SHS

Specialized
Subject

Creative Writing
Quarter 2 Module 6:
The Creative Work
in the Literary and/or
Sociopolitical Context
and Craft Essay Writing

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 SHS
Specialized
Subject

Creative Writing

Quarter 2
Module 6: The Creative Work in the
Literary and/or Sociopolitical Context
and Craft Essay Writing

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About the Module
Welcome to Module 6! This module will let you explore more creative works,
articulating the various possibilities of contexts in particular the literary and/or
sociopolitical contexts. With the clear understanding of the context of the texts, you
can fully comprehend the views and values of the author, the over-all meaning of the
text and will help you relate these to human life. This module will also tackle a number
of creative writing orientations where you will be expected to produce a craft essay on
your personal creative process with a purposely chosen creative writing orientation.
This module has three lessons:
Lesson 1: Literary and/or Sociopolitical Context
Lesson 2: Orientations of Creative Writing
Lesson 3: Craft Essay

Pretest
Directions: Read the questions carefully and write the letter of the correct answer
on a separate sheet of paper.

1. What literary theory also studies the members of the opposite sex and the roles they
assume and perform?
A. Cultural B. Feminist C. Marxist D. Historical

2. Which is of least interest to a literary critic using Feminism?

A. Slavery B. Inequality C. History D. Abuse

3. Which critical approach is multidisciplinary as it includes the perspectives of

humanistic disciplines such as literature, art, and social and behavior sciences?
A. Cultural B. New Historical C. Marxist D. Feminist

4. Which approach uses “To what extent are the lives of the characters influenced or
determined by the social, political, and economic forces?” as one of its guide
questions in interpreting a work of literature?
A. Feminist B. Marxist C. New Historical D. Cultural

5. What category falls under audible craft?

A. Repetition B. Assonance C. Imagery D. Details

6. What does the “a” in the acronym CRAFT stand for?

A. Answer B. Audience C. Argument D. Assonance
7. What pattern of paragraph organization arranges information according to a
progression of time either forward or backward?
A. Spatial B. Chronological C. Sequential D. Contrast
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8. Which does NOT belong to a writer’s craft?
A. Word choice B. Factual evidence C. Visual craft D. Imagery
9. What type of essay express ideas and feelings?
A. Argumentative B. Expository C. Narrative D. Speculative

10. What general themes can be classified under the Cultural Approach?
A. Arranged marriages C. View of women as objects
B. Inequality in society D. Lender-borrower /rich-poor relationship

11. What attribute characterizes an essay as a creative output?

A. Sound devices C. Conversational tone
B. Rhythm and cadence D. Characterization

12. What is included in a writer’s word craft?

A. Imagery C. Alliteration
B. Repetition D. Print Features

13. What creative craft refers to the products of careful and deliberate choices of words?
A. Word craft C. Audible craft
B. Structural craft D. Visual craft

14. Which situation is best suited for writing a creative essay?

A. Problem-solution C. Personal experiences
B. Political issues D. Proving a theory

15. What characterizes the language of an essay?

A. Conversational C. Technical
B. Formal D. Journalistic

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 THE CREATIVE WORK IN THE LITERARY
AND/OR SOCIOPOLITICAL CONTEXT

What I Need to Know

After completing this module, you are expected to:
1. identify the kinds of context present/existing on the given selection;
2. explain what context is; and
3. use appropriate critical approaches in interpreting a written work in its
context.

What’s In
Directions: Study the given sets of pictures and guess the words. Write your answer
on a separate sheet of paper. (Note: The number of boxes correspond the
number of letters of the word. Then answer the processing questions
below.)
4 Pics 1 Word

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Processing Questions:
1. What are the words that you have formed based from the pictures?
_____________________________________________________________________________

2. In what way, these contexts can help deepen your understanding of the text that
you read?
____________________________________________________________________________
The words that you have guessed/formed such as social, cultural, political, and literary
are some of the contexts that will lead you to choose certain critical approaches in
understanding creative or literary works.

Remember that literature is multidimensional, as it comprises many aspects of society,

such as culture, belief, and ideology. Knowing the right approach to interpreting the text
read will make it possible for you to appreciate creative works. In addition, it will give
you the opportunity to take part in enlightening critical conversations among your fellow
students and other significant others about works of literature, especially those dealing
with issues found in your society.

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 What’s New

What Is Context?
The definition of context is the setting within which a work of writing is situated.
Context provides meaning and clarity to the intended message. Context clues in a literary
work create a relationship between the writer and reader, giving a deeper understanding of
the intent and direction of the writing. Literary context is background information or
circumstances you provide to inform why something is taking place; context can also be
the backstory of a character, provided to inform their behaviour and personality.

The role of context is to bridge the gap between authors and their audiences,
strengthening readers’ comprehension and preventing miscommunication of the writer’s
intent. It’s not enough to know that a particular event is occurring—readers also need
context to know why.

To understand and appreciate a literary selection, a reader must understand the

significant contexts in which it was written.

TYPES OF CONTEXT
SOCIO- POLITICAL CONTEXT

The socio-political influences the morals of a nation as well.

Making or dissolving laws is a way not only for the majority to have a
voice, but also to establish a norm because the norm tends to be defined
by the majority.
• An example of a contemporary socio-political issue in the United
States is the issue of gun control. Citizens are conflicted about whether
private citizens should be allowed to own guns. That conflict has expanded
into government in the form of existing and impending regulations about gun
ownership. Another example of a socio-political issue in the United States is
immigration. The question of who should be allowed to live in the United
States as well as why and how has a direct impact on the society of the United
States. Government also plays a role in determining who can legally live in
the United States. Socio-political context plays a critical role on the global
stage as well. War is often the result of not just political conflict, but social
conflict as well.

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 SOCIAL CONTEXT

The social context of a text is the way in which the features of the
society it is set in impact on its meaning. There are two aspects to social
context: the kind of society in which the characters live, and the one in
which the author’s text was produced.

Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre was set in the same social context she herself
lived in. It was one in which women were seen as the lesser sex, there was a great
divide between the wealthy and lower class, and strict class boundaries were
enforced. All of these societal features are key in determining Brontë’s views on
the importance of social inclusion, and her championing of the strength of women.
Or just listen to Phoebe:

LITERARY CONTEXT

According to Robinson, creativity is about working in a highly focused way

on ideas and projects, crafting them into their best forms and making critical
judgments along the way.

Literary Work can be defined as branch of literature dealing with words as a

raw material to create a picture, an idea or a story in a meaningful pattern. While
Creative Writing is a creative work that values man as a creator and raises his
existence above the world of subsistence and the study of what is written is the way
(by which) another literate person sees and analyses the work in question.

Cultural Studies– is a multi-disciplinary approach which includes the perspectives

of humanistic disciplines such as literature and art and the social and behavioural
sciences such as anthropology, economics, and psychology.
As a critical perspective, it contests the older definition of culture and looks not
at the stable coherences of a society or a civilization’s history but its dissensions and
conflicts.

Sample Critical Question:

1. What kinds of gender identify, behavior, and attitudes are reflected in the work?
2. Is there any overtly or covertly expressed view of same-sex unions or relationships?
For instance: “We Filipinos are Mild drinkers” centers on the drinking habits of the
Filipinos and Americans and it uniquely showed the events that happened during
the war by making the atmosphere light and humorous. The kind of drink Joe
brought, “whiskey” and “lambanog” for the farmers revealed the characters’ culture.

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New Historical Perspectives– is an approach in studying literature which provides
a context or background information on how literary works were perceived in their
time. This approach also shows how literary works reflect ideas and attitudes of the
time in which they were written. A newer approach, New Historicism, still considers
the contexts of literary works but this time emphasizes on analyzing historical
documents with the same amount of interest afforded to the literary works to be
interpreted.

Sample Critical Question:

1. To what extent are the lives of the characters influenced or determined by

the social, political, and economic forces?
For instance:
“Dhowli” speaks about the “Untouchables" of the caste system in the current
political time period that it was written. Dhowli was in the lower class called the
Dusads, and the man she loved but was forbidden to be with, Misrilal, was of a
higher a class call the Brahman. The short story "Dhowli" is full of hard political
circumstances that challenges Mahasweta’s young protagonist, Dhowli, in her
environment along with society as a whole. There is the Lender-borrower /rich-poor
relationship between Dhowli’s father and the Misras.

Marxist Perspective– is an approach that examines literature for its reflections of

how dominant elites exploit subordinate groups, how people become “alienated” from
each other, and how middle class values lead to the control and suppression of the
working classes. It sees literature’s value in promoting social and economic revolution
and considers the literary work as a “product” in relation to the actual economic and
social conditions that exist at the time of the work’s composition or the time and place
of the action it describes.

Sample Critical Question:

1. How does power relations reflected in the literary work manifest
themselves in the cultural practices and social institutions prevalent during
the time the work was written and published?
For instance: "Spots on Their Wings," revolves around a group of engineers
assigned to set up a watershed in the Cotabato interior, who find themselves
embroiled in the complexities of the Muslim-Christian conflict. The story
culminates in torture and murder, sparked by the men's having shouted
obscenities at Muslim women bathing naked in a river. The differences
between Muslim and Christian cultures are the most obvious elements of
contrast in the story. It delves into human souls and unearths the conflicts
that torment them-all come together to create this story that disturb in
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Feminist Perspective– is an approach that typically sees literature as an arena in
which to contest for power and control and thus an agent for social transformation.
Like Historicism and Marxism, this approach also examines the social, economic, and
cultural aspects of literary works especially for what those works reveal about the
role, position, and influence of women

Sample Critical Question:

How are the relations between men and women, or those between members of
the opposite sex, presented in the work? What roles do men and women assume
and perform and with what consequence?
For instance: In “Dhowli” by Mahasweti Devi, the positions of women are basically
binary based and more seemingly the positions of marginalized women are more, and
are living on the edge of domination and suffering. It deals with a paradox and also falls
into the dilemma of gray-space: in between of marginal living/ centered living,
man/woman, dominated/ dominator. Moreover, they are subjugated in multiple shades
of oppression and domination.

What I can do

A. Directions: Read the excerpt of the short story Unseen War by Antonio Enriquez.
Identify the cultural and historical contexts found in it. Write your answers on a
separate sheet of paper.

Here are the terms that need to be unlocked.

volley stronghold

firing of weapons Place that is fortified and is easily defended

armada bushes

fleet of ships Wild and unsettled land

musketeers
thickets
Infantry men armed with a musket which
Thickets – A dense or tangled growth of
is a long- barrelled guns
small trees

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 The Unseen War
An excerpt from Enriquez (1996)

That very second the first volley burst from the 80 canons of the Spanish
armada, Senor Capitan Esteban de Murga, Maestre de Campo General Felipe
Macombong, Battalion Commander Santiago the Handsomer, the guide Orancaya
Sofocan, and the musketeers, lancers, bowmen, artillery men, and foot soldiers,
sprang from waiting behind Sultan Kudarat’s stronghold.

They would have rushed up like soldiers do smelling certain victory but for
the thick bushes, thickets, woody trees, and rough land; instead they marched or
tramped quickly, fast, northeastward; the infidel Moros, however, were aware only
of the Spanish Armada facing them at the bay, not of the forces behind them on
land; which, meticulously and systematically, started burning everything in sight;
cottas, sitios, and villages of the heathen Moros.

Cultural context: _____________________________________

Historical Context: ____________________________________

What I have learned

Directions: Fill-in the blanks with the appropriate words. Write your answers
on a separate sheet of paper.

1.____________________ is the setting within . which a work of writing is

situated.2___________, 3_________________,4 _____________ are the types of context. The
Common Critical Approaches in analyzing literary pieces are 5___________________,
6_____________________, 7_____________________, _ and 8__________________.
9._____________________ is an approach that typically sees literature as an arena in
which to contest for power and control and thus an agent for social transformation while
10._____________________ is an approach in studying literature which provides a context
or background information on how literary works were perceived in their time.

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 Orientations of
Creative Writing
What I Need to Know
After completing this module, you are expected to:
1. differentiate the four categories of a writer’s craft.

What’s In
In the previous lesson, you learned about setting a work of literature into its
cultural, social, and political contexts. You learned that even if works of literature
are fictional, they somehow depict person, events, places, and issues that are
realistic.

In analyzing these literary works, there are critical approaches that can be
used to situate these products of imagination into the readers’ very own
consciousness and experiences. Furthermore, recognizing the categories of a writer’s
craft enables you to examine and comprehend these literary works better.

Do you know what a writer’s craft is? Let’s find out.

What’s New

Creative writing is any writing that goes outside the bounds of normal
professional, journalistic, academic, or technical forms of literature, typically
identified by an emphasis on narrative craft, character development, and the use of
literary tropes or with various traditions of poetry and poetics
The creative works that we have been analyzing in this subject are all products
of this craft that we will learn in this part of our lesson. Laminack (2007) and Ray
(1999) referred craft as the art of writing. Specifically, the writer’s intentional use of
the following to create an effect on the reader:
➢ Figurative language ➢ Sound/dialogue
➢ Snapshots/imagery/details ➢ Sentence structure/stylistic devices
➢ Thought shots ➢ Text features
➢ Word choice/word placement ➢ Text structure

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The following are the categories of craft:
1. Word Craft –This category refers to the usage of words in a text such as the
following:
➢ Language – Refers to the use of spoken and written words as a
communication system
➢ Word choice – Refers to the use of words and expressions in appropriate
contexts
➢ Vivid verbs – Refers to the use of action words that can be visually seen
and concretized by the readers such as saying “The man beamed” instead
of saying “The man was happy”
➢ Imagery – Refers to the use of figurative language in literature that
appeals to the human senses such “The starry night looked beautiful”
➢ Details – Refers to a particular item of information including descriptive
and illustrative ones that support an idea or contribute to an overall
impression of a written work
2. Structural Craft –This category refers to the construction of sentences and
paragraphs to form a cohesive whole. Structural craft includes the following
features:
➢ Text structure – Refers to the system of constructing a written work
➢ Paragraph type - Refers to how paragraphs are organized according to the
writer’s purpose such as narrative, expository, argumentative, and
descriptive.
➢ Transitional device – Refers to the use of words and phrases to show
transition of ideas in a paragraph to show contrast, addition, example,
and comparison such as in addition to, furthermore, on the other hand,
and on the contrary
➢ Parallel structure – Refers to the use of words and phrases having the
same grammatical structure joined by a connector such as in the garden
and in the backyard
➢ Repetition – Refers to the repetition of a word, phrase, or clause for
emphasis such as “and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before
I sleep”
➢ Page lay-out – Refers to how a certain page is designed using graphics,
textual designs, and other visual appeal to create an effect to the reader
3. Audible Craft–This category refers to how sound devices are used in a
text. This includes the following:
➢ Alliteration – Refers to the use of similar consonant sound at the
beginning of a word in a literary work such as “whither wilt thou wander”
➢ Assonance – Refers to the repetition of vowel sounds such as “rise high
in the bright sky”
➢ Onomatopoeia – Refers to the formation or use of words that imitate the
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 sound of something such as “the bell buzzed, clanged, and tinkled”
➢ Rhythm – Refers to the pattern formed by stressed and unstressed
syllables in poetry
➢ Cadence – Refers to the beat of measure of something that follows a set
rhythm
➢ Hard and soft sounds – Refers to the texture of sounds that relates to
the auditory impact that it produces to the reader such as the sound of
lightning compared to the sound of a baby’s laughter.
4. Visual Craft–This category refers to the use of visual features and includes
the following:
➢ Print Features – Refers to the mechanics on how texts are printed such
as setting texts in bold and italics, choosing font styles and sizes, choice
of color, and use of punctuation marks
➢ Line breaks - Refers to the spacing of lines/paragraphs in a page
➢ White space – Refers to the area of a page where there are no texts or
images
➢ Graphics - Refers to the use of pictures, illustrations, charts, maps, and
other diagrams in a page

What I can do
Directions: Read the excerpt of the song, “Greatest Love of All”. List down 5 lines from
the song and determine as to what craft they belong. Justify your answers by
pointing out the distinguishing features employed. Write your answer on a
separate sheet of paper.

Greatest Love of All I decided long ago

Whitney Houston Never to walk in anyone's shadows
If I fail, if I succeed
I believe the children are our future At least I'll live as I believe
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside No matter what they take from me
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier They can't take away my dignity
Let the children's laughter remind us how we Because the greatest love of all
used to be Is happening to me

Everybody searching for a hero I found the greatest love of all inside of me
People need someone to look up to The greatest love of all
I never found anyone who fulfil my needs Is easy to achieve
A lonely place to be Learning to love yourself
And so I learned to depend on me It is the greatest love of all

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 Lines from the song Craft
1.____________________ ______________________
2. ____________________ ______________________
3. ____________________ ______________________
4. ____________________ ______________________
5. ____________________ ______________________

What I have learned

Directions: Directions: Fill-in the blanks with the appropriate words. Write
your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
1. _____________ refers to the usage of words in a text such as the following: 2.
_____________ 3. ______________ 4. _______________ and 5. ________________.
6. ______________refers to the construction of sentences and paragraphs to form a
cohesive whole. Structural craft includes the following features: 7. _______________
8. _________________ 9. ________________and 10. _____________.

Craft Essay
What I Need to Know
After completing this module, you are expected to:
1. identify the different types of paragraph development; and
2. write an essay.

What’s In

In lesson 2, you learned that a writer’s craft is an art of writing. It is the writer’s
intentional use of figurative language and other textual features to create an effect
on the reader. This writer’s craft is also applicable in writing essay.

Have you written an autobiography before? How about writing on your

unforgettable experience or your new years’ resolution?

Now, let’s have a simple recall on essay writing.

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 Directions: Match the kinds of essay/paragraph development in Column A with its
definition or description in Column B. Write the letter of the correct answer
on a separate sheet of paper.
Column A Column B

_______1. Narrative A. This type needs to explore ideas and feelings which is less
organized in its presentation for it simply projects the mind of
_______2. Speculative the writer
B. This essay presents claims and ideas in a straightforward
_______3. Argumentative manner with evidences, data, and information.
C. This essay relates an incident as it happened.
_______4. Expository D. This essay has the purpose of expounding and making
something clear for the readers.
_______5. Descriptive E. This arranges information according to a progression of
time, either forward or backward.
_______6.Chronological F. In this order, ideas or steps are prioritized by the writer or
Order speaker according to a hierarchy of value.
G. This is similar to a chronological pattern, but arranges
_______7. Oder of information according to a step-by-step sequence that
Importance describes a particular process.
H. This arranges information according to how things fit
_______8. Sequential Order together in physical space; i.e., where one thing exists in
relation to another.
_______9. Spatial Order I. This arranges information according to how two or
more things are similar to or different from one another (or
_______10.Comparison and both).
Contrast Order J. This essay employs vivid words to feature a person, thing
or any subject.

What’s New
Another genre of literature aside from poetry, drama, and short story are the
essays. The word essay came from the French word “essais” (Cantular, 2011).

An essay can be written by you on almost any subject reflecting your attempts to
express your experiences, ideas, and feelings about whatever topic you are writing on.
An essay may be written creatively especially the ones that are reflections of a writer’s
personal experience, feelings, and ideas. It uses ordinary, colloquial language and is
conversational in tone and style. It considers the following acronym to make it effective:

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 • C-Content
• R-Role
• A-Audience
• F-Format
• T-Topic

These are the key ingredients included in every CRAFT writing:

Content: What is the expected content of the essay?
Role of a writer:
You must decide who (or what) you will be. Will you be writing as an old car? Will you be
a piece of pavement? a bicycle? How about a person or even a bird continually exposed to
air pollution from cars?
Audience:
To whom are you writing? Are you writing to a specific person? to Congress? to a child?
to a machine? to a car? to an auto manufacturer?

Format:
What form will your writing take? Will you write a letter or a speech? Will it be an obituary,
a conversation, a memo, a journal, or a diary?
Topic + strong verb:
What is your topic? What strong verb will help you present your topic? For example,
persuade a congressman to vote for more ethanol in gasoline, demand that more fuel
efficient cars are built, plead for a car to be driven more efficiently

Let’s examine the sample essay below:

C = the farewell letter scolding the teens who destroyed the car.
R = car in a junk yard
A = teen who destroyed the car
F = farewell letter
T = take care of your car (scolding)

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 Dear Claude,

I've been forced to sit in this junk yard for the past year. Every day I've had to
face the loss of more and more body parts until there is almost nothing left of
me. But tomorrow, my time is up; I'm scheduled to be compacted, so I have to
write this letter now. It is hard for me to say this, but I think you need to know
you are a real jerk!

I gave you the best years of my life, and how did you treat me? You refused to
change my oil on a regular basis. (I get cranky when I have a dirty crankcase!)
You always fed me the cheapest fuel, never letting me have any fuel containing
detergents to help keep my parts clean. You constantly slammed on the brakes,
wearing the treads from my tires. You never checked my tire pressure. I had to
work extra hard to move with such low pressure in my tires. Do you know how
much gas money you wasted over the years by driving on underinflated tires?
You never gave me a lube job even though I was constantly screaming for one.

What I can do
Directions: Write a creative CRAFT essay. Observe the different categories of
writer’s craft as used in a craft essay. Choose the best paragraph organization
method applicable. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper. Below are
the rubrics in rating your essay composition.

CRITERIA Excellent Good Average Needs

Improvement
POINT 5 4 3 2
FOCUS Controlling point Apparent point No, apparent Minimal
made about a made point but evidence of
single topic about a evidence of a topic
single topic a specific topic
CONTENT Specific and/or Sufficiently Limited content Superficial
illustrative content developed content with inadequate and/or minimal
demonstrating with adequate elaboration or content
strong development elaboration explanation
of ideas
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ORGANIZATION Sophisticated Functional Confused Minimal control of
arrangement of arrangement of arrangements of content
content with content that content without arrangement
evident and/or sustains logical attempts at
subtle transitions order with some transitions
transitions
CREATIVE Precise, use of the Generic use of the Limited use of the Minimal use of the
CONVENTIONS orientations of orientations of orientations of orientations of
creative writing like creative writing like creative writing creative writing
like word,
word, structure, word, structure, like word,
structure, visual,
visual, and audible visual, and audible structure, visual,
and audible crafts
crafts crafts and audible
crafts
MECHANIC Evident Sufficient control of Limited control of Minimal control of
control of grammar grammar grammar
grammar and and and
and mechanics mechanics mechanics
mechanics

CRAFT Writing template

Name:
CONTENT: FORMAT:
ROLE: TOPIC:
AUDIENCE:

__________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

What I have learned

Directions: Answers the following questions. Write your answers on a
separate sheet of paper.

You have just learned that CRAFT is the art of writing and it can also be an acronym
which refers to the characteristics of an essay that distinguishes it from other genre of
literature. What does CRAFT stands for? What are the different types of essay? What are
the different paragraph developments that writers can use in writing essays?

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 What’s More

Directions. Using your knowledge of the different methods in writing essays, match the
best method or pattern of paragraph writing to use in Column A with the given topic in
Column B. Write the letter of the correct answer on a separate sheet of paper.

Column A Column B
______1. Chronological order A. Lake Fishing and Stream Fishing
B. Four Important Sights along Mississippi River
______2.Order of importance
C. The Steps in Building the Biggest Bridge of the
______3.Sequential order World
______4. Spatial order D. Four Reasons to Vote for a New Community
Leader
______5. Comparison and contrast
E. My First Trip Abroad

Post Test

Directions: Read the questions carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. What pattern of paragraph organization arranges information according to a
progression of time either forward or backward?
A. Spatial B. Chronological C. Sequential D. Contrast
2. What does the “a” in the acronym CRAFT stand for?
A. Answer B. Audience C. Argument D. Assonance
3. What category falls under audible craft?
A. Repetition B. Assonance C. Imagery D. Details

4. Which approach uses “To what extent are the lives of the characters influenced or
determined by the social, political, and economic forces?” as one of its guide
questions in interpreting a work of literature?
A. Feminist B. Marxist C. New Historical D. Cultural

5. Which critical approach is multidisciplinary as it includes the perspectives of

humanistic disciplines such as literature, art, and social and behavior sciences?
A. Cultural B. New Historical C. Marxist D. Feminist
6. Which is of least interest to a literary critic using Feminism?
A. Slavery B. Inequality C. History D. Abuse
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7. What literary theory also studies the members of the opposite sex and the roles they
assume and perform?
A. Cultural B. Feminist C. Marxist D. Historical

8. Which does NOT belong to a writer’s craft?

A. Word choice B. Factual evidence C. Visual craft D. Imagery

9. What type of essay express ideas and feelings?

A. Argumentative B. Expository C. Narrative D. Speculative

10. What general themes can be classified under the Cultural Approach?
A. Arranged marriages C. View of women as objects
B. Inequality in society D. Lender-borrower /rich-poor relationship

11. What attribute characterizes an essay as a creative output?

A. Sound devices C. Conversational tone
B. Rhythm and cadence D. Characterization

12. What is included in a writer’s word craft?

A. Imagery C. Alliteration
B. Repetition D. Print Features

13. What creative craft refers to the products of careful and deliberate choices of words?
A. Word craft C. Audible craft
B. Structural craft D. Visual craft

14. Which situation is best suited for writing a creative essay?

A. Problem-solution C. Personal experiences
B. Political issues D. Proving a theory

15. What characterizes the language of an essay?

A. Conversational C. Technical
B. Formal D. Journalistic

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Acknowledgments:
Creative Writing- SHS (Specialized Subject)
Quarter 2- Module 6. The Creative Work in the Literary and/or Sociopolitical
Context and Craft Essay Writing

Development Team of the Self-Learning Module

Compiler: Haide M. Mayol, TIII, Apas National High School

Editors: Marijune I. Torreon, MT11- Abellana National School

Mary Jane M. Acusar, MT1- Abellana National School

Management Team:

Rhea Mar A. Angtud, Schools Division Superintendent

Bernadette [Link], Assistant Schools Division Superintendent
Grecia F. Bataluna, Curriculum Implementation Division Chief
Norman R. Gabales, EPSvr-English
Vanessa L. Harayo, EPSvr-LRMS

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