Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VIII
Schools Division of Baybay City
Baybay 2 District
BANAHAO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

First Quarter Week No. 1

INFORMATION SHEET

Subject : Creative Nonfiction

Grade Level : 11
Subject Type : Specialized
Learning Competency : Write a draft of a short piece (Fiction, Poetry, Drama, etc.)
using any of the literary conventions of genre following these
pointers:
1.
Choosing a topic
2.
Formulating a thesis statement
3.
Organizing and developing ideas
4.
Using any literary conventions of a genre
5.
Ensuring that theme and technique are effectively
developed
KEY CONCEPTS
Draft of a Short Piece Using Literary Conventions

Every piece of writing goes through a process or stages. These steps do not always follow one
another in succession. Instead, they are recursive. Meaning a step can occur again at any point in
the process. For instance, while revising a historically-based short story, a writer may discover
he/she needs to do additional research about the time period the story is set, which takes the
writer back to the prewriting stage. In this lesson, you are expected to write a draft of a short piece
using the studied literary conventions. You have learned in Creative Writing and other writing
subjects about the stages of writing whereas pre-writing aims to conceptualize and outline things
and concepts to be included in your output. Pre-writing can be associated to a draft of a written
output. Drafting is the preliminary stage of a written work in which the author begins to develop a
more cohesive product. A draft document is the product the writer creates in the initial stages of
the writing process. In the drafting stage, the author develops a more cohesive text and organizes
thoughts. Learning Task 1: Using a concept map, write the words that can be associated to
“Writing a Draft”. Do this in your notebook. Learning Task 2: Using the associated words, create
your own definition of drafting in writing. Write it in your notebook. Learning Task 3: Write down the
areas or considerations in writing a draft. Do this in your notebook. Areas Reason/s D I Lesson
Draft of a Short Piece Using Literary Conventions WEEKS 4-5 39 PIVOT 4A CALABARZON
Prewriting/Planning This is the stage where the writer thinks of the possible concept or ideas.
Conceptualizing helps to determine the flow of the write-up. Some writers keep a composing diary,
a record of records and notes, possibly drawings or photos. Authors by and large are solid
eyewitnesses who record what they see, hear, taste, contact, and smell since it might turn out to
be a piece of a story, a sonnet, a true to life article, a play, and so on. Scholars may convey a little
journal with them for the duration of the day and set it on the end table close to their bed around
evening time. At that point, it is promptly accessible when a thought a motivation catches their eye.
Writers make several decisions in the prewriting stage as well. They will answer questions like the

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WEEKS topic, readers/audience, the mode of delivering the context, the genre, the point of view on
4-5 how to tell the content and some factual information. In the previous lesson, you have
opted to understand the writing prompts based on the type of nonfiction whether it is
informative, narrative or argumentative. Each of theses has a format to be followed. A
better outline shall be created first to determine what to be included in your output. In
writing your draft, you may consider the following: 1. Identify your topic. In choosing your topic, you
need to consider the possibilities of gathering the contents. Remember that nonfiction deals with
factual information and should be based on reality. Topic shall also be interesting with your target
audience. Just tell something about your story in just one to three sentences. You can also make a
list of possible theme, tone and motif of your piece depending on its applicability. 2. Outline your
story/output. Considering the writing format per type of nonfiction, start creating your outline. The
outline will help you organize you thoughts. You do not need to write the entire paragraphs. Just
write on your outline the topic or concerns for each paragraph. Consider from the introduction part
to the body to the concluding part of your piece. Aside from the parts of the piece, you also need
to consider other elements that are applicable to your genre such as the characters and
characterization, setting and atmosphere, conflicts, point of view and other possible elements. 3.
Use the learned styles, elements and techniques. Now that you have learned the various styles,
genre, formats, elements and techniques in writing a nonfiction story, start writing on a freehand
move. Just write everything that comes out to your mind. Since you have the outline, this will guide
you to adhere to the aim of your writings. The use of these elements and techniques provide vivid
impact to the readers once you are done writing it. Keep on writing until you jived your writing to
your outline. If there is a plot, see to it that you have attained to write the complete five parts of the
plot. If you are struggling to your en

Every piece of writing goes through a process or stages. These steps do not always follow one
another in succession. Instead, they are recursive. Meaning a step can occur again at any point
in the process. For instance, while revising a historically-based short story, a writer may discover
he/she needs to do additional research about the time period the story is set, which takes the
writer back to the prewriting stage.
In this lesson, you are expected to write a draft of a short piece using the studied literary
conventions.

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You have learned in Creative Writing and other writing subjects about the stages of writing
whereas pre-writing aims to conceptualize and outline things and concepts to be included in your
output. Pre-writing can be associated to a draft of a written output.
Drafting is the preliminary stage of a written work in which the author begins to develop a more
cohesive product. A draft document is the product the writer creates in the initial stages of the
writing process. In the drafting stage, the author develops a more cohesive text and organizes
thoughts.

Learning Task 1: Using a concept map, write the words that can be associated to “Writing a
Draft”. Do this in your notebook.

Learning Task 2: Using the associated words, create your own definition of drafting in
writing. Write it in your notebook.

Learning Task 3: Write down the areas or considerations in writing a draft. Do this in your
notebook.
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 Areas Reason/s

Prewriting/Planning

This is the stage where the writer thinks of the possible concept or ideas. Conceptualizing
helps to determine the flow of the write-up.

Some writers keep a composing diary, a record of records and notes, possibly drawings
or photos. Authors by and large are solid eyewitnesses who record what they see, hear, taste,
contact, and smell since it might turn out to be a piece of a story, a sonnet, a true to life article, a
play, and so on. Scholars may convey a little journal with them for the duration of the day and set
it on the end table close to their bed around evening time. At that point, it is promptly accessible
when a thought a motivation catches their eye.

Writers make several decisions in the prewriting stage as well. They will answer questions
like the topic, readers/audience, the mode of delivering the context, the genre, the point of view on
how to tell the content and some factual information.

In the previous lesson, you have opted to understand the writing prompts based on the
type of nonfiction whether it is informative, narrative or argumentative. Each of theses has a
format to be followed. A better outline shall be created first to determine what to be included in
your output.

In writing your draft, you may consider the following:

1. Identify your topic.

In choosing your topic, you need to consider the possibilities of gathering the contents.
Remember that nonfiction deals with factual information and should be based on reality. Topic
shall also be interesting with your target audience. Just tell something about your story in just one
to three sentences. You can also make a list of possible theme, tone and motif of your piece
depending on its applicability.

2. Outline your story/output.

Considering the writing format per type of nonfiction, start creating your outline. The outline will
help you organize you thoughts. You do not need to write the entire paragraphs. Just write on
your outline the topic or concerns for each paragraph. Consider from the introduction part to the
body to the concluding part of your piece.
Aside from the parts of the piece, you also need to consider other elements that are applicable
to your genre such as the characters and characterization, setting and atmosphere, conflicts,
point of view and other possible elements.

3. Use the learned styles, elements and techniques.

Now that you have learned the various styles, genre, formats, elements and techniques in writing a
nonfiction story, start writing on a freehand move. Just write everything that comes out to your mind. Since
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you have the outline, this will guide you to adhere to the aim of your writings. The use of these elements
and techniques provide vivid impact to the readers once you are done writing it. Keep on writing until
you jived your writing to your outline. If there is a plot, see to it that you have attained to write the
complete five parts of the plot. If you are struggling to your ending, do not worry, you can work on
with that later.

When you are writing, you can have it on handwritten way or direct it to your device like computer. There
are writers who are comfortable to start their draft with their pen and paper. There are also writers who
intend to directly write their ideas on their devices. It is all up to the comfort of the writers.

4. Impart Dialogues and other conventions if necessary.

Using the dialogues depending on the genre or type of nonfiction that you chose to use makes
the piece more interesting and appealing to the readers. The diction plays also important thing in
your writing. Remember your target audience.
The scene and sequence are also important for you to attain the chronology of the piece that
you are writing.

5. Think of possible titles of your piece.

Make at least three possible titles of your piece. Consider the content and see to it that the title
is interesting and catchy to the target audience.

6. Read your draft.

Read your draft aloud. This will help you to review and comprehend the things and information
that you have written. You may also let other people to read your draft for them to suggest for
possible adjustments for improvement.

Now that you have read some of the tips in writing a draft, it seems that you are now ready
to work on your own draft.

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Learning Task 4: Work on with your draft by accomplishing the table below. Do this in your
notebook.
Areas What to do What to Write
Topic
Target Audience
Theme
Tone and Motif
Genre/Type
Point of View

Learning Task 5: Using the template below, start conceptualizing your characters and other
essential elements for your draft. Copy the template and accomplish it in your notebook.

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References:

Caplis, Abelardo J. 2020. " Creative Non-Fiction Module 1." HUMMS - Creative Non-Fiction. La
Union .

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