Southern Baptist College

College of Liberal Arts

Bialong, Mlang Cotabato

Creative Writing

Ralph E. Macailing
3rd Year Student
PRE-ASSESSMENT:
TRUE OR FALSE: WRITE True if the statement is correct and False if its incorrect. Write
your answer on the space provide.

True 1. Literature consists of true and fake stories.

True 2. Literature is a product of our creative mind.
False3. Literature is not ignored by innovation and change in time
True 4. Literature helps us to understand one’s culture.
True 5. Character is the most important element in the story.
False6. Literature is written pieces only.
False7. For entertainment, is the prime reason why we read literature
True 8.Poetry is main concept of literature in the old times
False9. All literature must have spiritual value
True 10. Literature ignites our emotions of being optimistic in life.

EXERCISE 1:
Direction: COLLAGE MAKING. It’s time to show your artistic side; use magazines,
newspapers, brochure, pamphlets to cut out pictures or any image to create pictures that
remind you of your favorite book. Paste them below in the given space. Be sure that it is
neat, clear and presentable.
Note: Label the picture.
Harry Potter
 J. K. Rowling

EXERCISE 2: CONCEPT MAPPING OF “ENGLISH LITERATURE”. PROVIDE THE

FOLLOWING ITEMS IN THE MAP BELOW.

Types of Drama Types of Poetry Types of Prose

Comedy Free Verse Nonfictional prose

 Satyr plays Haiku Fictional prose
Tragedy Limerick Heroic prose
Sonnet Prose poetry

EXERCISE 3: IDENTIFICATION. IDENTIFY THE NAME OF THE MOVIE IN THE PHOTOS

SHOWN BELOW.

1. 2.
Miss Saigon The Hunger Games

3. 4.
Hanamichi Sakuragi The Twilight Saga

5. 6.
Iron Man Wonderwoman

EXERCISE 4:
Direction: FOLLOW YOUR STAR Game: In this game board you have to start answering
the questions in the star box to proceed to the finish line. Use cut paper to paste your final
answer in the box. Again follow your star. (NO ERASURES including the Correcting Tape)

Start The place in Captain Author Symbol Explai Explain Maria

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Charact what ( Fiction Potter story vs. a
er in the element or Non- “Lord of Man (science
classic fiction) the conflic fiction or
story Fiction rings” t tradition
“Tell- al
tale Fantasy)
heart”
by
Edgar
Allan
Poe
The
Narrato
r and
Old Man

Main The struggle Frankenste Author Symbol explai Explain Maria

charact in the story in of in the n Man rising Makiling
er in Conflict in ( Fiction or Thirtee story vs. action (science
“The fall a story crea Non- n Hunger societ fiction or
of the tes and Fiction) Reasons Games y tradition
house drives the why conflic al
of plot forward Jay t Fantasy)
Usher” Asher Confli
ct
autho
rs
often
use to
explor
e
societ
y

Main The Titanic Author Symbol Explai Explain Maria

charact message of (Fiction or of in the n man climax Magdalen
er in the story Non- Diverge story “ vs e
Romeo Fiction) nt Beauty himse ((science
and and the lf fiction or
Juliet Beast” tradition
tragic Rose – al
story Daughte Fantasy)
 r’s love
and
affection
Main The angle in The Congo Author Symbol Explai explain Maria
charact the story ( Fiction or of Fault in the n man denoueme Hwasa
er in the Non- in our story vs nt ((science
Film “ Fiction) stars Train to natur Final part fiction or
MULAN Busan e of the tradition
” story al
Fantasy)

Main The Goblin Author Symbol Explai Explain Finish

charact sequence of (Fiction or of in the n man ending Maria
er in the events in the Non- Hunger story “ vs fate Labo
story “ story Fiction) Games Magic (science
The Temple” fiction or
Lottery” tradition
by al
Shirley fiction)
Jackson Tradition
al
Fiction

Exercise 5:
DIRECTION: WEB MAPPING. USING WEB MAP COMPLETE THE CIRCLES WITH
SYNONYMOUS TERM FOR CRITICISM AND EXPLAIN
 Evaluation
Critique

To evaluate a work of
art is to judge its To review or examine
merits (praiseworthy something critically.
quality).

Review Judgment

CRITICISM
Reviewing thinking carefully To be critical or to critique
and clearly taking into something you need to evaluate
consideration both strength or weigh up evidence and
and weaknesses in the arguments and come to some
material under review. judgement about them.

Option

Criticism requires practically no usage of

our brain’s function. An opinion should be
one which contains some weighted
comment accompanied with some
constructive solution.

EXERCISE 6:
DIRECTION: SUMMARIZATION. SUMMARIZE THE IDEAS OF THE FOLLOWING
PROPONENTS IN LITERARY CRITICISM.
PEOPLE SUMMARY OF VIEWS
 In metaphysics Plato, envisioned a
systematic, rational treatment of the forms
and their interrelations, staring with the
most fundamental among them (the Good,
or the One); in the ethics and moral
PLATO
psychology he developed the view that the
good life requires not just a certain kind of
knowledge (as Socrates had suggested).
Aristotle initially claimed that everything
was made up of five elements: earth, fire,
air, water, and Aether. Aristotle is also
famous for his “four causes,” which
explain the nature of change in an object.
ARISTOTLE Its material cause is what it is actually
made of. Its formal cause is how that
matter is arranged.
Horace begins by praising consistency as
the highest virtue of poetry. A work that
attempts to be now one thing, now
another, is eventually, according to
Horace, being nothing at all. For this
HORACE reasons, authors must maintain the same
tone throughout a work, not attempt to
improve an inferior effort with a “purple
patch” of fine words every now and then.
At this time, Dante was going through a
rough patch, as life in Florence saw most
people torn between the church and the
state and Dante himself was exiled for his
allegiances. With an opposing political
DANTE ALIGHEIRI party. Dante also suffered a bit of
heartbreak, being married but falling in
love with another who died at a young age,
named Beatrice, who will come into play
later. As we look at the Divine Comedy,
just one of Dante’s works, you’ll see quite
a few of these real life characters appear,
as Dante appears as the protagonist in his
own story. Dante also believed in making
literature approachable, writing the Divine
Comedy in a language understandable to
the masses, as opposed to most literature
of the time being written in latin.
 Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586) is often
cited as an archetype of well-rounded
“Renaissance man”: his talents were
multifold, encompassing not only poetry
and cultivated learning but also the virtues
of statesmanship and military service. He
SIR PHILIP SIDNEY was born into an aristocratic family, was
eventually knighted, and held government
appointments which included the
government

EVALUATION :
DIRECTION: MATCHING TYPE. MATCH COLUMN A TO COLUMN B. WRITE THE LETTER
ONLY.

COLUMN A COLUMN B

C 1. Renaissance criticism A. Interpreter

I 2. New Criticism
K 3. Romanticism
F 4. Enlightenment
J 5. Literary Theory
A 6. Literary criticism
G 7. Literary critic
L 8. Greeks
D 9. Longinus(18th century )
E 10. Practical criticism
B. Introduction of Comedy
C. Judgment
D. Introduction of spiritual ideas
E. Text is more emphasized than author
F. Introduction to Truth as Supreme
G. Lenses in studying literature
H. Approaches in studying literature
I. Examination of individual text
J. Introduce the importance of
language in literature
K. World of poetic minds
L. founder of new criticism

Exercise 7:
Direction: ESSAY WRITING. Recall the famous stories of all times and answer the
questions below for standards of literature.
THE HAPPY PRINCE “ THE BEGGAR” FROM THE MOVIE
BY OSCAR WILDE BY ANTON CHEKHOV “ROBINHOOD”
1. What standard of 1. What standard of 1. What standard of
literature the story literature the story literature the story
possess, and why? possess, and why? possess, and why?
- The standard of - The standard of - Standard of
literature the literature of the literature that
story possess is story is story posses
style because of spiritual value was spiritual
the distinct way because  lifts up value because
the author the inner spirit he serves as a
expresses his or and soul and motivation to
her has the power fight abusive
thoughts.  Word to motivate and people on
s can be used in inspire readers. higher position
unique, creative It typically as what was
and draws on the conveyed in the
entertaining suggested movie.  It
ways that make lessons and typically draws
the work moral codes of on the
memorable. society that are suggested
depicted in lessons and
various literary moral codes of
genres. society.

2. What is the role of

swallow in the life of 2. Is Robinhood a
the Happy Prince? Hero? Why?
- swallow is a 2. Who changed - For me,
sparrow which Lushkov life , is it Robinhood is a
helps the the Skvortsoff or Olga? hero despite of
statue of happy - I think both of his unlawful
prince to make them change actions taken to
the poor happy. Lushkov’s life help the people
The swallow ca because of but if I would
me to the happy Skvortsoff took be a hero I will
prince's statue Lushkov with not do things
to sleep for him and give like his ways of
night and the him job to earn helping others.
after that money and Olga
the happy change
prince started Lushkov’s life
to make wishes because of her
to kindness and
 the swallow to guidance to the
accomplish his beggar.
work to make
everyone happy
.

EXERCISE 8:
Direction: CHECK-UP QUIZ. The following questions are taken from famous stories,
movies or TV shows. Answer the following questions below. Enjoy the quiz.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

1. This is the first book written by J.K Rowling about a young wizard, Harry Potter and
his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft
and Wizardy?
World War Z

2. This movie is about a former U.N investigator Gerry Lane ( Brad Pitt) get stuck in
urban gridlock , he senses that it’s no ordinary traffic jam, when suddenly the city
erupts into chaos because of a lethal virus that is spreading through a single bite.
Turning healthy people into something vicious, unthinking and feral.

Suzanne Colline
3. Author of the Hunger Games movie.

Oscar Wilde
4. Whose line is this “Be yourself ; everyone else is Taken.”

Mahabharata and the Ramayana

5. What are the 2 Famous epic story of Indian Literature?

Johnny Depp
 6. He played Jack Sparrow in the movie “Pirates of the Carribean”

Romeo and Juliet

7. This is Shakespeare lifetime popular play along with Hamlet and Macbeth . This play
became a movie after frequently performed as play.

Voldemort
8. Who is the villain in the story Harry Potter?

Mutants
9. What do we call people in Xmen movie who possess power?

Logan(Hugh Jackman)
9. What is the real name of wolverine?

No one
11. Who sits in the throne in the hit TV Series “Game of Thrones”
Maleficent
12. Who gave Princess Aurora a True love kiss?

Great honor comes great responsibility

13. What is the famous line of Spiderman?

Swords
14. In Star Wars universe , Lightsabers are?

William Shakespeare
15. Who wrote Macbeth?
EXERCISE 9: Direction. ESSAY WRITING. Explain briefly the statements inside the table
why we are presenting Nonfiction to Literature class, with your own interpretation.

 It helps students to see  It has the values  The stories are

the reality in the society. ( Spiritual, Moral, Sociological, relatable that brings
- Nonfictions helps Intellectual, Psychological) excitement to students
students to deal in - Nonfictions has - True that
real life situations the following stories are
and let them think values like relatable
of a possible Spiritual, Moral, because it is
solutions in such Sociological, based on
circumstances Intellectual and the
because Psychological and happening
nonfictions are it is good to in on our real
based on facts that promoting world and it
really exist to the humanity such as brought
daily lives of the sincerity, justice, excitements
students. goodness, to the
forgiveness, students
courage l, power because
and wisdom. they look
forward on
applying the
ideas
they’ve
acquired.

EXERCISE 10:
GROUP ACTIVITY.
DIVIDE THE CLASS INTO FOUR GROUPS. EACH GROUP SHOULD PREPARE A SHORT
EXPLANATION OF THE GIVEN QUESTIONS. PROVIDE REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE IF
POSSIBLE. CHOOSE YOUR REPORTER.

GROUP 1: DISCUSS THE CONDITION OF THE MAIN CHARACTER.

GROUP 2: GIVE POSSIBLE ENDING IN THE STORY. WHAT DO YOU THINK HAPPEN IN

THE STORY TELLER.

GROUP 3: INTRODUCE EDGAR ALLAN POE THE WRITER AND HIS STYLE IN WRITING TO

CLASS.

GROUP 4: WHAT MAKES THIS STORY FICTIONAL? HOW WILL YOU ENCOURAGE

STUDENTS TO READ THIS ? DO YOU THINK THEY WILL ENJOY? WHAT IS THE MORAL IN

THE STORY?

EVALUATION.
DIRECTION: IDENTIFICATION. FROM THE STORY “THE TELL-TALE HEART”
Heaven and Hell1. The narrator in the beginning paragraphs was claiming that he has a

sound mind and he is not mad at all but he is very ill , in fact he heard sounds from ______

and _______.

Eat 2. He loved the man but only his eyes made him suffer. The eye was described by the

narrator as the eye of a vulture , ready to __________________?

Midnight 3. Every night about _______ I slowly opened his door. And when the door was

opened wide enough I put my hand in, and then my head.

An hour 4. The narrator stood quite still in the old man’s room , for almost _______ he didn’t

move.

Blue5. What is exactly the color of the evil eye for the narrator?

Bedcover6. The killer in the story used what “thing” to cover the head of the old man?

Head 7. What body part of an old man the narrator cut first?

Three 8. How many boards from the floor the narrator pulled off to hide the body of the

old man?

Four o’clock 9. The man finished his mission in killing the old man with an evil eye at

exactly _____ in the morning?

The cry was my own10. When the police officers came what was the narrator first excuse?

EXERCISE 11:

DIRECTION: COMPLETE THE ELEMENTS. COMPLETE THE ELEMENTS OF A STORY

BELOW.

DESCRIBE WHERE IS WHAT IS ENUMERAT DISCUSS THE THEMES THEME

THE MAIN THE THE E THE POINT OF IN THE S IN
CHARACTER EXACT CONFLICT VISIBLE VIEW IN STORY THE
S SETTING IN THE SYMBOLS THE STORY STORY
OF THE STORY? AND ITS
STORY? MEANING

Tessie The setting The Black The point of The

Hutchinson of Shirley conflict in wooden view of Danger of
Jackson's
The unlucky the story box. It is a "The Lottery Blindly
short story
loser of the was symbol of " is third- Followin
"The
lottery.
Tessie draws person vs. unchanging person g
the paper Lottery" society, and omniscient, Tradition
with the takes place because it unrelenting because the .
black mark in a small,
is the deep hole of narrator
on it and is nondescrip
stoned to t town traditions pain. It reports the The
death. located in of the represents a thoughts and village
rural village that coffin that feelings of lottery
Old Man America on cause stores death multiple culminate
Warner the Tessie characters. s in a
The oldest morning of
Hutchinso White slips Furthermore, violent
man in the June 27th.
Jackson n to be of the narrator murder
village. Old killed, and papers. “He is not a each year,
Man Warner describes
the one other dropped all participant in a bizarre
has
participated weather on person a the papers the events ritual that
in seventy- the day of year but those that take suggests
seven the lottery before her. onto the place. how
lotteries. as being
ground, dangerous
pleasant,
clear, and where the tradition
Mr. breeze can be
warm,
Summers
which caught them when
The man who
gives the and lifted people
conducts the
reader a them off.” follow it
lottery. Mr.
sense of They blindly.
Summers
tranquility
prepares the represent
and
slips of paper the life of
optimism.
that go into the villagers,
the black box
which can be
and calls the
names. taken away
at a
Bill moment’s
Hutchinson notice.
Tessie’s
husband. Bill A Black
first draws spot on the
the marked slip of
paper, but he
paper. A
picks a blank
paper during black mark
the second always has
drawing. negative
connotations
Mr. Harry , like a black
Graves mark in your
The report card.
postmaster.
If this was a
Mr. Graves
helps Mr. happy
Summers lottery,
prepare the probably it
papers for the would be a
lottery and smiley face
assists him on the slip of
during the
paper.
ritual.

EVALUATION:

DIRECTION: SEQUENCING. THIS IS UNDER CULTURAL CRITICISM FROM THE STORY

“THE LOTTERY” .ARRANGE THE STORY AS WHAT HAPPENED FIRST. WRITE THE
LETTER ON THE SPACE PROVIDED.
a. We learn that there are other villages with such large populations that it takes them two
full days to complete the lottery; they have to start two days earlier to make up for it.
b. Tess Hutchinson, his wife, immediately begins to protest. Her friends attempt to calm
her, and her husband tells her to be quiet.
c. The men gather and talk the usual farmer talk: weather, planting, taxes. They seem
subdued – "they smiled rather than laughed."
d. Around ten o'clock, villagers start gathering in the town square, which is situated
between the post office and the bank.
e. Mr. Graves, the postmaster, follows Mr. Summers carrying a three-legged stool. The box
is placed upon the stool. Mr. Summers mixes up the papers inside the box.
f. Mrs. Hutchinson comes hurrying along and joins the back of the crowd. She tells Mrs.
Delacroix that she had forgotten about the lottery until she realized her kids weren't
home.
g. The villagers are familiar with the rules; only half of them are listening to Mr. Summers.
h. Children are the first to gather. Bobby Martin fills his pocket with stones; the other boys
copy him. They choose smooth and round stones. Harry Jones and Dickie Delacroix put the
stones in one giant pile in one corner of the square. The girls keep to themselves.
i. Mr. Summers urges the crowd to finish quickly. The villagers pick up the stones gathered
earlier. Mrs. Delacroix picks up an enormous stone as Mrs. Dunbar tells her to go on ahead.
j. Tess screams as the villagers attack her.
k. As Nancy draws her slip, a girl clearly whispers that she hopes Nancy is not chosen, and
Old Man Warner grumbles that times have changed.
l. After two more names, Mr. Summers allows everyone to open their slip of paper. We
learn that Bill Hutchinson has "it," whatever "it" is. Mrs. Dunbar tells her son to go inform
his father.
m. Mrs. Delacroix reassures Mrs. Hutchinson that she didn't miss anything.
n. More and more people obtain slips of paper and hold them nervously as the rest of the
villagers come forward.
o. He arrives carrying a black wooden box.
1. D 6.M 11.L
2. A 7.O 12.B
3. H 8.F 13.K
4. C 9.G 14.I
5. E 10.N 15.J

EVALUATION ( SUMMATIVE) :
Analysis: Analyze briefly the following questions.
Test 1: EXPLAIN CONCISELY THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.
1. Discuss the uniqueness in the literary writing style of Edgar Allan Poe. What
makes the style effective for most of his readers?
 - Edgar Allan Poe has a unique and dark way of writing. His mysterious style of
writing appeals to emotion and drama. Poe's most impressionable works of
fiction are gothic. His stories tend to have the same recurring theme of either
death, lost love or both.

2. What is Edgar Allan Poe’s story that’s for you describe his entire life? Please tell
us the story and his connections to his life’s experiences.

- Edgar Allan Poe’s story that describe his entire life was Alone. The theme of it
was loneliness. The poem can be summarized in the following manner. The
narrator has felt alone since childhood, and even now still feels alone. Just like
his life he felt being left by his mother since child and got to drinking when
he’s adult.

3. Can we consider the works of Edgar Allan Poe as encouraging to students? Or

distractive to them. Please explain.

- Yes it is encouraging because it challenges the mind of our generation and

made them think about the story that will give them wide vocabulary and
understanding in using or choosing words to use in writing a story.

4. To summarize your understanding on Literary texts, literature is?

- Literature is a collections of works made by excellent writers that aims to

made us engage from reading by writing stories that can make us feel that it
was real or make you feel that you are in that story.

TEST 11. PLEASE EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENT CRITICISM. NOTE: EXPLAIN THE WAY OF
LIFE IN EACH TIME, THE PEOPLE, THE LITERATURE AND THE ARTS.

1. CLASSICAL OR MEDIEVAL CRITICISM.

 - Literary criticism is thought to have existed as far back as the classical period.
[2] In the 4th century BC Aristotle wrote the Poetics, a typology and
description of literary forms with many specific criticisms of contemporary
works of art. Poetics developed for the first time the concepts
of mimesis and catharsis, which are still crucial in literary studies. Plato's
attacks on poetry as imitative, secondary, and false were formative as well.
The Sanskrit Natya Shastra includes literary criticism on ancient Indian
literature and Sanskrit drama.Later classical and medieval criticism often
focused on religious texts, and the several long religious traditions
of hermeneutics and textual exegesis have had a profound influence on the
study of secular texts. This was particularly the case for the literary traditions
of the three Abrahamic religions: Jewish literature, Christian
literature and Islamic literature.Literary criticism was also employed in other
forms of medieval Arabic literature and Arabic poetry from the 9th century,
notably by Al-Jahiz in his al-Bayan wa-'l-tabyin and al-Hayawan, and
by Abdullah ibn al-Mu'tazz in his Kitab al-Badi.

2. RENAISSANCE CRITICISM

- The literary criticism of the Renaissance developed classical ideas of unity of

form and content into literary neoclassicism, proclaiming literature as central
to culture, entrusting the poet and the author with preservation of a long
literary tradition. The birth of Renaissance criticism was in 1498, with the
recovery of classic texts, most notably, Giorgio Valla's Latin translation
of Aristotle's Poetics. The work of Aristotle, especially Poetics, was the most
important influence upon literary criticism until the late eighteenth
century. Lodovico Castelvetro was one of the most influential Renaissance
critics who wrote commentaries on Aristotle's Poetics in 1570

3. ENLIGHTENMENT CRITICISM

- In the Enlightenment period (1700s to 1800s), literary criticism became more

popular. During this time period literacy rates started to rise in the public; no
longer was reading exclusive for the wealthy or scholarly. With the rise of the
literate public, the swiftness of printing and commercialization of literature,
criticism arose too. Reading was no longer viewed solely as educational or as a
sacred source of religion; it was a form of entertainment. Literary criticism
was influenced by the values and stylistic writing, including clear, bold,
 precise writing and the more controversial criteria of the author's religious
beliefs. These critical reviews were published in many magazines,
newspapers, and journals. The commercialization of literature and its mass
production had its downside. The emergent literary market, which was
expected to educate the public and keep them away from superstition and
prejudice, increasingly diverged from the idealistic control of the
Enlightenment theoreticians so that the business of Enlightenment became a
business with the Enlightenment. This development - particularly of
emergence of entertainment literature - was addressed through an
intensification of criticism. Many works of Jonathan Swift, for instance, were
criticized including his book Gulliver's Travels, which one critic described as
"the detestable story of the Yahoos".

4. ROMANTIC CRITICISM

- The British Romantic movement of the early nineteenth century introduced

new aesthetic ideas to literary studies, including the idea that the object of
literature need not always be beautiful, noble, or perfect, but that literature
itself could elevate a common subject to the level of the sublime. German
Romanticism, which followed closely after the late development of
German classicism, emphasized an aesthetic of fragmentation that can appear
startlingly modern to the reader of English literature, and valued Witz – that
is, "wit" or "humor" of a certain sort – more highly than the serious
Anglophone Romanticism. The late nineteenth century brought renown to
authors known more for their literary criticism than for their own literary
work, such as Matthew Arnold.

5. MODERN CRITICISM
- Modern literary criticism is often influenced by literary theory, which is
the philosophical discussion of literature's goals and methods. Though the two
activities are closely related, literary critics are not always, and have not
always been, theorists.Whether or not literary criticism should be considered
a separate field of inquiry from literary theory, or conversely from book
reviewing, is a matter of some controversy. For example, the Johns Hopkins
Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism[1] draws no distinction between
literary theory and literary criticism, and almost always uses the terms
together to describe the same concept. Some critics consider literary criticism
a practical application of literary theory, because criticism always deals
directly with particular literary works, while theory may be more general or
abstract.