This document outlines learning standards, competencies, and key questions for a creative writing course. It defines creative writing as using imagery, figures of speech, and the writer's imagination to entertain readers through various genres like poetry, fiction, and drama. By comparison, technical writing aims to instruct readers through factual, systematic styles used in fields like business and science. The document provides examples differentiating technical and creative writing and evaluates student work using rubrics focusing on technical vs creative styles and proper grammar.

1. Creative Writing
S.Y. 2017-2018

2. LearningStandard
• CONTENT STANDARD: The learners have an
understanding of imagery, diction, figures of speech,
and variations on language
• PERFORMANCE STANDARD: The learners shall
be able to produce short paragraphs or vignettes using
imagery, diction, figures of speech and specific
experience

3. Learning Competency
• Define creative writing
• Understand the nature of creative writing
• Differentiate creative writing to other forms of
writing
• Appreciate creative works of literary authors
• Compose a creative writing piece

4. Key Questions
• What is creative writing?
• What is technical writing? What are its
characteristics? Cite examples.
• How is academic writing similar to or
different from technical writing?”

5. Identify…
• Identify whether each item exemplifies technical or
literary writing.
o “If fewer than five levels are required, the style of
these levels may be selected in any suitable
descending order…”
o “Jem was twelve. He was difficult to live with,
inconsistent, moody. His appetite was appalling and
he told me so many times to stop pestering him…”

6. Creative Writing vs Technical Writing
Technical Writing Creative Writing
Forms/Samples Research, journals,
proposals, reports,
guidelines
Poetry, fiction, drama
Objective Aims to instruct and
inform the readers
Aims to entertain the
readers
Content Show facts Reflect the writer’s
imagination
Audience With specific target
audience
Broader audience
Diction Formal Informal
Structure Systematic Artistic

7. Technical Writing…
• Technical writing – a formal form of writing used in
research and reports in specialized fields. It may
include technical jargon such as in the field of
business, law, medicine, computer, etc. Technical
Writing is never meant to entertain, though it can be
entertaining at times, depending on the subject,
purpose, and audience being addressed. Entertaining
Technical Writing can be considered creative
Technical Writing.
• Technical Writing focuses on nonfiction, technical
procedures, methods, or processes.

8. Creative Writing…
• Creative writing – the artistic expression through
written words. It is used to express the writer’s ideas
and emotions in an artistic manner. Unlike other
forms of writing, it uses a language that aims to
entertain and captivate the audience.
• Creative Writing subjects can be fiction, nonfiction,
or a combination of both, as is usually the case with
biographies.

9. •
• What is a vignette?

10. Rubric for teacher’s evaluation
Indicators Ratings (1-5)
The first essay is written in a technical manner.
The second essay is written in a creative manner.
The content of the essay is clear.
It is in proper form with correct grammar, spelling,
and proper pronunciation
Total

11. Rubric for peer evaluation
Indicators Ratings (1-5)
The first essay is written in a technical manner.
The second essay is written in a creative manner.
The content of the essay is clear.
It is in proper form with correct grammar, spelling,
and proper pronunciation
Total
Remarks
What are the strong points/ and what needs to be
improved?