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A drunken man is sitting outside in the cold, Show the emotions being conveyed in the
talking to a small wooden doll about how scenario through your facial expression.
awful his life has been. Towards the end, he
gets up and moves toward the end of a
bridge with bricks tied to his feet. It appears
that he is about to commit suicide.
Lesson Objectives.
At the end of the lesson, the Grade 11 learners should be able to:
1. differentiate imaginative writing from among other forms of writing;
2. distinguish the connotative and denotative meaning of a word; and
3. show understanding of creative/imaginative writing through the given activity.
It is the process of inventing or rather presenting your thought in an appealing way. The
writer thinks and reshapes something known into something that is different and
original.
It is cohesively with a clear beginning, middle and an end. Attention is paid to the choice
of apt vocabulary.
The Purpose…
The purpose of creative writing is to both entertain and share human experience, like
love or loss.
Writers attempt to get at a truth about humanity through poetics and storytelling.
If you'd like to try your hand at creative writing, just keep in mind that whether you are
trying to express a feeling or a thought, the first step is to use your imagination.
1. The Beginning: Creative writing takes its first breath when the writer asks, “What can I
create out of a particular feeling, image, experience, or memory?”
2. The Purpose: It carries out a writer’s compelling desire to imagine, invent, explore or
share. Writing satisfies the creative soul.
3. The Form: Any form using a writer’s imagination is suitable for creative development of
some element of fiction.
4. The Audience: A specific audience may not be known in the beginning, and each
situation is different. However, if the finished piece has a universal meaning, the story
will speak to a wide range of readers and may have varied meaning for various people.
5. The Style: The writer lays out a viewpoint and if it appeals to the readers, it influences
them. A good write up has the ability to affect a reader mentally and emotionally.
Technical writing is a piece of writing which focuses on factual and straight forward
content and technical papers are published to inform and instruct and educate the user
about some specific topic. There exists specific readers who prefers technical papers. It
gives readers information about some technical topics or it gives directions on how to
do something.
Academic Writing
-Research, Thesis paper, Journal, Book review, Critique paper, Position paper, Literature review
One kind of writing – academic writing – is rigid, procedural, purposed purely to convey
knowledge, data and information. It’s orderly, organized and follows a formula. It is
necessary. It can be dull. Anyone can master it. Everyone should master it.
The other kind of writing – creative writing – is inspired, artistic and entertains with
word pictures, concepts and deep meaning. It is enjoyable to read. It touches us while
teaching us. It’s an art form. It’s not necessary to learn, but a joy to those who do.
Communication Continuum
Example: MOTHER
Denotative meaning: female parent
Connotative meaning: security and warmth; love and respect