Creative Writing

Creative Writing Class Five, Corona School

How can you excel in Creative Writing?

You must have the following when engaging in any form of essay writing:

* a theme

* a well-written introduction

* a well-punctuated write-up

*great paragraphing

* an interesting conclusion

A Theme

This is the central idea in your essay. It carries the message you want your readers to take away at the end of the day. It is also known as the thesis statement. The theme is often found in your first paragraph (the introduction).

Examples of themes (the themes are underlined and highlighted):

A DAY I WILL NEVER FORGET

Did you know that planets move around the sun? That is called an orbit and that makes day and night. I have spent many days on earth but there is one day that stands out. The day I will never forget was the day I went to Fun Park in Abuja.

MY BEST CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY

Christmas is an annual festival celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ and the act of giving. My best Christmas holiday was that of the year 2017. It was the best because my family and I travelled to Europe where we visited a lot of places. 

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Multiple Choice

MY FAVOURITE MEAL

A favourite meal is the meal that you like to eat over and over again without getting sick of it. My favourite meal is jollof rice. I like it because it tastes great and has a lot of nutritional benefits. Preparing my favourite meal is very easy.

• A favourite meal is the meal that you like to eat over and over again without getting sick of it.

• My favourite meal is jollof rice.

• I like it because it tastes great and has a lot of nutritional benefits.

• Preparing my favourite meal is very easy.

Multiple Choice

HOW TO PREPARE MY FAVOURITE MEAL

A favourite meal is the meal that you like to eat over and over again without getting sick of it. My favourite meal is jollof rice. I like it because it tastes great and it is healthy. Preparing my favourite meal is very easy.

• A favourite meal is the meal that you like to eat over and over again without getting sick of it.

• My favourite meal is jollof rice.

• I like it because it tastes great and has a lot of nutrititional benefits.

• Preparing my favourite meal is very easy.

Multiple Choice

HOW PUPILS SHOULD SPEND THEIR LEISURE TIME

Leisure time is when one is not working or occupied; free time. Pupils spend their leisure time watching television, listening to music, playing games and reading books. While all of these are good, I believe it is better for them to spend their leisure time engaging in outdoor sports.

• Leisure time is when one is not working or occupied; free time.

• Pupils spend their leisure time watching television, listening to music, playing games and reading books.

• While all of these are good, I believe it is better for them to spend their leisure time engaging in outdoor sports.

The Introductory Paragraph

• It should have more than a sentence.

• It should have the theme.

• It should begin with a catchy opening sentence.

• You may need to define some terms.

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Helen Keller

• The first sentence in this introduction is catchy. You can write catchy sentences by using shocking facts, statistics, thought-provoking questions and quotes.

• The theme is the last sentence.

Martin Luther King Jr.

• The first sentence is catchy; it is a quote from Martin Luther King Jr.

• The last sentence is the theme,

• You can see that the introduction contains more than one sentence.

Multiple Choice

ZOOS ARE BENEFICIAL TO ANIMALS

According to a very concerned zoologist, there are over 17 000 zoos in the world. A zoo is a place where captive animals are put on display for people to see. I am against the motion that zoos are beneficial to animals.

This introductory paragraph is well-written.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE

Is it possible for one to slap oneself almost a hundred times? It actually is. This was what Ojo did to himself when his house got flooded with water from his kitchen pipe. He realised then that a stitch in time indeed saves nine.

The attention-grabbing technique used in sentence one of this introductory paragraph is___________

• a startling fact

• a thought-provoking question

• a quote

Multiple Choice

A good introductory paragraph should do all the following except _______

• make one's reader to want to read the essay to the end.

• Contain one long sentence

• Tell the reader what the essay will be about.

• Have two or more sentences.

Multiple Choice

Which is the appropriate theme for this topic: MY BEST FRIEND

• Best friends are important.

• My best friend is Dupe and she has many great qualities.

• Is your best friend better than mine?

• My best friend lives in Lagos.

Multiple Choice

Which is the appropriate theme for this topic: A Day I Will Never Forget ?

• The day I will never forget was my two-week holiday in France.

• The day I will never forget was the day I landed in France for the first time.

• I went to France.

• France is the best country in the world.

Multiple Choice

What is the right theme for the topic: TEACHERS ARE MORE BENEFICIAL TO THE SOCIETY THAN DOCTORS?

• I believe teachers are more beneficial to the society due to a number of reasons.

• Who are teachers?

• Teachers and doctors are equally important.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a catchy way of starting the introduction for this topic: MY LAST BIRTHDAY PARTY

• Birthdays happen every year.

• Is it possible to move from ten years of age to eighteen in a day?

• My last birthday was memorable.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a catchy way of starting the introduction for this topic: MY LAST BIRTHDAY PARTY

• Birthdays happen every year.

• Is it possible to move from ten years of age to eighteen in a day?

• My last birthday was memorable.