story in consideration of time and
place?
A. Character B. Point – of – View C. Setting
3. What are these images that bear certain
meanings that go beyond the literal?
A. Character B. Symbol C. Theme
4. What involves the voices of those who
are primarily concerned in the
circumstances of a story?
• A. Character B. Dialogue C. Setting
5. What do you call the lay – outing of the
structure of the story considering the flow of
events and actions?
A. Dialogue B. Plot C. Setting
PROCESS OF WRITING
Writing is said to be a process – oriented
skill and it must go through a procedure so
that one can come up with a more effective
effect that a writer made through his
observation.
WRITING PROCESS

Pre – Writing Stage is the preliminary or

preparatory phase in which the writer
explores and select possible topics,
subjects and themes.
During the Writing Stage setting out of an
elucidation of the details and ideas
perceived to be relevant to the topic and
theme of the written work.
Post – Writing Stage is the phase
wherein checking and correcting
inconsistencies in content and
mechanics.
DIRECTION: CHOOSE YOUR ANSWER FROM
THE GIVEN CHOICES

1. What writing stage does a writer explore possible

topics?
A. During the Writing Stage
B. Pre – writing Stage
C. Post – Writing Stage
2. What writing stage is applied when there is a
need to check the grammar and punctuations used?
A. During the Writing Stage
B. Pre – Writing Stage
C. Post – Writing Stage
3. What writing stage prepares all the content
needed?
A. During the Writing Stage
B. Pre – Writing Stage
C. Post – Writing Stage
4. What is called as a process – oriented
skill?
A. Reading B. Speaking C. Writing
5. What is being elucidated in the During Writing
Stage?
A. Ideas B. Theme C. Worksheet
PRE – WRITING
STAGE
WRITERS
• Generate ideas
• Formulates- topic for written output
• Brainstorm ideas- outline serves as blueprint,
how it look alike
WRITERS
Choose a topic- anything (interest and
experiences)
Example: place, wanted to promote to its
readers. Researching about the place or went
there to received the first hand information to
complete the knowledgeable data.
 DURING
WRITING STAGE
WRITERS
• put together all the brainstormed ideas
• focusing on the content rather than the structure
• organize all the details perceived to be relevant
to the topic and theme and develop them.
WHEN WRITING

• write freely and try to find the best way to

communicate your ideas.
WHEN PUTTING ALL YOUR GENERATED
IDEAS INTO
PARAGRAPH,

• you should start by presenting the text topic

using a question, an appropriate quote, or a
simple description that would lead you to the
discussion.
THESIS STATEMENT
• Short statement usually one sentence that
summarizes the main point or claim and
is developed, supported and explained in
the text by means of examples and
evidences
• to tell your reader the significance of the
narrative under discussion which is usually
a single sentence near the beginning of
your narrative offering a way to
understand it.
BODY

• paragraph should present one idea or

aspect of the general topic and begin with
a topic sentence that will orient the
reader to what follows within the
paragraph.
TOPIC SENTENCE

Sentence that introduces a paragraph by

presenting that one topic that will be the
focus of that paragraph
Provide as much as possible supporting
sentences by means of using examples,
explanations, facts (trivia), opinions.
Example, in a travelogue, the body should focus
on what you wanted to show regarding the
place. Make sure that when you are presenting
details it should be supported enough that the
readers will be ableto understand it.
• Theme of what you are writing should
also be developed in this stage. It must
be felt all throughout the writing process
and it must not confuse the readers.
Make sure that what you reflected in your
introduction and body will be totally in toto
reflected in the end part of your narrative, it
should have a different way to present
everything. You may end it with a question or
better a challenge for the readers.
POST – WRITING
STAGE
this is the phase when inconsistencies that
you have written in the draft is being
carefully checked and corrected in terms of
its content and mechanics.
the written text is shared with other
audience, can be another learner (peer) or
a teacher. Your peer (another learner) will
read your narrative if there is a sense.
• Since there is a re – reading that will
happen, your peer will eliminate fluff
(unnecessary or redundant details).
Not only the fluffs will be eliminated or
checked, even spellings, vocabulary, grammar
are critically looked by another peer paying
attention to content organization and
mechanics leading you to focus on the bigger
picture of your draft (revision) and on the finer
details, making sure every word contributes
precise meaning to your writing subject.
Revision is a process of going back through
your whole draft there will be adding in,
taking out, moving around, and polishing
certain parts of draft.
Editing (Proofreading) a meticulous
process of clarifying meaning by revising
each word and line of your draft.
PERFORMANCE TASK-4
PART-2
Directions: Looking at the pictures
below what would be the topic that you
can derive from and can be use in
writing a narrative.
WRITE THE CORRECT WORD FROM THE
CHOICES INSIDE THE BOX. WRITE THE
LETTER ONLY
a.Outline b. Text topic c. Supporting
sentence
d. Organize e. Topic f. Outline
and develop sentence topic
ideas
1. What do you call the sentence that
introduces the paragraph which will be the
focus of the writing?
2. What serves as the blueprint of the writer on
how a written output will look like?
3. What should a writer do when he is in
the drafting stage of writing?
4. What should be presented when
generating your ideas into paragraph?
5. What do you call the sentence in a
paragraph that provides facts, opinions to
the topic sentence?
 ACTIVITY -3

COMPOSE A BRIEF THESIS

STATEMENT OF
EACH PICTURES BELOW.
 ACTIVITY -4
IDENTIFY THE THESIS STATEMENT
(IMPLICIT OR EXPLICIT) OF THE
FOLLOWING SENTENCES.
1. Tourist destinations in the Philippines at this
moment is facing a tremendous economic
breakdown due to pandemic.
2. Many people have admired Boracay’s
breathtaking view after its rehabilitation.
3. More tourists wanted to go Sagada because they
wanted to see and learn the culture that they hear
from other people.
4. Travelers are not still allowed to visit places around
the Philippines at this moment.
5. Many of the tourist destinations in the Philippines
have recovered during the pandemic.
At this point, prepare a table that will serve as your
guide for you in writing a narrative about the
unforgettable travel that you had and at the same time
it has something to do with the changes that you have
made for your life. As much as possible there should be
photos that will support all your details. Use a separate
sheet for doing this. The rubric on the next page will be
used in assessing your output.
GUIDE QUESTIONS
1.When you had the travel for the first time in that particular
what did you feel?
2. Why is it that travel is very significant to you? What were
the places you’ve visited and what have you notice from those
places?
3. How did you find the place? Are there any significant
moment that happened during the time you are there? Cite in
your narrative textual evidences and photographs.
3. How did you find the place? Are there any
significant moment that happened during the time
you are there? Cite in your narrative textual
evidences and photograph.
4. In what way that you can promote the place to
other tourists who wanted to see and feel also the
place?