LESSON 4

Draft of a Short
Piece Using Literary
Conventions
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THE CODE
AGAIN!
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TONE
20 – 15 – 14 – 5
Mood or feeling of a literary piece.
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SETTING
19-5-20-20-9-14-7
Time and place which works together with the
atmosphere of the story.
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POV
16 – 15 – 22
In whose eyes is the story narrated.
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TOPIC
20-15-16-9-3
The central idea or subject where a writing
piece is based.
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AUDIENCE
1-21-4-9-5-14-3-5
Usually, the recipient of the intended message
of a presentation or piece.
 DRAFT OF SHORT
PIECE USING
OBJECTIV LITERARY
CONVENTIONS
E • At the end of
this lesson, you
are expected to
write a draft of a
shirt piece using
the studied
literary
conventions.
LEARNING TASK NO. 1:

• Using a concept map,

write the words that can
be associated to “Writing
a Draft”
LEARNING TASK NO. 1: Writing
a draft

GENRE TOPIC
Step 1 in
writing

Structure/
elements
IDEAS OUTLINE
LEARNING TASK NO. 1: Writing
a draft
PRE-
WRITING

PLANNING
LEARNING TASK NO. 2:
• Using the related
words on the
concept maps,
create your own
understanding of
drafting in
writing.
WHERE TO
BEGIN?
6 Considerations in Writing a Draft for
Nonfiction Writing

1. IDENTIFY YOUR
TOPIC
 6 Considerations in Writing a Draft for
Nonfiction Writing

1. IDENTIFY YOUR TOPIC

✓ Accuracy and credibility is a
must. (Research)
✓ Determine your target audience.
(for whom is your story?)
✓ List possible theme, tone, and
motif.
6 Considerations in Writing a Draft for
Nonfiction Writing

2. Outline your
story/output.
 6 Considerations in Writing a Draft for
Nonfiction Writing
2. Outline your story/output.
✓ Use outlines to organize your
thoughts.
✓ Include elements that are
applicable to the preferred genre
(e.g. story – characters, plot,
etc.)
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Nonfiction Writing

3. Use learned
styles, elements,
and techniques.
 6 Considerations in Writing a Draft for
Nonfiction Writing
3. Use learned styles, elements,
and techniques.
✓ WRITE.
✓ WRITE.
✓ And write some more.
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Nonfiction Writing

4. Impart dialogues
and other
conventions if
necessary.
 6 Considerations in Writing a Draft for
Nonfiction Writing
4. Impart dialogues and other
conventions if necessary.
✓ Consider your target audience in
composing language and diction
incorporated in the dialogue or
tone of your work.
 6 Considerations in Writing a Draft for
Nonfiction Writing

5. Think of possible
titles of your
piece.
 6 Considerations in Writing a Draft for
Nonfiction Writing
5. Think of possible titles of
your piece.
✓ List down possible titles for
your piece.
✓ Consider the content.
✓ Make it catchy.
6 Considerations in Writing a Draft for
Nonfiction Writing

6. Read your draft.

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Nonfiction Writing

6. Read your draft.

✓ Read it aloud.
✓ Let others see your draft. Take
suggestions.
✓ Sleep on it (but don’t overdo
it).
LEARNING TASK
 FORMS/GENRES
• Memoir
• Autobiography/Biography
• Personal essays
• Literary Journalism
• Speeches
• Journal/diary
• Food/travel blogs
LESSON 5

Evaluating One’s
Draft
 Evaluating one’s
OBJECTIVE draft
• Evaluate one’s draft
considering the
clarity of idea,
appropriateness of
choice of literary
element, appropriate
use of the element
and effective
combination of the
idea, and the chosen
literary element.
LEARNING TASK:
• Using a concept map,
identify words or ideas
that can be associated in
evaluating a literary
piece.
LEARNING TASK: Is the idea or
plot clearly
presented?
Evaluating
a Literary Were the elements
of the genre used
Piece appropriately
(What should be utilized?
evaluated in a
literary piece?)
Was the
combination of the
ideas and the
literary devices
effective?
LEARNING TASK:
Evaluating
a Literary MECHANICS
Piece
(What should be
evaluated in a
literary piece?)

WRITTEN
GRAMMAR
 WRITTEN
LET’S PRACTICE! GRAMMAR

• Examine each sentence.

Write FIX if there is a
need to be fixed and NO
FIX if there is none.
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His “your welcome” has so

much sincerity in it that
my words of gratitude were
not enough.
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His “your welcome” has so

much sincerity in it that
my words of gratitude were
not enough.
FIX: you’re…
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Luna spends sleepless
nights reviewing all her
lessons aiming for the
highest score in the exam.
FIX
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Luna spends sleepless
nights reviewing all her
lessons aiming for the
highest score in the exam.
FIX
 LET’S PRACTICE!
Aiming for the highest
score in exam, Luna … /

Luna, aiming for the

highest score in the exam,
…
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She loves reading she
can finish a library in
a single day.

FIX
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She loves reading she
can finish a library in
a single day.

FIX
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She loves reading. She can
finish a library in a
single day. /

She loves reading; she can

…
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John said without
emotion “I’ll see you
later.”

FIX
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John said without
emotion “I’ll see you
later.”

FIX
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John said without emotion,
“I’ll see you later.” /

“I’ll see you later,” John

said without emotion.
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Tina has trimmed down her
goals from ten to just three:
getting a job, save 100,000
pesos, and pursue her travel
v-log.
FIX
 LET’S PRACTICE!
Tina has trimmed down her
goals from ten to just three:
get a job, save 100,000 pesos,
and pursue her travel v-log.

FIX
 Why do we need to
evaluate/ examine our own
work? It is our work anyway!
We want it the way it is.

IMPROVE