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Introduction by your Instructor!
Consultation time: MWF 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Howdy ink-slingers! Welcome to Creative Writing!
In this Specialized Subject, you will be able to engage yourselves in the application and
improvement of your writing skills in terms of creative input in literature. The course aims to
develop practical and creative skills in reading and writing; introduce students to the
fundamental techniques of writing fiction, poetry, and drama; and discuss the use of such
techniques by well-known authors in a variety of genres. Each class will be devoted to the
examination of techniques and to the workshop of students’ drafts toward the enrichment of
their manuscripts. Students learn how to combine inspiration and revision, and to develop a
sense of form. At the end of this subject, you are expected to demonstrate your acquired
knowledge and skills through the completion of the performance task.
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Here is the final performance task scenario you are to accomplish:
For National Arts Month, as an effort to promote interest and passion for the literary arts and
to support Filipino artists, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) will be
awarding a financial grant to a chosen literary group that will enable them to perform to a
wider audience.
The chosen group shall have the honor of having their production staged in universities all over
the Philippines, funded by NCCA.
As a creative writer and artist, you are to collaborate with other individuals from different fields
to form a literary group that will come up with the best original script and production of a one-
act play.
The output will be evaluated by a panel of esteemed literary artists, critics, and scholars based
on the different elements of a play, i.e. literary elements, performance elements, and
technical elements.
But as alternative, the evaluation on the concepts provided in this course will be delivered
through a monologue presentation anchored on the one-act play script making.
The given performance task will enable you to deepen your compassion and empathy with
your fellow men. Your ability to envision the complexity of human life is also developed as you
experience life vicariously, which will promote your social responsibility, initiative, leadership,
productivity, and innovation within yourself. To complete the performance task, this module
provides the overview of the necessary information that you have to learn, read, understand,
discussion questions that you need to answer sincerely, and assessment activity that will
determine your comprehension of the lesson.
Online Protocols
• Turn on your video when necessary (such as during student presentation, oral
recitation, and video logs).
• Set your zoom/google meet name to your proper name.
• Mute your microphone at all times to reduce unwanted noise.
• Send a chat message if you want to ask permission or questions while the
discussion is ongoing.
• Strictly no photography or video/audio recording!
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House Rules
● During the synchronous discussion, take note of the following icons that you might be
seeing on your screen
- turn on your video - turn on your microphone
- turn on your video - turn on your video
● In the online class, we are expected to show desired behavior which are the following:
✔ be respectful (if you expect respect, be the first to show it)
✔ be perseverant (keep working, keep trying, keep your group on track, and ask
questions)
✔ be responsible (be prepared to work with your assignments and other activities)
✔ be punctual (be on time! be on the google meet/zoom meeting before the class
scheduled time.)
✔ eyes on your screen, listen to the teacher, and wait for your turn!
✔ In any case that you cannot join the online class, do the activity, or submit the
requirements, inform your class adviser/teacher right away!
Online Class Procedures
● Your online class in this subject will start with a preliminary which are the following:
✔ Prayer
✔ Quote for the Day
✔ News
✔ Attendance checking
✔ Recap
● Activities and modules of this subject are powered by .
● Instructions/online classes are conducted through or
● Assessments are scheduled online through .
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Subject Coverage Orientation
Now that you know the online class protocols, house rules, and procedures, let’s have a
glimpse of the content of the subject, assessment, and grading system.
● Course Description
✔ Pre-requisite General Description (21st Century Literature from the Philippines and
the World) – This course aims to engage students in critical study and
appreciation of 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World,
encompassing their various dimensions, genres, elements, structures, contexts,
and traditions.
✔ Subject Description – The course aims to develop practical and creative skills in
reading and writing; introduce students to the fundamental techniques of writing
fiction, poetry, and drama; and discuss the use of such techniques by well-known
authors in a variety of genres. Each class will be devoted to the examination of
techniques and to the workshop of students’ drafts toward the enrichment of their
manuscripts. Students learn how to combine inspiration and revision, and to
develop a sense of form
✔ Performance Standard – The learners will produce a suite of poems, a
full/completed short story, or a script for a one- act play, with the option of
staging. (or performed alternatively through an audio monodrama)
Grading System
The grading system presented below is exclusive for specialized courses which includes
Creative Writing:
25% 30% 45%
Knowledge Process Understanding Knowledge Process Product/Performance
5% 10% 10% 10% 20% 45%
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Performance Task
At the beginning of this module, you were acquainted with the performance task scenario.
This performance task determines your knowledge, understanding, and proficiency on this
subject. Your output serves as evidence of your learning. With this, here are your performance
tasks for the two quarters. Your teacher has predetermined the platform that you will be using
for your performance task.
• FIRST QUARTER
Response Sonnet (produce a short, well-crafted poem)
- For the full details of the first PT, access the file via this link:
([Link]
• SECOND QUARTER
Audio Monologue Drama (produce a suite of poems, a full/completed short story, or a
script for a one- act play, with the option of staging)
- For the full details of the second PT, acces the file via this link:
([Link]
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Are you Ready?
The modules of this subject, synchronous and asynchronous activities, were designed to
provide you with a fun and meaningful learning experience. You will be enabled to process
the contents of the learning resource while being an active learner.
As a starter, let’s have this writing prompt to practice your expressive writing skill. Choose one
among the following, and build a narrative to answer these questions. Draft your answer as
these will be analyzed during one of our synchronous meetings.
- Write about your happiest childhood memory. Why is this memory so happy? What did it
mean to you to feel this way?
- Describe someone that makes you angry. What does the person do to make you feel angry?
What does that feel like to you?
- Talk about a time that you felt jealous of someone. What were you jealous about and why?
Enjoy writing!
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