CREATIVE WRITING

First Quarter- Module 1

Creative Writing Language: Connotation
and Denotation
CREATIVE WRITING
Supplementary Learning Material
Quarter 1 – Module 1: Creative Writing Language – Connotation and
Denotation

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DEVELOPMENT TEAM OF THE MODULE

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MANAGEMENT TEAM

OIC-SDS: Romela M. Cruz, CESE

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The following are some reminders in using this module:

1. Handle this module with care. Use a separate sheet in answering the
exercises.
2. Read the directions carefully before doing each task.
3. Activities in this module can be done individually or with the help of your
teacher, home learning partner or knowledge source partner.
4. Finish this module for the intended week.
5. Return this module to the authorized person in charge of retrieval.
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CREATIVE
WRITING

Name : _______________________________________Date:____________Score:_________

QUARTER: I Module No.: 1 Topic: 1

Lesson: CREATIVE WRITING LANGUAGE:
DENOTATION AND CONNOTATION

OBJECTIVES:

1. Recall the definitions of creative writing and its language.

2. Differentiate denotation from connotation.
3. Carry out the idea of denotation and connotation in writing a
sentence.

Directions: On the space provided, write LW if the statement is a definition of

Literary writing or TW if it is Technical Writing.

_____1. The subject used in this writing is non-scientific or non-technical.

_____2. Audience in this narrative is specific.
_____3. The sole purpose of the narrative is to entertain.
_____4. The language used in this writing is figurative or connotative.
_____5. The writer employs impersonal style of writing.
_____6. In this type of writing, the tone is often light and amusing.
_____7. This type of writing is often written in a first person or third person
point of view, rarely second person when it comes to narration.
_____8. The narrative in this type of writing is unemotional.
_____9. The statements in this type of writing is objective and neutral.
_____10. This is an informal type of writing.

2. REVIEW

MELC Q: I Week No.: 01 Competency Code: HUMSS_CW/MP11/12-lab-4

Competency/ies: Use imagery, diction, figures of speech, and specific experiences to evoke
meaningful responses from readers
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retained in your mind. In your previous grade levels, you were taught about Literary
writing or creative writing including the elements that are necessary to come up a
with a literary work.

Creative writing is known for utilizing fragments of imaginary detail in the

mind to form a said to be a whole “Literary masterpiece”. Although it is based or
inspired by real life events, creative writing is crafted with the “things made-up” in a
persuasive, sophisticated, and appealing way to be able to reveal a better
understanding of the concept of the part we take place world we live in.

When we speak of creative writing, we mean production of poetry, fiction, and

plays. Therefore, as a writer, it is important that we one must express the emotion
of his heart through writing, knows how to invent ideas that is unique and
incomparable, and finally, has a broad imagination.

“Show don’t tell” could be the main rule in creative writing. For a writer to be
true to this rule, he or she needs to learn to speak its language. That is where
understanding of the concept of diction, denotation and connotation, imagery,
figures of speech, idiomatic expression, and sensory experience come in.

3. INTRODUCTION

CREATIVE WRITING LANGUAGE: Denotation and Connotation

Words have both denotative and connotative meanings. The denotative
meaning of a word is that which is found in the dictionary. It is also known as the
literal meaning of a word. On the other hand, the connotative meaning of a word is
that which is assigned by the writer to a word as it is used in the context of his text.
It is also known as the figurative meaning of a word. For example, the word eye
means “an internal organ of human beings and other organism capable of seeing” or
“the hole in the needle where the thread is inserted”. When the same word is modified
by the word third (as in third eye), the combined words refer to extrasensory
perception (ESP), the word eye has a connotative or denotative meaning.

ACTIVITY 1

Direction: Write the denotation and connotation of the following words. The
first one is done for you.

WORD DENOTATION CONNOTATION

Ex. Colossus A statue of gigantic size Powerful
and proportion

MELC Q: I Week No.: 01 Competency Code: HUMSS_CW/MP11/12-lab-4

Competency/ies: Use imagery, diction, figures of speech, and specific experiences to evoke
meaningful responses from readers
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a. Dove 1. 2.
b. Flame 3. 4.
c. Rain 5. 6.
d. Dagger 7. 8.
e. Snake 9. 10.

ACTIVITY 2

Directions: Fill with an appropriate response needed to complete the statement.

First item is done for you to avoid confusion.

WORD DENOTATION CONNOTATION

Ex. If I am an animal, I because it is known for that is why it is considered
would be an Eagle strength, keenness of vision, as the king of the sky.
and power of flight.

If I am a color, I would be because it is ________ that is why _____________

__________ _________________________ ________________________
_________________________ ________________________
_____________________. _______________________.

If I am an object, I would because it is ________ that is why _____________

be (a/an) __________ _________________________ ________________________
_________________________ ________________________
_____________________. _______________________.

If I am a land animal, I because it is ________ that is why _____________

would be (a/an) _________________________ ________________________
__________ _________________________ ________________________
_____________________. _______________________.

If I am a sea creature, I because it is ________ that is why _____________

would be (a/an) _________________________ ________________________
__________ _________________________ ________________________
_____________________. _______________________.

If I am someone else, I because in reality, he/she is that is why _____________

would be _______________________ ________________________
___________________ _________________________ ________________________
_____________________. _______________________.

MELC Q: I Week No.: 01 Competency Code: HUMSS_CW/MP11/12-lab-4

Competency/ies: Use imagery, diction, figures of speech, and specific experiences to evoke
meaningful responses from readers
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4. REFLECTION

a. What part of the lesson did you find interesting and how would you apply the
lesson in your daily life?
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b. In what way did the lesson create an important impact on your personal
experiences?
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5. POST TEST

Directions: Read the following statements/question carefully. Write your answer

before each number.

____1. This type of writing is based on writer’s imagination and originality.

a. Creative writing c. Reportage
b. Nonfiction writing d. Technical writing
____2. This type of writing deals with science topic or a technical subject.
a. Creative writing c. Imaginative writing
b. Fiction writing d. Technical writing
____3. In Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 which says “Shall I compare thee to a Summer’s
Day…”, the phrase “Summer’s Day” implies
a. Fairness of his beloved c. Lady’s grit
b. Intelligence of the woman d. Strength of a girl
____4. “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.” The word “ears” connotes
the idea of
a. acting b. listening c. seeing d. talking
____5. “As he swung toward them holding up the hand
Half in appeal, but half as if to keep
The life from spilling”
In the last line of Robert Frost’s poem Out,Out, the word “life” connotes
a. blood b. breath c. sweat d. tears

MELC Q: I Week No.: 01 Competency Code: HUMSS_CW/MP11/12-lab-4

Competency/ies: Use imagery, diction, figures of speech, and specific experiences to evoke
meaningful responses from readers
REFERENCES 5
● Menoy, J. (2016). Creative Writing. Mandaluyong City, Ph: Books Atbp.
Publishing Corp.

MELC Q: I Week No.: 01 Competency Code: HUMSS_CW/MP11/12-lab-4

Competency/ies: Use imagery, diction, figures of speech, and specific experiences to evoke
meaningful responses from readers
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