Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
DIVISION OF CITY SCHOOLS
MAKATI SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL
Osias Street, Brgy. Poblacion, Makati City
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
English Elective III
CREATIVE WRITING
Prepared by: Joselito B Bisenio
MAKATI SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL
Osias Street, Brgy. Poblacion, Makati City
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
English Elective III
CREATIVE WRITING
Prepared by: Joselito B Bisenio
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Creative Writing is an English Elective for junior high school class based on the revised curriculum of Makati Science High School for School Year 2008-2009. It is designed for students who have a great passion for writing. It practically serves as a venue for students to freely express their thoughts, feelings, ideas and experiences through one of the four macro skills in English. It primarily aims to hone the students’ abilities to clearly express their thoughts. It also entails an in-depth study of literary terms and mechanisms so that they can be applied to the students’ own work to foster improvement. Minimizing the usual lecture-discussion from the teacher, it enables the students to experience a different style of learning. A workshop format will be used rather than the seminar style wherein students are asked to write their original compositions based on given themes, topics, or subjects. Hence, Creative Writing finds its worth in crafting thought-out and original compositions which will serve as an experience in creative problem solving.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
At the end of the course, the students are expected to:
v Apply the rules of grammar in written
v Construct grammatically correct sentences and paragraphs
v Familiarize with the types, categories and classes of literature
v Produce well crafted poems, short stories, essays, dramas, and other literary articles
v Foster creativity and imagination through writing
v Familiarize with the elements, qualities and properties of the different forms of literature
v Comply with the standards and norms of an effective writer
v Appreciate literature and literary works
v Critique poems, short stories, movies, songs, and other forms of literature
v Enhance writing skills and techniques
COURSE OUTLINE
FIRST QUARTER
I. INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING
II. RESPONSIBILITIES OF A WRITER
A. To the Readers
B. To His Fellow Writers
C. To Himself
III. REVIEW ON GRAMMAR
A. Parts of Speech
i. Nouns
ii. Pronouns
iii. Verbs
iv. Adjectives
v. Adverbs
vi. Prepositions
vii. Conjunctions
viii. Interjections
B. Punctuation and Capitalization
IV. WRITING A COMPOSITION
A. Categories of a Composition
i. Thesis
ii. Organization
iii. Content
iv. Use of words
v. Sentences and style
vi. Mechanics
B. Building Blocks of Composition
i. The Word
1. The Figures of Speech
a. Figures Based Upon Likeness
b. Figures Based Upon Other Relations
c. Figures Based Upon Sentence Structure
ii. The Sentence
1. Unity in a Sentence
2. Coherence in a Sentence
iii. The Paragraph
1. Lengths of Paragraphs
2. Unity in Paragraphs
a. The Topic Sentence
C. The Whole Composition
i. Content
ii. Organization
iii. The Title
iv. Mechanics
v. Principles of Composition Building
1. Law of Unity
2. Law of Coherence
3. Law of Emphasis
4. Law of Interest
vi. The Outline
1. Topic Outline
2. Sentence Outline
3. Mixed Outline
4. Paragraph Outline
Activities/projects: Composition Writing, class reporting (television show style), Portfolio (compilation of individual outputs)
SECOND QUARTER
I. CLASSIFYING COMPOSITION TYPES
A. Exposition
1. The Exposition of an Abstract Term or Concept
2. The Exposition Process
3. Character Sketch
4. Essay
5. Comment and Criticism
6. Summary Exposition
7. The Research Paper
8. Classification and Partition
9. Letters
a. Forms
b. Parts
c. Content
d. Qualities
e. Kinds
B. Narration
1. General Classifications
a. Objective Narration
b. Subjective Narration
2. Elements of Narration
a. Setting
b. Character
c. Action and plot
3. Motion and Time in Narration
4. Point of View
5. Dialogue in Narration
6. Diction
7. Selecting Details for Narration
8. Narrative Exposition
C. Description
1. Kinds of Description
a. Scientific
b. Technical
2. Diction
3. Point of View
4. Singleness of Impression
5. Selecting Details for Description
a. Order or Arrangement
6. Descriptive Exposition
D. Argumentation
1. The Proposition
2. The Nature of Proof
a. Primary and Secondary Evidence
i. Evaluating Evidence
ii. Evaluating Authority
3. Probability
4. Refutation
5. Organization
6. Argumentative Exposition
Activities/projects: composition writing, contributing articles for the iEARN Vision project
THIRD QUARTER
I. WRITING FICTION
A. Qualities of a Fiction Writer
B. Short Story
i. Elements of a Short Story
1. Character
2. Plot
3. Point of View
4. Dialogue
ii. Other Aspects of a Short Story
1. Symbols
2. Setting Mood
3. Theme
4. Setting
5. Tone
6. Style
7. SFX Appeal
8. Creating Pictures
9. Using Details
10. Writing With Examples
11. Grabbing Your Readers
12. Revision
iii. Evaluating A Story
C. Poetry
i. The Importance of Poetry
ii. Essential Elements of Poetry
1. Expectation and Surprise
2. The Speaker
3. The Words
4. Using Figurative Language
5. Symbol
6. Structure
7. Sound
8. Theme
9. Stanzas and Verse Forms
10. Rhyme
a. Tone
Activities/projects: review of selected short stories and poems, compilation of the students’ original compositions (poems, essays and short stories), Writing Fest
FOURTH QUARTER
I. POETRY (continued)
A. Forms of Poetry
1. Closed
2. Open
B. Kinds of Poetry
C. Evaluating Poetry
II. DRAMA
A. Definition and Description
B. Origin and Development
C. Process of Writing Drama
D. Elements of Drama
1. Characters
a. Conflict
b. Characterization in Plays
2. Plot
3. Thought
4. Spectacle
5. Setting
E. Forms of Drama
F. Evaluating Drama
Activities/Projects: Portfolio (compilation of individual outputs), Review of selected movies, Scriptwriting for mini-dramas, music video, television show, etc., Play and/or mini-independent film (as an application of the lecture/workshop on writing)
SOURCES OF INPUT:
Attendance
Active participation in classroom activities
Written Outputs
Quarterly tests
Projects
GRADING SYSTEM:
Participation/Performance 40%
Periodical Test 25%
Projects 25%
Quizzes 10%
REFERENCES:
Books
Christ, Henry I and Jerome Carlin. Modern English in Action. Massachusetts: D C Heath & Co, 1978
Holmes, Stewart W. Modern English in Action Practice. Massachusetts: D C Heath & Co, 1978
Manuel, Bienvenido B and Felipe Z. Basa. Functional English for Filipinos Through Pattern Practice. Manila, Philippines, 1980.
Ney, James W. et. al., The Good English Program. Concepts/Skills/ Experiences. Illinois, USA., Laidlaw Brothers, 1979
Olson, Miles C and Kuykendall, Carol B. Composition and Applied Grammar 9. The Writing Process. United States Of America. Allyn And Bacon, Inc., 1982
Ragno, Nancy NIckell et. al., Silver Burdett English. Silver Burdett Company. Morristown, New Jershey, USA. 1987
Ramos, Carmen M and Amelia C. Sanchez. Developing Skills in Grammar & Composition 1. Mandaluyong City: National Book Store Inc, 1986. Reprinted 2007
Scope English Writing And Language Skills Level One. New York, USA. Scholastic Inc, 1987
Young, Sue. Writing with Style. Scholastic Inc, 1997
Internet
http://en.wikepedia.org
www.funtrivia.com
www.education.yahoo.com
www.esl.about.com
www.infoplease.com
www.teachervision.com
www.teachingenglish.org.uk
www.wmich.edu/medieval/resources/IOE/html
www.writinga-z.com
Creative Writing is an English Elective for junior high school class based on the revised curriculum of Makati Science High School for School Year 2008-2009. It is designed for students who have a great passion for writing. It practically serves as a venue for students to freely express their thoughts, feelings, ideas and experiences through one of the four macro skills in English. It primarily aims to hone the students’ abilities to clearly express their thoughts. It also entails an in-depth study of literary terms and mechanisms so that they can be applied to the students’ own work to foster improvement. Minimizing the usual lecture-discussion from the teacher, it enables the students to experience a different style of learning. A workshop format will be used rather than the seminar style wherein students are asked to write their original compositions based on given themes, topics, or subjects. Hence, Creative Writing finds its worth in crafting thought-out and original compositions which will serve as an experience in creative problem solving.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
At the end of the course, the students are expected to:
v Apply the rules of grammar in written
v Construct grammatically correct sentences and paragraphs
v Familiarize with the types, categories and classes of literature
v Produce well crafted poems, short stories, essays, dramas, and other literary articles
v Foster creativity and imagination through writing
v Familiarize with the elements, qualities and properties of the different forms of literature
v Comply with the standards and norms of an effective writer
v Appreciate literature and literary works
v Critique poems, short stories, movies, songs, and other forms of literature
v Enhance writing skills and techniques
COURSE OUTLINE
FIRST QUARTER
I. INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING
II. RESPONSIBILITIES OF A WRITER
A. To the Readers
B. To His Fellow Writers
C. To Himself
III. REVIEW ON GRAMMAR
A. Parts of Speech
i. Nouns
ii. Pronouns
iii. Verbs
iv. Adjectives
v. Adverbs
vi. Prepositions
vii. Conjunctions
viii. Interjections
B. Punctuation and Capitalization
IV. WRITING A COMPOSITION
A. Categories of a Composition
i. Thesis
ii. Organization
iii. Content
iv. Use of words
v. Sentences and style
vi. Mechanics
B. Building Blocks of Composition
i. The Word
1. The Figures of Speech
a. Figures Based Upon Likeness
b. Figures Based Upon Other Relations
c. Figures Based Upon Sentence Structure
ii. The Sentence
1. Unity in a Sentence
2. Coherence in a Sentence
iii. The Paragraph
1. Lengths of Paragraphs
2. Unity in Paragraphs
a. The Topic Sentence
C. The Whole Composition
i. Content
ii. Organization
iii. The Title
iv. Mechanics
v. Principles of Composition Building
1. Law of Unity
2. Law of Coherence
3. Law of Emphasis
4. Law of Interest
vi. The Outline
1. Topic Outline
2. Sentence Outline
3. Mixed Outline
4. Paragraph Outline
Activities/projects: Composition Writing, class reporting (television show style), Portfolio (compilation of individual outputs)
SECOND QUARTER
I. CLASSIFYING COMPOSITION TYPES
A. Exposition
1. The Exposition of an Abstract Term or Concept
2. The Exposition Process
3. Character Sketch
4. Essay
5. Comment and Criticism
6. Summary Exposition
7. The Research Paper
8. Classification and Partition
9. Letters
a. Forms
b. Parts
c. Content
d. Qualities
e. Kinds
B. Narration
1. General Classifications
a. Objective Narration
b. Subjective Narration
2. Elements of Narration
a. Setting
b. Character
c. Action and plot
3. Motion and Time in Narration
4. Point of View
5. Dialogue in Narration
6. Diction
7. Selecting Details for Narration
8. Narrative Exposition
C. Description
1. Kinds of Description
a. Scientific
b. Technical
2. Diction
3. Point of View
4. Singleness of Impression
5. Selecting Details for Description
a. Order or Arrangement
6. Descriptive Exposition
D. Argumentation
1. The Proposition
2. The Nature of Proof
a. Primary and Secondary Evidence
i. Evaluating Evidence
ii. Evaluating Authority
3. Probability
4. Refutation
5. Organization
6. Argumentative Exposition
Activities/projects: composition writing, contributing articles for the iEARN Vision project
THIRD QUARTER
I. WRITING FICTION
A. Qualities of a Fiction Writer
B. Short Story
i. Elements of a Short Story
1. Character
2. Plot
3. Point of View
4. Dialogue
ii. Other Aspects of a Short Story
1. Symbols
2. Setting Mood
3. Theme
4. Setting
5. Tone
6. Style
7. SFX Appeal
8. Creating Pictures
9. Using Details
10. Writing With Examples
11. Grabbing Your Readers
12. Revision
iii. Evaluating A Story
C. Poetry
i. The Importance of Poetry
ii. Essential Elements of Poetry
1. Expectation and Surprise
2. The Speaker
3. The Words
4. Using Figurative Language
5. Symbol
6. Structure
7. Sound
8. Theme
9. Stanzas and Verse Forms
10. Rhyme
a. Tone
Activities/projects: review of selected short stories and poems, compilation of the students’ original compositions (poems, essays and short stories), Writing Fest
FOURTH QUARTER
I. POETRY (continued)
A. Forms of Poetry
1. Closed
2. Open
B. Kinds of Poetry
C. Evaluating Poetry
II. DRAMA
A. Definition and Description
B. Origin and Development
C. Process of Writing Drama
D. Elements of Drama
1. Characters
a. Conflict
b. Characterization in Plays
2. Plot
3. Thought
4. Spectacle
5. Setting
E. Forms of Drama
F. Evaluating Drama
Activities/Projects: Portfolio (compilation of individual outputs), Review of selected movies, Scriptwriting for mini-dramas, music video, television show, etc., Play and/or mini-independent film (as an application of the lecture/workshop on writing)
SOURCES OF INPUT:
Attendance
Active participation in classroom activities
Written Outputs
Quarterly tests
Projects
GRADING SYSTEM:
Participation/Performance 40%
Periodical Test 25%
Projects 25%
Quizzes 10%
REFERENCES:
Books
Christ, Henry I and Jerome Carlin. Modern English in Action. Massachusetts: D C Heath & Co, 1978
Holmes, Stewart W. Modern English in Action Practice. Massachusetts: D C Heath & Co, 1978
Manuel, Bienvenido B and Felipe Z. Basa. Functional English for Filipinos Through Pattern Practice. Manila, Philippines, 1980.
Ney, James W. et. al., The Good English Program. Concepts/Skills/ Experiences. Illinois, USA., Laidlaw Brothers, 1979
Olson, Miles C and Kuykendall, Carol B. Composition and Applied Grammar 9. The Writing Process. United States Of America. Allyn And Bacon, Inc., 1982
Ragno, Nancy NIckell et. al., Silver Burdett English. Silver Burdett Company. Morristown, New Jershey, USA. 1987
Ramos, Carmen M and Amelia C. Sanchez. Developing Skills in Grammar & Composition 1. Mandaluyong City: National Book Store Inc, 1986. Reprinted 2007
Scope English Writing And Language Skills Level One. New York, USA. Scholastic Inc, 1987
Young, Sue. Writing with Style. Scholastic Inc, 1997
Internet
http://en.wikepedia.org
www.funtrivia.com
www.education.yahoo.com
www.esl.about.com
www.infoplease.com
www.teachervision.com
www.teachingenglish.org.uk
www.wmich.edu/medieval/resources/IOE/html
www.writinga-z.com
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