SPECULATIVE FLASH FICTION

WRITING CHALLENGE

MCHS History Month 2017

 KASAYSAYAN:
SUSI TUNGO SA
NASYONALISMOT
PAMBANSANG
KAMALAYAN
National Historical Commission of the Philippines theme
 OBJECTIVES

This writing challenge aims to:

1. educate students to value historical truth
and accuracy
2. equip the MCHS community with the tools
and critical thinking skills to authenticate
between authentic and fake sources; and
3. empower students to live out the core
value of truth in their lives.
 WHAT IS SPECULATIVE FICTION?
http://annieneugebauer.com/2014/03/24/what-is-speculative-fiction/

Speculative fiction is fiction in which the

author speculates upon the results of changing
whats real or possible, not how a character
would react to a certain event.
Speculative fiction is any fiction in which the
laws of that world are different than ours.
Speculative fiction takes our existing
world and changes it by asking What
if?
 WHAT IS SPECULATIVE FICTION?
http://annieneugebauer.com/2014/03/24/what-is-speculative-fiction/

What if monkeys could fly? What if zombies

were real? What if the Nazis had won World
War II? What if one man had x-ray vision?
The possibilities are really limitless. If you find
yourself getting lost, go back to the
basics: could this world really exist
according to our current knowledge of
reality? If the answer is yes, it probably isnt
speculative. If the answer is no, it probably is
speculative.
 MECHANICS

1. This writing challenge is open to all MCHS

students from grades 9-12.
2. Students will write a short story based on
an alternative history of the Philippines
(e.g. what if Jose Rizal were still alive today,
what if we are still an American colony,
what if Ondoy caused Metro Manila to
sink below the sea, etc.).
 MECHANICS

3. Entries must be from 300-400 words only

(one page maximum).
4. All entries must be written in Formal
Academic Filipino.
5. Students must only write their grade level
and student ID number on their entry to
ensure objectivity when judging.
 MECHANICS

6. A Genyo activity form will be activated for

this writing challenge and will be accessible
to all students.
7. Entries must be submitted online through
Genyo by 23 August 2017.
8. A list of four finalists per batch will be
chosen, with one entry per batch chosen
as a winner.
 MECHANICS

9. Winning entries will be published in

Magnificat and awarded certificates.
10. All finalists and winning entries are
entitled to extra credit points for Social
Studies.
 RUBRICS

Konsepto at Pamamaraan 35%

(Premise and Concept)
Tema 25%
(Theme)
Banghay 15%
(Plot and Pacing)
Estilo at Tono 15%
(Style and Tone)
Wastong Gamit ng Wika 10%
(Composition and Grammar)
TIPS FOR WRITING FLASH FICTION

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