Creative Writing (SEEL 135)
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Date
2026
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Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University - North La Union Campus
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Module 1 Creativity and Creative Writing -- What is creativity? -- Creativity as a 21st-century skill -- Why creativity? -- What is creative writing? -- Purposes and benefits of creative writing -- Module 2 Writing as a Language Macro Skill -- Writing as an idea, a skill, and an output/discourse -- K to 12 English writing competencies, including the SHS Creative Writing subject -- Sub-skills in Writing -- Writing process - an overview -- Module 3 Pre-Writing -- Pre-writing concerns -- A. Role and audience -- B. Format and topic -- C. Strong verb -- D. Purposes of writing (expressive, poetic, conative, informative, metalinguistic) -- Intensive planning for writing -- Module 4 Actual Writing (Drafting) -- Review of the parts of the essay -- A. Introduction -- B. Body -- C. Conclusion -- Arrangement of ideas -- A. Transitional devices -- B. Repetition and use of pronouns -- Review of the order of organization -- A. Chronological -- B. Spatial/descriptive -- C. Importance -- D. Comparison and contrast -- E. Cause and effect -- Organization of the body -- Review of the types of essays -- A. Narrative (biographical, fictional, personal) -- B. Expository (compare, contrast, how-to, informative) -- C. Persuasive (opinion, pro-con, problem solution) -- D. Response to literature (character sketch, plot summary, theme analysis) -- E. Research/report -- Module 5 Revising, Editing, and Proofreading -- Importance of revising and editing in Creative Writing -- Review of proofreading marks -- Module 6 Creativity in Writing -- Simmering -- Generating new ideas -- Improving imagination for Creative Writing -- Module 7 Writing Fiction and Drama -- Types of fiction -- Best examples of fiction and their characteristics -- General reminders for writing fiction -- Review of the parts of a story -- Flash fiction and short story writing -- Play writing -- Module 8 Writing Other Prose Types -- Non-fiction types and best examples -- Characteristics of creative non-fiction prose -- Creative letter writing -- Writing for reading (expository writing) -- Writing for speaking (speech writing) -- Blog writing
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Poetry and Poetics, Imagery, Meter and Rhythm, Figurative Language, Sound Devices, Fiction and Narrative Structure, The Elements of Plot, Characterization, Point of View (POV), Setting and Atmosphere, Drama and Scriptwriting, Dialogue vs. Exposition, Stage Directions, Conflict
Citation
Villanueva, J. B. (2026). Creative Writing (SEEL 135). [Instructional Materials, Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University - North La Union Campus, Sapilang, Bacnotan, La Union]. Lakasa ti Sirib, DMMMSU Institutional Repository.