LL Lower sec - Creative Writing
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This document discusses techniques for creative writing. It emphasizes adding creative twists to problems and endings in stories to make them more engaging for readers. A creative problem introduces an unlikely but possible event, while a creative ending surprises the reader in a realistic way. Together, these techniques help craft an interesting narrative that keeps readers engaged throughout and can achieve high marks.
LL Lower sec - Creative Writing
- 2. Learning Objectives ? To appreciate the value of a creative problem and twist in the ending in enhancing the overall appeal of a story. ? To learn and achieve creative writing techniques to form a story that is engaging and interesting to the reader to attract high marks.
- 3. Introduction ? You have probably heard this famous ending to fairy tales, ¡°And they lived happily ever after.¡± ? You probably also know that life does not always work out to be a fairy tale! ? Life is life precisely because it is NOT a fairy tale ¨C it has its ups and downs and rollercoaster rides. ? It is these uncertainties that make life ¨C and your story, to make it realistic ¨C interesting.
- 4. Introduction ? In other words, a creative twist to a problem and ending adds a nice surprise; like special ingredients and an icing in a cake that engage the reader to the very end. ? Here are some possible problems that you can put a twist to: David... 1) went to the supermarket and on one of the shelves he found ... 2) was waiting at the bus stop when a man in dark glasses came and ¡
- 5. Creative Twist to a Problem David... 1) went to the supermarket and on one of the shelves he found a cockroach, nestled between two soda cans, looking quite still except for its antennas. Like two light sabers in a cross fight, they were purposefully cutting the air. 2) was waiting at the bus stop when a man in dark glasses came and asked for directions. It was evening time but the sight was plain ¨C this stranger had a deep scar that ran along the length on the left side of his face, a wound that must have been caused by a serious accident a long time ago.
- 6. Creative Twist ¨C A Special Ingredient ? The stories described are not ordinary events; neither are they too outrageous to be considered unbelievable. ? In other words, they are creative because they turn everyday situations into unlikely but possible problems. ? The following diagram illustrates this principle.
- 7. Walking the ¡®NO¡¯ Line Normal Possible Impossible Outrageous Where you need to be ¨C possible but unlikely, good material for creativity
- 8. Walking the ¡®NO¡¯ Line ? A twist to the problem, like what was presented above, keeps your reader engaged throughout the reading. ? According to the Cambridge Assessment Rubrics, this is an important requirement to attract high marks. ? Further in the story, ending it the same way ¨C using unlikely but possible endings ¨C is like adding a nice icing to an already beautiful cake.
- 9. Walking the ¡®NO¡¯ Line (Continued) ¡ this stranger had a deep scar that ran along the length on the left side of his face, a wound that must have been caused by a serious accident a long time ago... (Creative Ending) ¡ ...As Lee finished sharing his run with the law in the past, David sensed a gentler side and a hint of a resolve to change for the better. ¡°Perhaps we will meet again,¡± said David, surprised that he enjoyed this stranger¡¯s companionship. ¡°Perhaps,¡± came the reply, as he alighted the bus, one bus-stop away from where David lived.
- 10. Discussion ? How does one create a creative spin to our stories? ? Which stages of our stories must we aim for a creative spin?
- 11. In summary ? It turns what would be normal, everyday situations into an unexpected event that is possible but unlikely to happen to most people. ? A story with a creative problem AND twist at the end provides an engaging read that attracts high marks from the examiner.