CREATIVE WRITING.pptx

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CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS

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Writing English is as important as speaking the language because basic English

writing skills are required and preferred in almost every office job today. Writing asimple, clear and error free piece in English needs constant practice.

1. In the words of George Orwell, Neveruse a long word when a short one will do.

2. Keep your sentences short and well-punctuated, not long and convoluted.

3. Omit unnecessary words. There are a number of phrases in the English languagethat can be replaced with simple words to convey the same meaning; this shouldbe done whenever possible. For example, the clause This is a matter which...canjust as easily be written as This matter.

4. Try to stick to the active voice, rather than the passive.

5. The above points can be condensed into one golden rule of writing: keep it simple.Good writing is not about complexity; it is about conveying your message to thereader, which leads us to the next rule:

6. Keep the readership in mind while writing. You need to know the type of peopleyou are targeting. For instance, if you are writing a newsletter for a target audiencethat is not well read or highly qualified or wontbe able to understand complex

English, then you must keep your language simple with small sentences and easywords.

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7. Avoid being overly formal. It is impersonal.8. Avoid multiple negatives. They often invert the intended meaning, and are

difficult to untangle.

9. Use commas to bracket those parts of the sentence that would otherwise obstructits flow, but do not use commas to join independent clauses. The proper

punctuation mark to use in this case is the semicolon.

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Every day after school, you pass an abandoned house.

One day as you are walking home from school, it'sgetting dark and you see a light inside. You sneak up to

the window and look inside. What do you see?

EXERCISE 1

You have 15 minutes for

this activity and youneed to do this

individually and it

should be of minimum

300 words

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EXERCISE 2

A cowardly 49 year-old woman, A jealous 29 year-old man,A bar, A handbag is snatched, taking a chance, knife,

confound, wide, broom, small, dice, confuse, Prabhu

Deva, Hyatt, Ramgarh, chole bhature, coffee.

You have 10 minutes forthis activity and you needto do this in group and itshould be of minimum

300 words

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RULES

1. Find words of four letters or more

2. Three minute time limit

3. Use each letter once only

ITS ANAGRAM TIME

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ANAGRAM

S T N

I M M

Y S E

YOUR TIMESTARTS NOW

YOUR TIME ENDS

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GIVE A TITLE TO THE

PICTURE

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GIVE A TITLE TO THE

PICTURE

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WHAT CONVERSATION ARE

THEY HAVING..

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THEY HAVING..

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THEY HAVING..

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THEY HAVING..

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HOME

ASSIGNMENT

You go down in a lift that doesn't stop for hours. When it finally opens,

what do you see?

A write up for 500

words.

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