Lesson 1 Creative Writing VS Technical Writing

CREATIVE WRITING
VS
TECHNICAL WRITING
CREATIVE WRITING
-IT IS A KIND OF WRITING THAT
USES LANGUAGE IN IMAGINATIVE
AND BOLD WAYS (ROZAKIS, 1997).
CREATIVE WRITING
-THE “ART OF CONSTRUCTING THINGS
UP”.
-IT MAKES YOU STEP OUT OF REALITY
AND INTO A REALM INSPIRED BY
YOUR OWN IMAGINATION.
CREATIVE WRITING TECHNICAL WRITING
FICTIONAL FACTUAL
INFORMATIVE,
ENTERTAINING, IMAGINATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL OR
PERSUASIVE
ARTISTIC, FIGURATIVE,
CLEAR, PRECISE AND
SYMBOLIC OR
STRAIGHTFORWARD
EVEN VAGUE
SUBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE
GENERALIZED VOCABULARY SPECIALIZED VOCABULARY

LESSON 2:
SENSORY DETAILS
SENSORY DETAILS
-SENSORY DETAILS INCLUDE SIGHT,
SOUND, TOUCH, SMELL, AND TASTE.
-WRITERS EMPLOY THE FIVE
SENSES TO ENGAGE A READER'S
INTEREST.
SENSE OF SIGHT
-IT IS THE CARDINAL SENSE.
GENERALLY, BEFORE YOU SMELL,
HEAR OR TASTE SOMETHING, YOU
SEE IT FIRST.
SENSE OF SOUND
-ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT
SENSES, THE ABILITY TO HEAR
ENABLES US TO CONNECT TO THE
WORLD FOR MANY VERY
IMPORTANT, EVEN VITAL REASONS.
SENSE OF TOUCH
-LET YOUR CHARACTERS FEEL
THEIR SURROUNDINGS THROUGH
THEIR SKIN AND THEIR BODIES.
SENSE OF SMELL
-IT IS THE SENSE THAT IS MOST
LINKED TO MEMORY.
SENSE OF TASTE
-THE SENSE THAT GETS THE LEAST
USE IN FICTION WRITING.
SAMPLE PASSAGE WITHOUT SENSORY
DETAILS:
“I WENT TO THE STORE AND BOUGHT
SOME FLOWERS. THEN I HEADED TO
THE MEAT DEPARTMENT. LATER I
REALIZED I FORGOT TO BUY BREAD.”
SAMPLE PASSAGE WITH SENSORY
DETAILS:
“UPON ENTERING THE GROCERY
STORE, I HEADED DIRECTLY TO THE
FLOWER DEPARTMENT, WHERE I
SPOTTED COLORFUL DAISIES.
DETAILS:
AS I TENDERLY RESTED THE DAISIES IN
MY RUSTY SHOPPING CART, I CAUGHT A
FAMILIAR ENCHANTED SCENT, SO I
ADDED THE FRAGRANT BOUQUET OF
ROSES TO MY CART.
DETAILS:
WHILE HEADING TO THE MEAT
DEPARTMENT, I SMELLED THE STINK
OF SEAFOOD, WHICH MADE MY
APPETITE DISAPPEAR. LATER I
REALIZED I FORGOT TO BUY BREAD. “
READ THE SELECTION BELOW. SELECT
THE CORRESPONDING SENSORY DETAILS
FOR EACH SENSES.
LET’S PRATICE!
Use sensory details to make the

following sentences more vivid:
1. I was so mad that I had to wait in
line so long for the movie.
2. The beach was hot and crowded.
3. Winning the lottery made me happy.
LESSON 3:
IMAGERY
WHAT IS IMAGERY?
-IT IS A LITERARY DEVICE THAT
ALLOWS READERS TO DEVELOP A
MENTAL PICTURE OF WHAT YOU'RE
READING.
IMAGERY IS CATEGORIZED INTO
FIVE TYPES:
A. VISUAL IMAGERY – OBJECTS THAT
PROVOKE THE SENSE OF SIGHT
B. AUDITORY IMAGERY – THOSE THAT
TRIGGER THE SENSE OF HEARING
C. OLFACTORY IMAGERY - THOSE THAT
STIMULATE THE SENSE OF SMELL
IMAGERY IS CATEGORIZED INTO
FIVE TYPES:
D. TACTILE IMAGERY - THOSE THAT
APPREHEND THE SENSE OF TOUCH
E. GUSTATORY IMAGERY - THOSE
THAT COMPEL THE SENSE OF TASTE
ACTIVITY:
DIRECTION: THINK OF A SONG THAT
ABOUNDS IN IMAGERY. WRITE/SECURE
THE LYRICS OF THE SONG AND
UNDERLINE THE WORDS/PHRASES
THAT EMPLOY IMAGERY.
ACTIVITY:
LABEL THE UNDERLINED
WORDS/PHRASES WITH THE TYPE
OF IMAGERY UTILIZED; WRITE THE
LABEL ABOVE THE UNDERLINED
WORDS/PHRASES.
ACTIVITY:
USE VI IF IT IS VISUAL IMAGERY; AI
FOR AUDITORY IMAGERY; OI FOR
OLFACTORY IMAGERY; TI FOR TACTILE
IMAGERY AND GI FOR GUSTATORY
IMAGERY. AN EXAMPLE IS GIVEN FOR
YOU.
EXAMPLE:
YOUR LOVE (BY ALAMID)
VI
YOUR LOVE IS LIKE THE SUN THAT
VI
LIGHTS UP MY WHOLE WORLD
TI
I FEEL THE WARMTH INSIDE
LESSON 4:
DICTION
WHAT IS DICTION?
-IT IS THE AUTHOR’S CHOICE OR
SELECTION OF WORDS OR
VOCABULARY; THE ARTISTIC
ARRANGEMENT THAT WORDS
CONSTITUTE.
WHAT IS DICTION ERROR?
-A DICTION ERROR IS A “WRONG
WORD” ERROR. DICTION ERROR IS A
WORD THAT ALMOST SOUNDS RIGHT.
EXAMPLE:
“WE INTERVIEWED PERSPECTIVE CANDIDATES”
INSTEAD, ‘PROSPECTIVE’, NOT ‘PERSPECTIVE’
SHOULD BE USED.
“WE INTERVIEWED PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES”,
EXAMPLE:
“THAT THERE WOMAN IS OUR TEACHER”
‘THERE’ IS MISPLACED IN THE SENTENCE.
THUS, THE BETTER WAY OF WRITING IT IS:
“THAT WOMAN THERE IS OUR TEACHER.”
EXAMPLE:
“IN THIS CLASS, ALL ACCEPT ONE BOY PASSED”
‘ACCEPT’ MEANS TO TAKE, RECEIVE OR ADMIT.
CONSIDERING THE CONTEXT, THE SENTENCE
MEANS THAT ALL BOYS EXCEPT FOR ONE. THUS:
“IN THIS CLASS, ALL EXCEPT ONE BOY PASSED.”
ACTIVITY:
DIRECTION: CORRECTING DICTION
ERROR. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING
SENTENCES TO CORRECT THE
DICTION ERROR.
1. OH, I ATE TOO MUCH!
2. JANET DOESN’T WORK HERE
ANYMORE.
3. NO THANKS, I DON’T WANT
ANY OF THAT CAKE.
4. THE MAN WHO STOLE
THE CAR WAS CAUGHT.
5. MY BOOK IS ON THE
TABLE.

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