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Creative Nonfiction
Quarter 1 – Module 4:
Writing a Draft
of a Short Piece
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Introductory Message
Grade 11/12-Creative Nonfiction 2
Competency: Writing a Draft of a Short Piece
(HUMSS_CNF11/12-Ib-d-5)
Welcome to Grade 11/12 Creative Nonfiction!
The English Learning Kit is developed to address the current needs of the
learner to continue learning in the comforts of their homes or learning centers. As the
learning facilitator, make sure that you give them clear instructions on how to study
and accomplish the given activities in the material. Learner’s progress must be
monitored.
The English Learning Kit is developed to help you, dear learner, in your
needs to continue learning even if you are not in school. This learning material aims
to primarily provide you with meaningful and engaging activities for independent
learning. Being an active learner, carefully read and understand to follow the
instructions given.
BEGIN
TARGETS
TRY THIS
Grade 11/12-Creative Nonfiction 4
Competency: Writing a Draft of a Short Piece
(HUMSS_CNF11/12-Ib-d-5)
Activity 1
DEFINE ME RIGHT!
A. Directions: Identify what is being described in each sentence. Choose your
answer from the pool of words below and write them in your CNF
activity notebook.
Column A
Column B
RECALL
Grade 11/12-Creative Nonfiction 5
Competency: Writing a Draft of a Short Piece
(HUMSS_CNF11/12-Ib-d-5)
In your previous lesson, you have
learned how to analyze factual/nonfictional
elements in the texts. I am sure you have
learned so much about it. To review your
previous lesson, accomplish the activity
below.
Activity 2
FIND THE RIGHT CHOICE!
A. Directions: Identify what is being described in each sentence. Choose from
the pool of words below. Write the correct answer in your CNF activity
notebook.
DO THIS
QUESTIONS ANSWERS
3. After completing this table, you may now start asking more questions
to know more about one another and to share some significant and
remarkable experiences.
4. This time, you are to work on your own. Write down the things you
have learned from your family. Do they have the same likes and
dislikes? How are they different from you? Write down your
observations in your activity notebook.
ACTIVITY 4
READ ON!
Where Am I?
by Jann Carmel B. Matchan
I slowly opened my eyes waking up in a four walled white room. I was lying on
the bed alone, with a blanket covering my body. I got up and looked around realizing
that there is nothing in here but a single bed and me. Everything was white, I am
even wearing some white pajamas. I suddenly feel strange. I was alone in this huge
room, but it suffocates me. Where Am I?
I could hear the droplets of the rain hitting the roof. Is it raining? I slowly went
to the door ready to turn the nob when I heard some laughters. Curiosity kills me,
then I opened it. The first thing that got my attention were the green grasses. I
walked out of the room realizing I was on a different place. Where Am I?
A kid bumped into me, "Ay, sorry nang!" I smiled at her and looked around, I
was at the park and the laughters came from the kids playing in here. They were
running and playing around. I stopped when I remembered something. That kid was
familiar. I think I saw her somewhere else. My eyes widened and I grasped for air
when I realized that the kid was me. She was me when I was just 7 years old.
The 7 year old me was happily playing around the park. She was laughing so
loud when one of her friends was running after her. I was just there watching when
suddenly she slipped. I was about to run to catch her when a woman suddenly
helped her up. That’s my mom. She comforted the little girl because she was crying
so loud.
Then suddenly everything went blank. Another image flashed in front me. I
was walking alone in an unfamiliar street. No one was in there but me. Then I
stopped in a door. I opened it and saw someone. It’s a girl sitting on a table full of
books and notebooks. She was very busy. Was she studying? I looked around and
asked, where Am I?
Then another person came running, "Carmel tapos kaw rn sa aton
assignment?" He asked the girl on the table. Then it came to my senses that I was in
a library. But wait. Was that girl me? I looked at her direction again and realized that
indeed, she was me. That girl was me when I was on my junior high school years.
The girl looked at her friend, "Wait lang kim, wara pa ako ka tapos." Tears
hiding behind her eyes was about to fall. She was starting to cram and get hysterical
as the due of her assignment drew near. I wanted to go to her but her friend Kim was
already comforting her.
EXPLOREE
For example:
Topic: Internet (broad topic)
How does internet impact people’s lives nowadays?
What are the use and significance of internet?
For example:
1
Merna G. Rico Lopez and Ma. Topic: Childhood
Asuncion (broad
Christine topic) et al., Study and Thinking Skills in
V. Dequilla,
What
English (Iloilo City, Philippines: are myPrinting
M. Malones most unforgettable
Press, 2003). childhood memories?
For example:
Internet (broad topic)
The impact of internet in this time of pandemic. (specific topic)
For example:
Childhood (broad topic)
My most unforgettable childhood memories.
For example:
1. Internet has a great impact nowadays.
(unsupported thesis statement)
Internet has a great impact on people’s lives
nowadays: it becomes the source of information, it allows
communication all over the world possible, and it binds
2 families. (supported/effective thesis statement)
Jessie S. Barrot, “Thesis Statement, Topic Sentence, and Supporting Details,” in Academic Reading
& Writing for Senior High School (Quezon City, Philippines: C & E Publishing, Inc., 2016), pp. 119-125.
2. Alvin thinks he has a cold or flu.
(unsupported thesis statement)
Grade 11/12-Creative Nonfiction Alvin thinks 11
he has a cold or flu because he has a
Competency: Writing a Draft of a Short Piece
(HUMSS_CNF11/12-Ib-d-5) sore throat, a headache, and a fever.
3. ORGANIZE AND DEVELOP IDEAS3.
The supporting information in a paragraph should be presented
in a logical order and linked with transitions, repetition of main words,
and in some paragraphs, with a concluding sentence. Five orders are
most frequently used to achieve a logical flow of ideas as stated below:
Organization of Paragraphs
Order Use
Arranges information in time sequence, Gives a
sequence of events; tells what happened first, second,
Chronological (time) third and so on.
5
Forlini, et al., Gary. “Composition-Forms and Process of Writing.” Essay. In Prentice Hall 1 Grammar
and Composition, 479–81. Pasig, Philippines: ANVIL Publishing, Inc., 1998
Parts of an Essay6
I. Introductory Paragraph
Example:
The Real Beauty of Life
by Mary Cyrstalline S. Nabua
Example:
However, people nowadays are tied to the thought of gaining
money and making a living. Money is life. Students are fixed with the
thought of being on top and making the best grades. Others are used
to play mobile games 24/7 and do nothing anymore.
Example:
We have to always remember that life isn't an exam that we
need to know each and every answer. Instead, it is knowing how to
live. Less on spoiling. Giving children their needs is enough. Spoiling
them about their wants is not. Kids must be taught manners and how
to live life simply and happily.
Right now, we can't fully enjoy our activities outside but this is
the time to grab the opportunity and become more responsible of
ourselves. Learn to give more time being productive instead of
slouching. Free your mind from worries and be creative. Do more
now, that there is less work. Discover how beautiful life can be
despite being limited.
ELEMENTS OF NONFICTION:
Deals only with real people, events, or idea.
Narrated from point of view, or perspective of the author, who is a real
person.
For example:
In the excerpt of the essay below entitled, The Real Beauty of
Life by Mary Cyrstalline S. Nabua, the text revolves around the theme
Life.
(1)
Tony Robbins once said "Life is a gift and it offers us the privilege,
opportunity and responsibility to give something back by becoming more." Life
is like a limited edition book. So we should do more and be more while it is
still there. It is a God given gift, irreplaceable and limited.
(2)
However, people nowadays are tied to the thought of gaining money
and making a living. Money is life. Students are fixed with the thought of being
on top and making the best grades. Others are used to play mobile games
24/7 and do nothing anymore.
For example:
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Jesus Z. Menoy, Creative Nonfiction (Mandaluyong, Philippines: Books Atbp Publishing Corp., 2017).
Rizelyn M. Marantan, Creative Writing. (Philippines: Jimcyville Publications. 2016).
SUM UP
Activity 5
Question: What comes into your mind when you hear the word COVID19? Write the
words in this web.
COVID19
Activity 6
BUILD YOUR VOCABULARY!
Directions: Before reading the selection, write the synonym or meaning of the
vocabulary words below. This will help you understand the essay better.
Do this in your CNF activity notebook.
1) lockdown - _________________________________________________
2) COVID19 - __________________________________________________
3) frontliner - ___________________________________________________
4) pandemic - __________________________________________________
6) genuine - __________________________________________________
Activity 7
SPOT THE GUIDES!
Directions: From the given selection, complete the following statements. Write your
answers in your activity notebook.
REFLECT
REFLECT
Well done! You have shown great
improvement after accomplishing all the
tasks in each lesson. This time you will
reflect on your work and rate your
confidence.
ACTIVITY 8
MY REFLECTIONS in 3-2-1!
Direction: Provide answers to what is being asked in each emoticon. Use your
activity notebook.
2 Things I Found
3 Things I Learned Today 1 Question I Still Have
Interesting
LEARN MORE
Activity 9
LET THE PICTURE SPEAK!
Directions: Pictures can paint a thousand words as they can be used to represent
abstract ideas or concepts. Now, study the pictures below. Then, write at
least three sentences about some ideas that come into your mind or your
personal experiences encountered relevant to the given pictures in your
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
Picture 2.
Picture 3.
Picture 4.
Picture 5.
ACTIVITY 10
MAKE A RIGHT CHOICE!
A. Directions: Read each statement carefully and choose the letter of the correct
answer in your activity notebook.
1. What is a particular type of literature, painting, music, film, or other art form which
people consider as a class because it has special characteristics?
3. What do you call a factual account of a person’s life written by someone other
than the subject?
7. It is the use of the central controlling idea and symbolism, imagery and figurative
language in a write-up.
9. It refers to the writing of a one- sentence summary that guides, controls and
unifies ideas when writing a paper.
10. It is the use of literary composition, determined literary techniques, tone, content
or length.
Activity 11
IT IS THE WRITE TIME!
Directions: Chose at least two pictures from any resources you may have and write
a draft of a literary piece for each. It may be a poetry, a fiction, a
nonfiction, a drama or a folktale. Make sure to follow the guidelines in
writing a draft and consider the elements of the various literary genres.
Your write-up will be scored based on the rubric below. Use your activity
notebook.
Topic is specific The topic is broad The topic is broad Topic is not relevant
Choice of and relevant to the but relevant to the and has little to the content.
Topic content. content. relevance to the
content.
First sentence,
Captures reader's
First sentence, paragraph, or line
attention from first Gets reader's
paragraph, or line not only lacks
interesting attention with first
lacks the ability to interest for the
Thesis sentence, sentence,
draw the reader into reader but also
Statement paragraph, or line; paragraph, or line,
the piece; reader contains a cliché
reader cannot help draws reader into
may not keep idea/image (or
but continue the rest of piece.
reading. worse, no ideas or
reading
images).
Literary Genre Impresses the Interests the reader Offers little Lacks originality in
reader from most of the way originality in ideas, ideas, language,
beginning to end through with some language, plot, plot, imagery, etc.
through original and original and imagery, etc. May Filled with clichés
interesting use of interesting use of contain many and/or stereotypes.
ideas, language, ideas, language, clichés and/or Reader sees the
plot, character plot, character stereotypes. Reader piece as “spinning its
Succeeds in getting
the reader to care Possesses a quality Lacks the ability to
Lacks the ability to
about its outcome that keeps reader hold reader interest;
keep the reader
by being grounded reading--possibly, fails to present
Theme and reading; problem,
in a significant grounded in a problem, dilemma, or
Literary dilemma, or
problem, dilemma, problem, dilemma, paradox. Writer may
Technique paradox presented
or paradox that or paradox that seem as
may seem trivial at
needs to be needs to be uninterested in the
times.
addressed and gets addressed. work.
reader involved.
Contains many
Contains no errors Contains few errors Contains errors in
errors in grammar,
in grammar, usage, in grammar, usage, grammar, usage, or
usage, and
Mechanics or mechanics or mechanics (aside mechanics; that
mechanics; errors
(unless used STANDARDS
for fromANDthoseCRITERIA
used for FOR
interfere
SUCCESSwith
block
artistic purposes) artistic purposes) reading.
understanding.
GLOSSARY
ANSWER KEY
DO THIS
ACTIVITY 3. GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER
EXPLORE
1-5. Answers may vary.
APPLY WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED
ACTIVITY 5. MAP IT OUT
Swab test
Face mask
Alcohol
Lockdown
COVID19
Social distancing
pandemic
death
frontliners
3. Organization of Ideas:
Chronological because the information are arranged in time sequence
using transition words.
Spatial because the ideas/ information are arranged according to
space relationship from top to bottom, and
Developmental because the information are arranged so that one point
leads logically to the next.
4. Nonfiction
5. The theme is the effect of covid19/ lockdown to people. The literary technique
used
is definition, figures of speech and imagery.
ACTIVITY 8. MY REFLECTIONS!
Answers may vary.
LEARN MORE
REFERENCES
Dela Peña (2010). Communication Arts in English 8: Angelicum College Quezon City
Hood, Dave. Find Your Creative Muse Learn How to Write Poetry, Fiction, Personal
Essays, And More (blog), November 16, 2012.
https://davehood59.wordpress.com/2012/11/16/the-writing-process-the-first-
draft retrieved July 23, 2020.
Hood, Dave. Find Your Creative Muse Learn How to Write Poetry, Fiction, Personal
Rico Lopez, Merna G., and Ma. Asuncion Christine V. Dequilla, et al. Study and
Thinking Skills in English. Iloilo City, Philippines: M. Malones Printing Press,
2003.