Republic of the Philippines

Regional Office VIII (Eastern Visayas)

Division of Leyte
Sta. Fe Stand-Alone Senior High School
Brgy. Pilit, Sta. Fe, Leyte

SIMPLIFIED MELC-BASED ACTIVITY SHEET/WORKSHEET IN CREATIVE

WRITING GRADE 11
QUARTER 1
Performance Standard (PS): The learners shall be able to produce short paragraphs or vignettes
using imagery, diction, figures of speech, and specific experiences.

MELC 1: Use imagery, diction, figures of speech, and specific experiences to evoke meaningful
responses from readers.
 What is imagery, diction and figures of speech?
 What are the examples of imagery, diction and figures of speech?

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Explore TICKLE YOUR SENSES:

In 5 minutes, go outside the house and list down what you have observe including
the things, person, a situation/event, scenery or whatever that is noticeable and
imaginative to you. Make an observation summary when you go inside and write it
in your journal notebook. Answer the following questions.

Questions:
1. What did you see? What did you smell? What did you feel? What did you hear?
2. Is these view, odor, sound and sensation familiar to you? In what sense?
3. Is there something that reminds or similar to what you have sense before? What is
that?
4. Is there word you want to use after seeing, smelling, feeling and hearing those
things you observe? What are those?
5. For you, what made your senses special?
6. How can you use your senses in making your writings more creative?

Learn YOU MUST KNOW…

Human senses are regarded as the primary source of knowledge. Hence, for one
to come up with a really great deal of literary piece, it is necessary to release his fear
of sharing his innermost thoughts and feelings. The body, the emotions, the mind
and the soul must be aligned and should work together in developing a worthwhile.
To acquire this ability, creative writers starts with this simple technique.

Look at these statements.

1. the lady loves to wear flashy girly-girl colors
2. his hands are rough as sandpaper
3. withered facial expression
4. a steel-like confidence to his teammates
5. a house full of annoying souls
What have you notice? How were the words being described?...
Let’s have another example:

1. It was dark and dim in the forest.

2. The children were screaming and shouting in the fields.
3. He whiffed the aroma of brewed coffee.
4. The girl ran her hands on a soft satin fabric.
5. The fresh and juicy orange is very cold and sweet.
Did you notice something?
Are you familiar with figures of speech?
And this…
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Regional Office VIII (Eastern Visayas)
Division of Leyte
Sta. Fe Stand-Alone Senior High School
Brgy. Pilit, Sta. Fe, Leyte

He usurped the throne.

The word “USURP” means to seize and hold by force without legal right.
However, not all readers may know that. Bear in mind to use simple word when a
simple word will do.
Instead, WRITE:
He seized the throne.

Now, you have an idea how a creative writer ended with a creative literary piece
using imagery, figures of speech and diction respectively.

C R E A T IV E W R IT IN G
YOU MUST REMEMBER…

Engage REMEMBER!

Imagery/Figurative Language What is imagery?

 the use of figurative language or imagery means
Write to represent
at least five
examples.
objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to the
physical senses as to create vivid images
What is in the minds
figures of the
of speech?
reader. Write at keast five
examples.

 Imagery needs the aid of figure of speech. What is diction?

Write at least five
Figures of Speech examples?

 a word or phrase used in a non-literal sense for rhetorical or vivid

effect
Apply THE POWER OF RITUAL
 it is a deviation from the ordinary use of words in order to
increase
Think abouteffectiveness
the rituals and ritualistic behaviors in your own life. A ritual can
be anything thatare
 there 23 common
involves figure of
a fixed routine or speech,
sequencenamely:
of behaviors. Try starting with
 simile, metaphor, personification,
a creative search to jump-start your ideas. Then, write metonymy, apostrophe,
for five minutes on your
hyperbole,
chosen ritual. Remember thatsynecdoche, transferred
the most effective way of epithets,
getting euphemism,
it across to the
readers is to makeironythe writing simple, but
or sarcasm, graphic.
pun, Readers
epigram, don’t necessarily
antithesis, have to
oxymoron,
be familiar with your particular ritual but they must be able to relate
litotes, interrogation, exclamation, climax, anticlimax or to it.
bathos, alliteration, onomatopoeia, circumlocution,
Example: tautology or pleonasm
I like bars just after they open for the evening. When the air inside is still cool
Diction
and clean and everything is shiny and the bar-keep is giving himself that last look in
the mirror to see if his tie is straight and his hair is smooth. I like the neat bottles on
the bar A writer
 back and theshould know
lovely howglasses
shining to use and
the right choice andI like
the anticipation. usetoofwatch
word the
man mix theandfirst
phrases
one of in thewriting
evening and put it down on a crisp mat and put the folded
 It especially applies to theThe
napkin beside it. I like to taste it slowly. CORRECTNESS, CLEARNESS,
first quiet drink of the andbar –
evening in a quiet
EFFECTIVENESS of the words the writers choose
that’s wonderful.
-Raymond chandler, The Long Goodbye

Prepared by:
MARIBETH S. AGUJA
Subject Teacher
 Republic of the Philippines
Regional Office VIII (Eastern Visayas)
Division of Leyte
Sta. Fe Stand-Alone Senior High School
Brgy. Pilit, Sta. Fe, Leyte

SIMPLIFIED MELC-BASED ACTIVITY SHEET/WORKSHEET IN CREATIVE

WRITING GRADE 11
QUARTER 1
Performance Standard (PS): The learners shall be able to produce short paragraphs or vignettes
using imagery, diction, figures of speech, and specific experiences.

MELC 1: Use imagery, diction, figures of speech, and specific experiences to evoke meaningful
responses from readers.
 What is specific experiences in creative writing?
 How to use specific experiences in writing creatively?
Parts Content
 Republic of the Philippines
Regional Office VIII (Eastern Visayas)
Division of Leyte
Sta. Fe Stand-Alone Senior High School
Brgy. Pilit, Sta. Fe, Leyte

Explore SCRIBBLE AND TELL

Write and tell what you see on the picture. (journal notebook)

Questions:
1. What can you say about the pictures above?
2. If you will give a title to the pictures above, what is it?
3. What experiences can you see to the subject above?
4. What are your basis to come up with that experiences?
5. How can you make this experiences into a literary piece?
6. What are your suggestions to make your literary piece creative?
7. Is your experiences will help you to write a more realistic piece? How?
8. 7. Do you agree that “it is good to write when you really experience what you are
writing”? Why or why not?
 Republic of the Philippines
Regional Office VIII (Eastern Visayas)
Division of Leyte
Sta. Fe Stand-Alone Senior High School
Brgy. Pilit, Sta. Fe, Leyte

Learn YOU MUST KNOW…

The five senses: sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste, need to be employed by
the writers to engage a reader’s interest. If one wants writing to jump off the page,
then he must bring readers into the world the writer is creating. If one wants to
describe past events or unforgettable experiences, try and remember what was saw,
heard, touched, smelled, and tasted, then incorporate those things into writing and can
ensure that you will come up with the best output.

YOU MUST REMEMBER…

C R E A T IV E W R IT IN G

Engage

What is imagery?
Write at least five
examples.

What is figures of speech?

Write at keast five
examples.

What is diction?
Write at least five
examples?
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Regional Office VIII (Eastern Visayas)
Division of Leyte
Sta. Fe Stand-Alone Senior High School
Brgy. Pilit, Sta. Fe, Leyte

Apply

Prepared by:
MARIBETH S. AGUJA
Subject Teacher

Direction: Using the template and the box below, choose and write the statements that you think
describes creative and technical writing.

 To entertain and arouse a certain feeling in a reader

CREATIVE WRITING TECHNICAL WRITING
 Poetry (sonnets, haikus)
1. 1.
 Reference material (encyclopedia, dictionaries)
2. 2.
 A self- expression
3. Use qualitative-quantitative experiment3.
4. An organized expression of free-flowing4. ideas
5. Has a diverse audience 5.
6. 6.
With factual information presented in logical manner
 Has a targeted audience
 Need to be referenced appropriately
Processing
 Facts were displayed
 Use imagery and figures of speech Questions:
1. What made you
choose the
statements you wrote for creative writing? technical writing?
2. Based on the output you have, how will you understand the word creative and technical writing?
3. For you, what is creative writing?