CREATIVE WRITING FOR GRADE 11

1. CREATIVE WRITING
TUESDAY/ THURSDAY (10:45- 11:45)

2. LESSON 1
Use imagery, diction, figures of
speech, and specific experiences to
evoke meaningful responses from
readers

4. DICTION
The choice and use of words and phrases in speech
or writing.
In creative writing, to ensure that our words are
effective in delivering a message, we use definitions
or meanings.

5. MEANING
DENOTATION
Literal
CONNTOTATION
Implied
the literal meaning
derived from the
dictionary
an implied
meaning or the
association made
with a certain
word.

6. HOT
Denotative Meaning: High temperature
Example: The coffee she ordered was boiling hot.
Connotative Meaning: Extremely attractive; angry
Example: Dora easily gets mad at me. She is very hot-tempered.
Catriona looks hot in her Miss Universe gown.

7. COOL
Denotative Meaning: Low temperature
Example: The cool breeze of the fan is refreshing.
Connotative Meaning: Popular or acceptable
Example: Jonas has the latest brand of RayBans. He is so cool.

8. DEAD
Denotative Meaning: Absence of life.
Example: My aunt is dead. She suffered from cancer.
Connotative Meaning: Unusually quiet setting.
Example: Ravenclaw was dead quiet when Ma’am Julie
introduced the Practical Research subject.

9. CHICK
Denotative Meaning: Young bird
Example: The mother bird feeds her chicks with dead worms and insects.
Connotative Meaning: girl or woman
Example: Rex made sure to capture the attention of the beautiful chick in the bar.

10. CRAZY
Denotative Meaning: Insane; mentally unstable
Example: Crazy people must be put inside rehabilitation
centers to help them heal.
Connotative Meaning: wild
Example: The crowd went crazy when Taylor Swift showed
up on stage during her concert.

11. SHARK
Denotative Meaning: Predatory Fish
Example: Carl saw a big shark inside the Sea World
aquarium.
Connotative Meaning: highly- skilled
Example: Mila’s drawings are spectacular. She is a
shark when it comes to creativity and making art.