CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS

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 a
simple, clear and error free piece in English needs constant practice.
1. In the words of George Orwell, Never use 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 language
that can be replaced with simple words to convey the same meaning; this should
be done whenever possible. For example, the clause This is a matter which...can
just 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 the
reader, which leads us to the next rule:
6. Keep the readership in mind while writing. You need to know the type of people
you are targeting. For instance, if you are writing a newsletter for a target audience
that is not well read or highly qualified or wont be able to understand complex
English, then you must keep your language simple with small sentences and easy
words.

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 obstruct
its flow, but do not use commas to join independent clauses. The proper
punctuation mark to use in this case is the semicolon.

EXERCISE 1
You have 15 minutes for
this activity and you
need to do this
individually and it
should be of minimum
300 words

Every day after school, you pass an abandoned house.

One day as you are walking home from school, it's
getting dark and you see a light inside. You sneak up to
the window and look inside. What do you see?

EXERCISE 2

You have 10 minutes for

this activity and you need
to do this in group and it
should be of minimum
300 words

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.
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ITS ANAGRAM TIME

RULES
1. Find words of four letters or more
2. Three minute time limit
3. Use each letter once only

ANAGRAM

YOUR TIME
STARTS NOW

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YOUR TIME ENDS
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ANAGRAM ANSWERS
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emits
Enmity
inset
insets
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items
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messy
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miens
mime
mimes
mine
mines
mint
mints
minty
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mists

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mites
nest
nests
nets
nits
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sent
sets
sine
sins
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sites
sits
smit
smite
smites

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snit
snits
stein
steins
stem
stems
sties
stymie
stymies
system
tens
ties
time
times
Tine
tines
tins
tiny
yens
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GIVE A TITLE TO THE

PICTURE

GIVE A TITLE TO THE

PICTURE

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WHAT CONVERSATION ARE

THEY HAVING..

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WHAT CONVERSATION ARE

THEY HAVING..

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WHAT CONVERSATION ARE

THEY HAVING..

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WHAT CONVERSATION ARE

THEY HAVING..

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HOME
ASSIGNMENT

A write up for 500

words.

You go down in a lift that doesn't stop for hours. When it finally opens,
what do you see?

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