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Creative-Writing Week 5

This document provides tips and guidelines for writing journal entries and short compositions. It discusses that journal entries involve personal reflections on assigned topics between 500-1000 words. Short compositions are brief texts for someone not present, and include messages, notices, diary entries, postcards, news reports, and posters. Tips for journal entries include writing a letter, making a list, describing a photo, character, poem, dialogue, or memory. Journal writing improves writing skills and allows self-reflection without criticism. An activity asks students to compose a message.

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Creative-Writing Week 5

This document provides tips and guidelines for writing journal entries and short compositions. It discusses that journal entries involve personal reflections on assigned topics between 500-1000 words. Short compositions are brief texts for someone not present, and include messages, notices, diary entries, postcards, news reports, and posters. Tips for journal entries include writing a letter, making a list, describing a photo, character, poem, dialogue, or memory. Journal writing improves writing skills and allows self-reflection without criticism. An activity asks students to compose a message.

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LESSON 5:

“Writing Journal Entries and Other


Short Compositions Exploring Key
Elements of Fiction”

Prepared by: Ma’am Jessa


Subject Techer
What is
Journal Writing?
A journal writing is a process of
recording personal insights,
reflections and questions on assigned
personal topics. Journal projects
assigned in class may include your
thoughts about daily experiences,
reading assignments, current events or
science experiments.
 Journal entries are a form of reflective writing,
in that you can use them to consider and
respond to something you have read or
learned.

 On the other hand, short compositions are


short texts targeted for a particular person
who is not present at the spot but will be in
short interval and the writer will not be by
then.
Journal entries usually between 500-1000
words and each entry can be about something
different. Journal entries are usually kept
private, as that allows people to write honestly.

Aside from journal entries, one cam improve


his/her writing skill through short compositions
such as message, notice, diary entry, postcard,
news report, and poster making.
THE DIFFERENT
SHORT
COMPOSITIONS
1.MESSAGE
• These are short texts targeted for
a particular person who is not
present at the sport but will be in
short interval and the writer will
not be by then.
2.NOTICE
• These are the texts which have
lengths according to their
subject and are used in
organizations for bringing some
kind of information in highlight
for the people there.
3.DIARY ENTRY
• Diary entry is by self to an
abstract being a diary. Here we
personify the diary in real life
and suppose it as a living thing.
4.POST CARD
• Postcards are used for sending
short messages over long
distances via post.
5.NEWS REPORT
• We are all familiar with the
term news. Every day we see
our parents or elders watching
it on TV. A news report is
nothing but the report of some
kind of incident (news).
6.POSTER MAKING
• It is used for an
announcement or
advertisement.
Tips in Writing
Journal Entries
1.Write a Letter
• Pretend you are writing a letter to someone.
The letter will not be sent, so you can say
anything you want. Maybe you write things
in this letter you were too scared to say in
real life. It can be written to single person or
to a group of people. This is a healthy way to
get things off your chest and say the things
you are truly feel and would helps people
deal with stress.
2.Write a List
• Lists are always easy to get started.
Think about writing a to-do list of
things you want to accomplish over the
next year. You can even write a list of
things you want to write about in your
journal. This can be like a
brainstorming session for your writing.
3.Use a Photo
• Penzu (a free online diary and personal
journal) allows you to add pictures to your
journal entries. If you are feeling stuck on
what to write, add a picture and write
about what it means to you. It can be a
picture of a special moment, a special
person, a special pet, or a special place.
Use this image as way to inspire you.
4.Describe a Character
• Write about a person. It can be a stranger or
someone you care about. Sit down and
write about the person. It doesn’t matter if
it is truth or fiction. You can let your
imagination wander and write a story about
what you think this person wants, likes,
doesn’t like. Let your mind fill in the
blanks and create a character in your mind.
5.Write a Poem
• Try to write a poem. Think about a
significant person and write about
how that person makes you feel.
Think about a place and how that
makes you feel. Try and find
emotion in the simple things in life.
6.Write a Dialogue
• You can write an imaginary conversation
between you and someone else. Or you
can write an imaginary conversation
between other people. This is a creative
exercise that can help you prepare for an
upcoming discussion or help you reflect
on one that already happened.
7.Write a Sprint
• Put five minutes on the clock and
write as fast as you can about
whatever comes to your mind. This is
about just thinking on your feet and
focusing on the task at hand. Let
loose whatever ideas are at the front
of your mind.
8.Write a Memory
• Identify a memory you find important,
although it doesn’t have to be. It can just
be something you think about often.
Describe that memory and what it means
to you. How does it make you feel? Are
you fond of it? Who was involved? Paint a
picture for yourself.
Journal writing can also provide you
with the opportunity to:
 Become more confident about
writing
 Broaden your perspective about
topics
 Gather material for later essays
Identify progress in writing
Overcome writing blocks
Spend more time on self-
reflection
Write without fear of criticism
ACTIVITY
Improve your creative writing
prowess by composing a
message for a particular
person.

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