How do we write creatively?

Subject Requirements
1. English ONLY Policy
2. 1 notebook
3. Lots of writing activities
4. Quizzes/ exams
5. A portfolio of all written outputs
6. A blog portfolio
7. Home works to be done during module days
 Session Procedures:
01 Spelling Bee
5-10 items
02 Pre-activities
Before
discussion

03 Discussion
Interactive
04 Post-activities
Tests
 Spelling Bee
1. accommodate 2. conscience 3. rhythm

4. commitment 5. license

6. occurence 7. perseverance 8. privilege

9. necessary 10. pronunciation

 Spelling Bee
1.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 2. colleague 3. maintenance

4. OCCASION 5. RECEPIENT

6. TOMORROW 7. BUREAUCRACY 8. SUPERSEDE

9. BROCCOLI 10. PRONUNCIATION

Creative Writing
It’s WHATs and HOWs…
 Creative Writing vs.

01 Technical Writing

Introduction to
Creative Writing
CREATIVE WRITING
Creative writing or fictional
writing is an artistic form of
writing which uses one’s
imagination to express meaning.
Some examples of creative texts
are short stories, poems, and
plays.
 Creative Writing vs Technical Writing

CW TW
Creative writing may also use facts but Academic writing uses facts to convey
it expresses them in a rich, detailed, the information in a clear and concise
and appealing way. The main goal of manner. Some examples of texts under
creative writing is to share human academic writing include research,
experience and entertain the readers. critiques, and scientific reports
Finally, creative writing uses the
figurative language.
Creative Writing OR Technical Writing
Creative Writing OR Technical Writing
Creative Writers’ Secret
To make their storytelling effective, writers must create
images in minds of their readers. This is done by using the
figurative language. When you use the language to mean
more than just the literal meaning, you are using the
figurative language.
Take the following examples:

1. She sings like she can bring heavy rains anytime.

2. You are my star who brings a spark of hope even in the
darkest night.
These sentences observe the figurative language. They do
not make sense when taken literally. But, when you interpret
them, it provokes an idea and even a feeling. Figurative
language uses literary techniques like figures of speech.
Activity #1:
02 IMAGERY
What is Imagery?
Imagery refers to the “mental pictures” that readers
experience when reading literature.

Imagery as a general term covers the use of language

to represent objects, actions, feelings, thoughts, ideas,
states of mind and any sensory experience. It is a
figurative language used to appeal to the senses
through vivid descriptive language. Imagery creates
mental pictures in the reader as they read the text.

Imagery is a technique that allows your reader to use

their senses and create mental images of your written
work.
What is Imagery?
Example: An excerpt from Peter Redgrove’s
Lazarus and the Sea contains imagery:

The tide of my death came whispering like this

Soiling my body with its tireless voice.
I scented the antique moistures when they
sharpened
The air of my room, made the rough wood of my
bed, (most dear), Standing out like roots in my
tall grave.
What is Imagery?
“The Molave and the Orchid” by F. Sionil Jose.

A long night and he woke up to a morning adorned with dazzling

light, dew glistening on his head and birds that had nested on his
branches. Yes, he had some use after all flitting about and fluting in
song. He looked down then, and there below was an effulgent
splash of color, bluish purple with specks of yellow and gorgeous
angel white. The little orchid had burst in bloom!

What are the words or phrases that helped you create a picture of
the scene?

Phrases such as “dazzling light”, “flitting and fluting”, “bluish purple

with specks of yellow”, angel white are called sensory words. These
helped you imagine the scene because it tried to engage your
senses.
Types of imagery and their corresponding sensory words

VISUAL OLFACTORY
AUDITORY

TACTILE KINESTHETIC
GUSTATORY
 Visual imagery appeals to the sense of sight.
It describes size, color, shape and other physical
characteristics.
(e.g. towering man, dark room, curved figure)
Example: The golden rice fields shimmered under
the afternoon sun.

01 VISUAL IMAGERY
Auditory – Auditory imagery engages your sense
of hearing through descriptions of how things
sound (e.g. drizzling rain, screeching of shoes,
chatters in the room, clattering chains).
Example: The dry leaves rustled as the wind gently
whistled by.

02 AUDITORY IMAGERY
Olfactory – Olfactory imagery captures the scent
and engages your sense of smell (e.g. flowery
smell, stench of sweat and old clothes, acrid
smoke)
Examples: A sudden rain interrupted the dry
afternoon. The air became heavy and damp. There
was an earthy scent lingering around.

03 OLFACTORY IMAGERY
 Tactile – Tactile imagery describes the sensation
of what is being touched (e.g. soft fur, slippery
skin, slimy substance, prickling grasses).
Examples: I ran towards my father barefoot. I
didn’t mind the rough stones which seemed to bite
my soles.

04 TACTILE IMAGERY
This type of imagery suggests taste and flavor
(tart juices of an apple, chlorinated water,
chicken soup, sugary ensaymada).

Example: The familiar tang of my mother’s

sinigang reminds me of my childhood.

05 GUSTATORY IMAGERY
 Kinesthetic imagery uses dynamic words
that suggest movement.

Examples: When I removed the collar or my dog.

He started bolting through the neighborhood like a
wild boar.

06 KINESTHETIC IMAGERY
Identify the type of imagery used.
 Describe your self
using the 6 types of
imagery..
03 DICTION
What is Diction?
Diction is the choice and use of
words and phrases in speech or
in writing. Word choice is the
most powerful element of style
for you to understand.
What is Diction?
A work’s diction forms one of its centrally
important literary elements as writers use
words to convey action, reveal character,
imply attitudes, identify themes, and
suggest values.
It includes the formality of the language,
the emotional content, the imagery, the
specificity, and the sounds of the words.
DENOTATION AND CONNOTATION
DENOTATION AND CONNOTATION
Denotative meaning of a word refers
to its actual meaning found in the
dictionary.

Connotative meaning refers to the

feeling or idea that is associated with
the word.
 DENOTATION AND CONNOTATION
Example:
Home - a place where one lives (denotation)
Home - warm feeling brought by the affection of loved ones (connotation)

Furthermore, connotation of the words can reveal our attitude towards the subject
whether it is positive or negative.
Compare the statements below.
1. The girl lives in a lair.
2. The girl lives in a home.

The first example suggests that the girl stays in a dark place. However, the second
example suggests that the girl stays in a place where she is loved and taken care of.
 DENOTATION AND CONNOTATION
Example:
He is a giraffe (denotation: he is an animal)
He is a giraffe (connotation: he is a tall person).

Spring is September (denotation)

Mary is already 15 springs old (connotation).

A bird left its nest to look for food (denotation)

That neighborhood is a nest of thieves (connotation).
 DENOTATION AND CONNOTATION
Example:

(1) I feel a winter in my heart.

(2) Winter is the cold season of the year.

(a)The Sun is part of the solar system.

(b)You are like a sun in my dark days.
 TYPES OF DICTION

Formal Informal
Diction Diction
FORMAL & INFORMAL DICTION
Formal diction involves choosing descriptive,
precise words that are polite and proper. Sentences
in formal diction are often longer.

Informal diction, on the other hand, often assumes

that the audience already knows what you're
talking about and generally uses shorter words.
Sentences may be incomplete or ignore some finer
points of grammar and usage.
FORMAL & INFORMAL DICTION
● formal diction - writing that
establishes a professional
tone, such as business writing
or formal essays
● informal diction -
conversational or friendly
writing style
FORMAL & INFORMAL DICTION
FORMAL & INFORMAL DICTION
Positive Negative
Teacher, mentor Schoolie, disciplinarian

Sipped, tasted Glugged, chugged

Smile, beam Smug, smirk

Announce, proclaim Shout, yell

 FORMAL & INFORMAL DICTION
● FORMAL: Hello, young man. It is a true
pleasure to make your acquaintance.
How are you feeling today?

● INFORMAL: Hey, kid. Nice to meet ya.

What's up?
 FORMAL & INFORMAL DICTION
● FORMAL: The man spoke to his
father in a low voice so others
could not hear.

● INFORMAL: That guy told his dad

secrets.
 FORMAL & INFORMAL DICTION
● FORMAL: Would you care to explain the
reasoning behind your decision to leave the
gathering early?

● INFORMAL: Why'd you leave the party so

soon?
 FORMAL & INFORMAL DICTION
● FORMAL: Her terrible temper won't endear
her to many if she refuses to control her
outbursts.

● INFORMAL: If she doesn't stop yelling, she'll

lose all her friends.
 Describe your self using
the 6 types of imagery and
use the appropriate
diction..