Module 5 - Creative Writing (Final)
Module 5 - Creative Writing (Final)
Module 5 - Creative Writing (Final)
WRITING
LEARNING MODULE IN
CREATIVE WRITING
MODULE 5
DAY 1
LESSON 1:
The elements of Fiction
(Part 1 – Characters, Characterization, and point of view)
Directions: Study the Concept Notes and accomplish the given exercise on your Learning Activity Sheet.
B. Point of View – It is the narrative perspective which describes the position of the narrator; that is, the
character of the storyteller in relation to the story being told.
Types of Point of View (POV)
1. First Person – It is the most personal type of POV. Here, the narrator tells the story from his/her
perspective and frequently uses the pronoun I or when plural, we.
2. Second Person – It is one of the types of POV that is rare and provides a different form of intimacy.
Here, the author gives the reader a certain level of experience to be one of the characters in the
story, whether we imagine you as a listener of the story, as a different personality of the narrator, as
a character that anonymously makes its way through the story.
3. Third Person – It is a type that tells the story from the perspective of someone outside of the story.
Here, the author usually describes the characters using pronouns such as he or she and they.
(For a more in-depth and detailed discussion of this lesson, please refer to your textbook in this subject
entitled, FUNDAMENTALS OF CREATIVE WRITING and study the content from pages 83 to 87.)
Exercise 1
Directions: Refer to your textbook in this subject entitled, FUNDAMENTALS OF CREATIVE
WRITING and proceed to page 74. Then, read the selection entitled, In a Grove by Ryunosuke
Akutagawa and answer the following questions. Write your answer on the space provided after each
question. Be guided also by the given rubric for the evaluation of your answer.
Questions:
1. Who are the characters involved in the story?
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2. How did the writer use the characters in presenting the story?
3. How did the differing accounts of the characters affect the flow of events?
4. Based on the point of view used in Tajomarus’s Confession, how does he look like and what do you
think is his attitude? Support your answer.
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The response The response
The response is off-
The response adequately clearly and
Clarity and purpose and/or
elaborates ideas elaborates ideas, effectively
Language vague, lacks clarity,
unevenly, using employing a mix of elaborates ideas,
Used and is very
simplistic language. precise with more using precise
confusing.
general language. language.
Source: This module was adapted from https://www.cosa.k12.or.us/sites/default/files/materials/events/4_d._short_answer_ rubric_options.pdf
DAY 2
LESSON 2:
The elements of Fiction
(Part 2 – Plot and Theme)
Directions: Study the Concept Notes and accomplish the given exercise on your Learning Activity Sheet.
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b. Rising Action – Introduction of the problem or conflict
c. Climax – The high point
d. Falling Action – Winding down
e. Denouement/Resolution – The end
D. Theme – It is the point or idea that is central to the story. A story may have several themes which can
be summed up in a single word.
Moral is a lesson drawn from fiction that may either be explicitly stated or implicitly found and
needs to be deciphered by the reader. Moral lessons provided an added purpose and insight to what is
culturally “moral” in relation to the setting of a story. While themes are universal, moral lessons may
be very specific. (Refer to the given examples in your textbook on page 101.)
Dramatic Premise is the initial state of affairs that drives the fiction. It expresses the entire story
in one or two neat sentences known as the premise line/s.
(For a more in-depth and detailed discussion of this lesson, please refer to your textbook in this subject
entitled, FUNDAMENTALS OF CREATIVE WRITING and study the content from pages 88 to 103.)
Exercise 2
Directions: Look for another example of a short story. You may search online or at the nearest local
library for your example. Read the story that you have found and present its plot using the table provided
below. Indicate also the theme and the moral lesson of the story.
Theme:
Plot:
Exposition
Rising Action
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Climax
Falling Action
Denouement
Moral Lesson:
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DAY 3
LET’S SEE HOW MUCH YOU HAVE LEARNED!
(POST-Assessment)
KNOWLEDGE
A. Modified True or False (10 points)
Directions: Read and analyze carefully the following statements. Identify whether each statement about
fiction is true or false. Write TRUE if the statement is correct; otherwise, change the underlined word or
words to make the statement correct. Write your answer on the space provided before each number.
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IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS, WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE
AUTHOR.
CHECK your understanding!
ANSWERS FOR PRE-ASSESSMENT
1. Theme
2. Denouement
3. Linear Plot
4. Point of View
5. Flat Character
6. Moral
7. Fiction
8. Character
9. Plot
10. Characterization
REFERENCES
Buhisan, A. J. F. G. & Sayseng, A. H. (2016). Creative
WRITING. Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines: JFS
PUBLISHING Services.
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