This document outlines the course description, objectives, topics, activities and evaluation for an English Communication Writing for Kids course. The course aims to reinforce writing skills for children through activities utilizing their senses, imagination, art, music and storytelling. It will discuss elements of writing like describing objects, sharpening senses, incorporating art into writing, broadening perspectives, narrating scenarios, retelling stories and sharing original stories. Students will be evaluated through major examinations, class participation, quizzes, projects and attendance. The goal is to creatively develop students' writing abilities.

1. VISION
The Laguna State Polytechnic University is a
Centre of Development transforming lives and communities.
MISSION
LSPU provides quality education through responsive
instruction, distinctive research, sustainable extension and
production services for improved quality of life towards nation-
building
GOAL
The Laguna State Polytechnic University – College of
Teacher Education commits itself to produce highly skilled,
academically excellent and morally upright teachers who will build
portfolio disciplined and responsible citizenry in accordance with the
regional and national development goals.
Course Code English
Descriptive Title English Communication Writing for Kids
Course Description Reinforce the writing skill in English for children.
Course Pre-requisite None
Semester Offered _st
Semester A.Y. 2013-2014
Credit __ units
Time
Allotment
Specific Objectives Topic(s)
Teaching
Strategies
Instructional
Materials/
Sources
Values
Infused
Learning
Outcomes
Evaluation
1 period Discuss the
significance of the
course.
• Defining Writing
• Getting to know the
course.
• Getting to know each
other.
Classroom
activities and
writing.
PowerPoint
Presentation
Establish a
sense of
connection.
Appreciate writing. Question
and Answer

2. • Diagnostic exercises
1 period Make use of
learners’
imagination.
• Describing an object
• Identifying Objects
Writing and
describing
activities.
Objects to
describe. and
PPT
Presentation
Creativity and
making
connections.
Use the imagination
and learn the use of
the describing
features of language.
Guessing
Game Quiz
1 period Utilize the senses
and writing.
• Sharpening Your Senses
• Remembering what is
Seen, Read and Heard
Grouped activities
(Senses)
PowerPoint
Presentation
Materials to
test the senses
Organization
of thought.
Write about what the
senses pick- up.
Writing
assignment.
1 period Combine art and
writing.
• Exploring some art
Elements
Discussion
Art and writing
activities
PowerPoint
Presentation
Fairness in
judging and
criticizing a
paragraph.
Use the art elements
to write.
Quiz
5 periods Incorporate art and
music into writing.
• Cutting Space
• Understanding Rhythm
• Responding to Rhythm
• Creating a Sound
Narrative
• A Special Vocabulary
• Lines
• Colors
• Texture
• Rendering Music Into
Visuals
• Sign Making
Drawing,
Colouring,
listening to music
and writing.
Hand- Outs
PowerPoint
Presentation
Audio Files
and Art Kit
Creative
thinking.
Self-
judgment.
Love for art
and music.
Apply art and music
into writing.
Quiz

3. 2 periods Broaden the point-
of- view of the
learners.
• Seeing Possibilities
• Brainstorming
• Creative Problem- Solving
• Webbing
• Giving a Set of
Instructions
• Consequences
• Imagining the
Consequences of an
Action
Role plays and
writing activities.
PowerPoint
Presentation
Knowledge
and critical
thinking.
Relates one’s
experience to a
given situation.
Quiz
10 periods Present writing
dialogues.
• Imagining the thoughts of
a Person in a Picture
Images, comic
strips, PPT
Presentation
and Hand-
outs
Knowledge
Organization
of thought.
Developing
writing skills.
Developing
grammar
skills.
Observing
real- life
situations.
Knowledge on
descriptive
writing.
Quiz,
question and
answer and
performance
based- quiz.
• Improvising People Talk
• Literary Imagination
• Telling a Story with
Shapes and Colours
• Drawing what you
Imagine
• Describing People
• Favourite person, place,
scene.
• Inventing Everyday
Dialogues
• Improvising Dialogues for
a Scene in a Cartoon

4. • Inventing Cartoon Texts
• Improvising a
Conversation Among
Characters in a Picture
• Writing a Comic Strip
Text
• Writing a Script for
Characters in a Picture
1 period Present how to
narrate a scenario.
• Recounting My Day in
School
Role- play Hand- out, and
audio files.
Develop
organizational
skills.
Retell a scenario. Per-
formance
based
1 period Present how to
narrate a movie or
story.
• Narrating a Story of a
Movie or Book
Group
presentation.
PPT
Presentation
Creativity. Retell a story or
movie.
1 period Recall short story • A Review of the Short
Story
Discussion PowerPoint
Presentation.
Knowledge. Remember a short
story.
Quiz
1-2
period(s)
Present how to tell
a circle story.
• Telling a Circle Story Group activity and
discussion.
Audio Files Creativity. Tell a circle story. Presented
circle story.
1 period Discuss proverbs. • Writing a Fable using a
proverb
Writing by use of
proverbs
PPT
Presentation
and proverbs.
Grasping the
culture.
Creative thinking. Written
fable.
1 period Engage learners to
use creative
thinking.
• Writing a Story Behind a
Painting
Writing activity. Sample
Paintings and
PPT
Presentation
Creative
thinking.
Write a story based
on a painting.
Written
narrative.
1 period Discuss the how’s
on writing story
parts.
• Writing a Story Beginning/
Ending with an Expression
of Strong Emotion
Discussion and
showing
examples.
Hand- outs
and sample(s).
Organization
of one’s
thoughts.
Apply theory into
practice.
Quiz
2 periods Demonstrate how
to plan and write a
• Planning and Writing the Story
brainstorming and
PPT Developing Plan and write an Written

5. narrative. Narrative writing. Presentation creativity. own narrative. Story
5 periods Encourage learners
to share an own
made story.
• Sharing and evaluating a
narrative
Story sharing Stories Fair judgment. Share ones’ story
and judge others’.
Story
Sharing
Capabilities
Major Examination – 25%
Class Participation and
Activities – 30%
Quizzes – 20%
Projects and Assignments – 15%
Attendance/Behavior – 10%
An intellectual property
Prepared By: Jivanee S. Abril and Jonna Melle T. Alba
References:
Hermosa, Eleanor Eme E., Creative Writing. 2000. SIBS Publishing House, Inc.