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SHS CREATIVE WRITING MODULE

Quarter 1 - Module 5.1: Scooping a Taste of Fiction

Determining genres of fiction and writing fiction
narratives

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Regional Director: GILBERT T. SADSAD

Assistant Regional Director: JESSIE L. AMIN

Development Team of the Module

Author: MERCY N. BIESCAS

Editor: SUZETTE P. BARCENA
Reviewers: JOE-BREN L. CONSUELO and SDO CAMARINES NORTE
(headed by EMMA V. DASCO)
Illustrator: JOHN LEONARD P. CUIZON and KENNETH JOSEPH P. OCAMPO
Layout Artist: CRIZ T. NUYLES

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Introductory Message

For the teacher:

Welcome to the SHS CREATIVE WRITING MODULE!
This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by
educators from public institutions in Department of Education Region V
(Bicol) to assist you, the teacher in helping the learners meet the standards
set by the K to 12 Curriculum while overcoming their personal, social, and
economic constraints in schooling.
This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and
independent learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this
also aims to help learners acquire the needed 21st century skills while taking
into consideration their needs and circumstances.
As a teacher, you are expected to orient the learners on how to use
this module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while
allowing them to manage their own learning. Furthermore, you are expected
to encourage and assist the learners as they do the tasks included in the
module.

For the learner:

Welcome to the SHS CREATIVE WRITING MODULE!
This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and
time. You will be enabled to process the contents of the learning resource
while being an active learner and at the same time an adventurer. Diego
your learning companion is with you as you embark in this learning journey.
You will transport in the different realms to learn and perform noteworthy
tasks.
If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do
not hesitate to consult your teacher. Always bear in mind that you are not
alone.
We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful
learning and gain a deep understanding of the relevant competencies.
More so, use your notebook or a separate sheet of paper in noting significant
details and pieces of information in the different modules and even in
accomplishing the tasks given to you. You can do it!
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 Have your creative writing juices been flowing relentlessly, or have you
stopped for a little while to review the process of your writing? Oh, that’s part
of our creative writing life. In the previous module, you encountered and
surpassed many challenges. This time, you are transported to the Ibalon
Kingdom, the land of the fertile soil where all crops grow abundantly.
However, everything was turned to stone by by the monster Rabut.
Cadugnung, Ibalon’s oldest wise man has a mission for you: you need to
bring back the lush and fertility of Ibalon Kingdom by defeating the monster.
At the end of each lesson in Module 5, you will be earning different weapons
called “Kalasag” which you will be used in your fight against Rabut.

In this lesson, your ‘experience’ of fiction concerns more of your

feelings about the characters, your sense of involvement in the story’s
developing action, your pleasure or confusion of the language and your joy
or sorrow of its outcome. This experience then becomes a crucial factor on
how you, in the activities provided, build a writing atmosphere where you
attempt to provide a whole new experience of fiction readership among
your audience. You will also be earning the ‘Kalasag ni Handiong’- a special
weapon that gives extraordinary strength to an ordinary person- after
successfully finishing all tasks waiting for you! Good luck!

Arrange the jumbled words inside the box below. Prepare a

vocabulary diary where the words in the module will be given definitions or
words associated with the given word. You can clip images or cut
photos/illustrations that remind you of these words. You can print these words
in a relatively larger font sizes of your chosen font style (If computers are not
available, you can do hand calligraphy on your notebooks). Your output is a
vocabulary diary with illustrations and definitions of the arranged words.
Have fun!

rytesym lebaf gylothomy

leta yirfa hiscaltori tionfic tionfic ticrealis

sytafan encesci ctionfi

tionfic gendle

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 Have you found 6-10 words with definitions and illustrations? Great, you
can proceed to the “Warm Up’ phase. However, if you found 5 words and
below, add more! You are steps away from getting the ‘Kalasag ni
Handiong’. Carry on!

'If people cannot write well, they cannot think well, and if they cannot think
well, others will do their thinking for them.' -- George Orwell

Have you tried writing a piece of fiction? Orwell’s view on writing may
very well sum up what writing can do to people. Start assuming a writer’s role.
Without thinking too hard about it, try to recall a vivid image you may have
seen recently, in real life or on television, and see if you can imagine a story
to explain it. You can start with this Faulkner technique:

Simply describe an image (probably what you have recently

encountered or seen), such as a mother yelling at her child in the market,
then branch off from there, explaining why the mother is so technique with
the same image: Outline the life of the mother so far— her girlhood, her
courtship, the birth of her child—and work up to the moment in the market.
Reread the paragraph you wrote. Have someone listen to you work. Ask
him/her of feelings evoked in him while reading your piece of writing. Let that
someone write his/observations on your piece of writing. Include his/her
written observations in your portfolio.

Do you think you have made a work of fiction through this activity?
Well done! Continue your journey with me as there are more concepts and
skills waiting to be unlocked. Way to go for the ‘Kalasag ni Handiong’!

Cadugnung, Ibalon’s oldest wise man, requires you to familiarize

concepts in fiction as you continue your journey of saving Ibalon Kingdom.
Now, let us first go back to basic. Let’s revisit the concept of fiction and its
genres.

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Definition of Fiction

Etymologically, the word fiction has been derived from Latin word
“fictus,” which means “to form.” In fact, it is one of the two branches of
literature, the other being non-fiction. This particular branch of literature
consists of stories, novels, and dramas based on made-up and fabricated
stories and characters. Fiction contains certain symbolic and thematic
features known as “literary merits.” In other words, fiction narrates a story,
which aims at something bigger than merely a story. In this attempt, it
comments on something significant related to social, political, or human
related issues. (Di Yanni, 2000)

Fiction may be based on stories of actual historical events. Although

fictitious characters are presented in a fictitious setting in stories and novels,
they may have some resemblance to real life events and characters. Writers
alter their characters very skilfully when they take them from actual life.

Function of Fiction

The function of fiction is to entertain, educate, and inspire the readers

and the audience. Literature in general, and fiction in particular, is capable
enough to sweep our emotions. Therefore, fiction gives the audience an
experience beyond their daily lives. It provides them an insight into the life of
the characters, their manners, vicissitudes, and events related to them. It is
also used to point out the flaws and drawbacks of a society, race, and nation
in a manner that it does not touch the boundary of stricture or criticism.
Rather, fiction points out drawbacks, and then suggests solutions for the
individuals and the nations alike. To sum up, fiction can also provide a vent to
our pent-up emotions such as hatred, anger and dislike but in a very light
manner without pointing out specific individuals or groups.

Elements of Fiction

The six major elements of fiction are character, plot, point of view, setting,
style, and theme.

1. Character -- A figure in a literary work (personality, gender, age,

etc). Flat characters are types or caricatures defined by a single idea of
quality, whereas round characters have the three-dimensional complexity of
real people.

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 2. Plot –- the major events that move the action in a narrative. It is the
sequence of major events in a story, usually in a cause-effect relation.

3. Point of View -- the vantage point from which a narrative is told.

4. Setting –- That combination of place, historical time, and social milieu

that provides the general background for the characters and plot of a
literary work. The general setting of a work may differ from the specific setting
of an individual scene or event.

5. Style -- The author’s type of diction (choice of words), syntax

(arrangement of words), and other linguistic features of a work.

6. Theme(s) -- The central and dominating idea (or ideas) in a literary

work. The term also indicates a message or moral implicit in any work of art.

You will be encountering further discussions of these elements in the

succeeding modules. For now, consider the chart below.

Genre of Fiction

We read stories for pleasure; they entertain us. We read them for profit;
they enlighten us. Stories draw us into their imaginative worlds and engage us
with the power of their invention. They provide us with more than the
immediate interest of narrative-of something happening-and more than the
pleasures of imagination: they enlarge our understanding of ourselves and
deepen our appreciation of life. Study the chart below.
Prose or Poetry
Fiction Texts

Realism Fantasy

Realistic Historical Traditional Modern

An imagined An imagined story Folktales

story set in the set in the real Fairy Tales
real world that world and Imagined stories that
Fables
portrays life as portrays life as it
might have been Legends feature characters
it could be Epics and events that
lived today and lived in the past
focuses on the and focuses Ballads could not exist in the
problems problems in the Myths real life
today. past. Literature that have been passed
down over time through oral
tradition
(Robert, 2000)

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 PRACTICE TASK 1. COLLECT THEM ALL

Which of the genres in the chart belong to fiction family? (Pick the
genres considered under fiction and list some examples of stories, novels, or
films classified under them. Write answers in your notebook)

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PRACTICE TASK 2. REACT

Let us practice how you respond to the events in a fictional piece.

Show your reaction naturally. Through a three sentence paragraph, respond
to the story showing how you feel and think. You may use current expressions
in the social media platforms (such as OMG, BTW, lol and many others) as
part of your response but do not forget to discuss values that you learned
from the story. You can use a separate sheet for this.

The Parable of the Prodigal Son

(Luke 15:11-32 English Standard Version)
11 And he said, “There was a man who had two sons. 12 And the
younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that
is coming to me.’ And he divided his property between them. 13

Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a
journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in reckless
living. 14 And when he had spent everything, a severe famine arose in that
country, and he began to be in need. 15 So he went and hired himself out
to[a] one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed
pigs. 16 And he was longing to be fed with the pods that the pigs ate, and no
one gave him anything.
17 “But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father's
hired servants have more than enough bread, but I perish here with
hunger! 18 I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have
sinned against heaven and before you. 19

I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Treat me as one of your

hired servants.”’ 20 And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still
a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran
and embraced him and kissed him. 21 And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have
sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called
your son.’[b] 22 But the father said to his servants,[c] ‘Bring quickly the best robe,
and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet. 23 And
bring the fattened calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate. 24 For this my
son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began
to celebrate.
25 “Nowhis older son was in the field, and as he came and drew near
to the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 And he called one of the
servants and asked what these things meant. 27 And he said to him, ‘Your

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brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he
has received him back safe and sound.’ 28

But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out and
entreated him, 29 but he answered his father, ‘Look, these many years I have
served you, and I never disobeyed your command, yet you never gave me a
young goat, that I might celebrate with my friends.
30 But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your property
with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!’ 31 And he said to him,
‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. 32 It was fitting to
celebrate and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was
lost, and is found.’”

How did you react to “The Prodigal Son”? What feelings did the story
evoke? Did you feel sorry for the prodigal son? Did you feel anger or
resentment at his behaviour? At his father or his brother’s behaviour? How
does the story relate to your experience as a member of a family? (Write your
answers in your notebook as a form of reflection)

You will discover that people have different ways of responding to a

fictional text. Fiction essentially brings a wide range of personal experience,
social attitudes and feelings about it. We do not read a story in a vacuum.
Our reading is always affected by who we are, what we believe and how we
think. Likewise, when we write fictional texts, our personal backgrounds are
always at work and hence connect us to its elements.

Draw a movie poster of the story. This time, you have to relate it to your
personal experience. You can write the names of your family members as the
characters in the movie and replace the adjective ‘prodigal’ to something
that describes you as a son. Study the sample below.

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 You may also have imaginary names written on the poster and include
this in your online portfolio. However, your teacher may also ask you a printed
copy of this. Refer to the rubric below in crafting the poster. It is the basis on
how your work will be evaluated.

POSTER CREATION RUBRIC

5 4 3 2 1

Content Content is Content is Content is Content is Content is

accurate and accurate but accurate but either inaccurate.
Poster contains all required some required some required questionable Information is
appropriate items information is information is information is or incomplete,
and information presented in a missing and/or missing and/or incomplete. inaccurate, or
(information is logical order. not presented in not presented in Information is not presented
appropriate to a logical order, a logical order, not presented in a logical
assigned topic). but is still making it difficult in a logical order, making
generally easy to follow. order, making it difficult to
to follow. it difficult to follow.
follow.

Presentation Presentation is Presentation is Presentation Presentation is Presentation

neat, clean, mostly neat and flows well. Some unorganized. has no flow.
Poster is clean, neat, well- organized clean. tools are used to Tools are not Insufficient
and creative. The and presented Information is show used in a information
information is well in a creative organized in a acceptable relevant and lacking
organized, way. logical manner understanding. manner. some of the
interesting, Presentation is and shows some Lacking some member’s
accurate, and colorful and degree of Each member’s of the information.
reflects an creative. creativity. The information is members’
understanding of the Information is overall represented and information/
topic. interesting and presentation is identified with and or
accurate. interesting. their name. information is
not identified

Pictures,Clip Art and Images, Images, pictures, Most images Images are No images or
Artwork pictures, clip and clip art and and/or artwork inappropriate artwork
art and drawn drawn artwork is/are colorful and artwork included.
Images, pictures, clip artwork are are mostly and shows little, if
art and drawn colorful and colorful and appropriate. The any,
artwork are colorful appropriate to appropriate. layout shows creativity.
and appropriate to the topic. Layout may little creativity The layout is
the assigned topic. Layout flows show some and/or is not messy,
The layout flows well well, shows degree of organized disorganized
and shows creativity. creativity, and creativity but is logically or or cluttered.
The overall result is is pleasing to not organized cluttered.
pleasing to the eye. the eye. logically and/or
is cluttered.

Mechanics No spelling, A few (2-3) errors No more than 5 No more than More than 7
grammar, or in spelling, spelling, 7 spelling, spelling,
Spelling, grammar, punctuation grammar or grammar or grammar or grammar or
and punctuation in errors in the punctuation. punctuation punctuation punctuation
any text on the text. Text is in Most text is in errors. Several errors. Most of errors. Text is
poster is accurate. the student’s student’s own instances where text is not in copied or not
own words. words. the text is not in authors’ own included.
student’s own words and/or
words. no text
included.

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 You are now ready to identify examples of fictional texts, plot titles of
stories, books and movies you have read and classified as fictional text. Can
you remember those fictional texts you read on a broad daylight, sometimes
under the starry night? Or those movies you could not move on with because
of exciting plots and extraordinary characters? Color your life again and
rewrite them in a chart. This will serve as your fiction memory log. You may use
a separate paper for this.

FICTION MEMORY LOG

PIECES OF FICTION I HAVE MET

PRINTED ONLINE

Have you enjoyed the task? If you have listed 6-10 items under printed
and online, you are so ready to receive the ‘Kalasag ni Handiong’. If you
have listed 5 items and below, you need to add more items! Carry on!

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 The more you write, the nicer you become.
-Virginia Woolf

When you move through a text, you look forward and backward at the
same time: you anticipate what is to come based on your memory of what
has gone before. This happens to me, too. This is part of an experience in
fiction. And even though we may read stories line by line, sentence by
sentence, page by page; we glance back and we move forward. We
remember and we predict.

Virginia Woolf’s writing experience is related to developing a

personality. Explain this through your words and personal experience in your
own writing log. Add your own reflection notes of the new concepts or
revisited concepts in this module. If you have a writing blog, you can also
discuss this topic.

Have you squeezed your creative writing juices well while working on
the tasks to get the ‘Kalasag ni Handiong’? Congratulations, you did great!
You will get the ‘Kalasag ni Handiong’ to beat Rabut. This will give you
immense strength to fight this monster. However, you cannot use this yet. You
still need to get other weapons in the next lessons in Module 5.

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 Vocabulary Builder

Rytesym- mystery lebaf-fable gylothomy-mythology

leta yirfa – fairy tale hiscaltori tionfic –historical fiction lisreatic tionfic- realistic fiction

sytafan - fantasy encesci ctionfi- Science fiction

tionfic- fiction gendle - legend

Fable -Narration demonstrating a useful truth, especially in which animals

speak as humans; legendary, supernatural tale.

Fairy Tale -Story about fairies or other magical creatures, usually for children.

Fantasy - Fiction with strange or other worldly settings or characters/ fiction

which invites suspension or reality.

Fiction - Narrative literary works whose content is produced by the

imagination and is not necessarily based on fact.

Historical Fiction - Story with fictional characters and events in a historical

setting.

Legend -Story, sometimes of a national or folk hero, which has a basis in fact
but also includes imaginative material.

Mystery - Fiction dealing with the solution of a crime or the unravelling of

secrets.

Mythology - Legend or traditional narrative, often based in part on historical

events, that reveals human behavior and natural phenomena by its
symbolism; often pertaining to the actions of the gods.

Realistic Fiction - Story that can actually happen and is true to life.

Science Fiction - Story based on impact of actual, imagined, or potential

science, usually set in the future or on other planets.

KEEPING YOU IN PRACTICE

Mystery, legend, poetry, tall tale, fable, fairy tale, historical fiction, science
fiction, myth, folktale, fantasy

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Textbooks

Aguila, et al (2017). Wording the World: The art of creative writing.

C&E Publishing

Castro, H et al. (2014). Exploring life through world literature. Phoenix

Publishing House, Inc.

Di Yanni, R. (2000) Fiction: An introduction. McGraw Hill Inc.

Muller, G & Williams, J. (1994). Bridges: Literatures across culture. McGraw Hill
Inc.

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