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Department of Education
National Capital Region
DIVISION OF MALABON CITY
Ninoy Aquino Elementary School Compound
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TINAJEROS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
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LEARNER ACTIVITY SHEET IN
CREATIVE COMPOSITION 1
Subject: Creative Composition Week: 6
Grade Level: 11
Topic: Crafting the Narrative: Show, Don't Tell
Learning Competency: Apply narrative techniques, such as sensory detail, pacing, dialogue, and
reflection, to convey emotional truth and complexity.
Learning Tasks
Task 1: Sentence Revision Workshop
Revise the following "Telling" sentences into short "Showing" paragraphs (2-3 sentences each).
Use sensory details (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch) and actions.
1. Telling: He was nervous about the exam.
Showing:
2. Telling: The food was delicious.
Showing:
3. Telling: The classroom was boring.
Showing:
Telling: It was a very cold day.
Showing:
Task 2: Apply to Your Draft
Find one paragraph in your own personal nonfiction draft (the story you outlined last week)
that "tells" the reader something. It might be a sentence like, "I was very…