BASIC CREATIVE WRITING

SKILL
PPD HILIR PERAK 2016

DRAFT 1 : Think of a plot

1. Sad story
- death, loss of
something

PLOT

2. happy story
- get lot of
money, good
result

3. Ghost story
- haunted
house, ghost in hostel

4. Crime story
burglary, kidnap

DRAFT 2 : Plan the plot

Q: Begin your essay with I could see dark clouds forming in the sky.
Write about a boy who regretted of what he had done.

Stole mothers money

Grandfather was sick
To buy hand
phone
Friends had
hp

No money to send
grandfather to a good
hospital
Regretted stealing
moms money

Rich
friends
Poor boy

Sell back the

hp

I could see dark clouds forming in the sky.

I was a poor boy
However, I had many rich friends.
All of them had handphones
So, I wanted to buy a handphone too.
Therefore, I stole my mothers money to buy it.
One day my grandfather was sick.
Unfortunately, we could not send him to a good hospital
I regretted for stealing my mothers money
At the end , I sold back the handphone and gave the
money back to my mother.
78 words
272 words to go

Draft 3 : Write your plot

Draft 4 : Relate using

WHqs
I could see dark clouds forming
in the sky.
When did you see the clouds? I was walking
from did
school
Why
you walk? I did not have a bicycle
Why did not you have a bicycle?
I was a poor boy

I could see dark clouds forming in the sky

when I was walking from school. I walked
because I did not have any bicycle. I was
a poor boy

1. I was a poor boy

Questions: Why was he poor?
His father died.

2. However, I had many rich friends.

Questions : Why are they rich?
Their fathers were businessmen.

3. All of them had handphones

Questions : What kinds of handphone?
Some had Samsung handphones and some had Apple
handphones
4. So, I wanted to buy a handphone too.
Questions : why did you want to buy a handphone?
So that I could be like them.

I could see dark clouds forming in the sky when I was walking from
school. I walked because I did not have any bicycle. I was a poor boy. My
father was dead.
However, I had many friends. Their fathers were businessmen.
All of my friends had hand phones. Some of them had Samsung hand
phones and some had Apple. So, I wanted to buy a hand phone too
because I wanted to be like them. Therefore, one day I stole my mothers
money to buy it. I took RM400 from her purse when she was busy
cooking in the kitchen.
One day my grandfather was sick. He had stomach ache
Unfortunately, we could not send him to a good hospital. My mother told
me she had lost the money in her purse..
I regretted for stealing my mothers money. I was sad to see my mother
cried. Luckily, my uncle gave some money ,
At the end , I sold back the hand phone and gave the money back
to my mother. I apologized to my mother and she forgave me.
178
words

Draft 5 : Rewrite the whole

essay (include the answers)

I could see dark clouds forming in the sky when I was walking from
school. I walked because I did not have any bicycle. I was a poor boy.
My father was dead. I missed him very much.
However, I had many friends. Their fathers were businessmen.
All of my friends had hand phones. Some of them had Samsung hand
phones and some had Apple. I was jealous .So, I wanted to buy a hand
phone too because I wanted to be like them. Therefore, one day I stole
my mothers money to buy it. I took RM400 from her purse when she
was busy cooking in the kitchen.
One day my grandfather was sick. He had stomach ache
Unfortunately, we could not send him to a good hospital. My mother
told me she had lost the money in her purse. She was very worried.
I regretted for stealing my mothers money. I was sad to see
my mother cried. Luckily, my uncle gave some money. We were
extremely thankful to him.
At the end , I sold back the hand phone and gave the money back
to my mother. I apologized to my mother and she forgave me. I was
happy that it was over.
178 + 25 = 203 words

Draft 6: Add feelings.

I could see dark clouds forming in the sky when I was walking from school. I walked because I did not
have any bicycle. I was a poor boy. My father was dead. I missed him very much.
However, I had many friends. Their fathers were businessmen. All of my friends had hand
phones. Some of them had Samsung hand phones and some had Apple. I was jealous .So, I wanted to
buy a hand phone too because I wanted to be like them. Therefore, one day I stole my mothers
money to buy it. I took RM400 from her purse when she was busy cooking in the kitchen.
One day my grandfather was sick. He had stomach ache.
Unfortunately, we could not send him to a good hospital. My mother told me she had lost the money
in her purse. She was very worried.
Oh..I am so worried about your grandfather, she said on the way to grandfathers house.
Me too. What should we do ? I asked.
I dont know, she replied.
Lets pray mother, I suggested.
I regretted for stealing my mothers money. I was sad to see my mother cried. Luckily, my
uncle gave some money.
Here is RM500. Lets send father to hospital. Dont worry anymore, my uncle said to my
mother.
Thank you Aznan. Lets go, mother said.
We were extremely thankful to him.
At the end , I sold back the hand phone and gave the money back to my mother. I apologized
to my mother and she forgave me. I was happy that it was over.
I promise I will not going to do it anymore mother. I will be a good boy from now, I said to my
mother. 203+ 82 = 285 ( 65 words to go)

Draft 7 : Write dialogues

Other things you can add to

lengthen your essay.

Idiomatic expressions
Quotations
Advice
Descriptions