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What is the meaning of K-12 Most Essential Learning Competencies (DepEd MELC)? The DepEd Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELCs) are learning competencies that were rephrased and deemed most essential in the achievement of content and performance standards. Its usage was implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic as one of the actions of the education department through the Learning Continuity Plan . Complete direct download links of the DepEd MELCs for Elementary (Grades 1-6), Junior High (Grades 7-10), and Senior High (Grades 11-12) with corresponding codes are available below. Get your pdf copies for free.

The Department of Education (DepED) issued a new Memorandum DM-CI-2020-000 titled “Clarification on the use of the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELCs).” Read the full memorandum: DM-CI-2020-000

The MELCs shall serve as the primary reference of all schools, Schools Division Offices (SDO) and Regional offices (Ros) in determining and implementing learning delivery approaches that are suited to the local context and diversity of learners, while adapting to the challenges posed by COVID 19.

Accordingly, ROs, SDOs, and schools need not create a new list of learning competencies for the different learning areas since these are already available through the MELCs. Schools, SDOs, and ROs are encouraged to supplement the MELCs through their enhancement and contextualization, which specifically includes the preparation of Modules or Self-Learning Kits. K-12 Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) are also available at DepEd Commons

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Using the MELCs as the references, what is the significance of changing the curriculum during the pandemic time up to now.. pls i need to answer asap

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Pasuyo po ng MELCS for TLE horticulture for grade 10. Thanks

DO YOU HAVE MELC FOR GRADE 11 AND 12 PHYSICAL EDUCATION ?

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how about MELC for creative writing and creative nonfiction po?

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This resource provides an introduction to creative nonfiction, including an overview of the genre and an explanation of major sub-genres.

The Creative Nonfiction (CNF) genre can be rather elusive. It is focused on story, meaning it has a narrative plot with an inciting moment, rising action, climax and denoument, just like fiction. However, nonfiction only works if the story is based in truth, an accurate retelling of the author’s life experiences. The pieces can vary greatly in length, just as fiction can; anything from a book-length autobiography to a 500-word food blog post can fall within the genre.

Additionally, the genre borrows some aspects, in terms of voice, from poetry; poets generally look for truth and write about the realities they see. While there are many exceptions to this, such as the persona poem, the nonfiction genre depends on the writer’s ability to render their voice in a realistic fashion, just as poetry so often does. Writer Richard Terrill, in comparing the two forms, writes that the voice in creative nonfiction aims “to engage the empathy” of the reader; that, much like a poet, the writer uses “personal candor” to draw the reader in.

Creative Nonfiction encompasses many different forms of prose. As an emerging form, CNF is closely entwined with fiction. Many fiction writers make the cross-over to nonfiction occasionally, if only to write essays on the craft of fiction. This can be done fairly easily, since the ability to write good prose—beautiful description, realistic characters, musical sentences—is required in both genres.

So what, then, makes the literary nonfiction genre unique?

The first key element of nonfiction—perhaps the most crucial thing— is that the genre relies on the author’s ability to retell events that actually happened. The talented CNF writer will certainly use imagination and craft to relay what has happened and tell a story, but the story must be true. You may have heard the idiom that “truth is stranger than fiction;” this is an essential part of the genre. Events—coincidences, love stories, stories of loss—that may be expected or feel clichéd in fiction can be respected when they occur in real life .

A writer of Creative Nonfiction should always be on the lookout for material that can yield an essay; the world at-large is their subject matter. Additionally, because Creative Nonfiction is focused on reality, it relies on research to render events as accurately as possible. While it’s certainly true that fiction writers also research their subjects (especially in the case of historical fiction), CNF writers must be scrupulous in their attention to detail. Their work is somewhat akin to that of a journalist, and in fact, some journalism can fall under the umbrella of CNF as well. Writer Christopher Cokinos claims, “done correctly, lived well, delivered elegantly, such research uncovers not only facts of the world, but reveals and shapes the world of the writer” (93). In addition to traditional research methods, such as interviewing subjects or conducting database searches, he relays Kate Bernheimer’s claim that “A lifetime of reading is research:” any lived experience, even one that is read, can become material for the writer.

The other key element, the thing present in all successful nonfiction, is reflection. A person could have lived the most interesting life and had experiences completely unique to them, but without context—without reflection on how this life of experiences affected the writer—the reader is left with the feeling that the writer hasn’t learned anything, that the writer hasn’t grown. We need to see how the writer has grown because a large part of nonfiction’s appeal is the lessons it offers us, the models for ways of living: that the writer can survive a difficult or strange experience and learn from it. Sean Ironman writes that while “[r]eflection, or the second ‘I,’ is taught in every nonfiction course” (43), writers often find it incredibly hard to actually include reflection in their work. He expresses his frustration that “Students are stuck on the idea—an idea that’s not entirely wrong—that readers need to think” (43), that reflecting in their work would over-explain the ideas to the reader. Not so. Instead, reflection offers “the crucial scene of the writer writing the memoir” (44), of the present-day writer who is looking back on and retelling the past. In a moment of reflection, the author steps out of the story to show a different kind of scene, in which they are sitting at their computer or with their notebook in some quiet place, looking at where they are now, versus where they were then; thinking critically about what they’ve learned. This should ideally happen in small moments, maybe single sentences, interspersed throughout the piece. Without reflection, you have a collection of scenes open for interpretation—though they might add up to nothing.

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Dialogue is a verbal exchange between two or more characters.  Monologue is a verbal expression from only one character.

One of the most important ways to bring creative writing to life is through conversations among characters. To make those conversations clear, proper dialogue formatting and punctuation is important. Fortunately, there are only a few simple rules or conventions to keep in mind when writing dialogue. 

Quotation Marks

Dialogue/ monologue is usually denoted by quotation marks.

            “How do I set apart the words a character is saying from the rest of the text?” Skylar asked.

Change of Speaker

Indent for a new paragraph every time a different character speaks.

          “How can I show the reader that a different character is speaking in this scene?” Quinton asked. He took a bite out of  his  sandwich.           “All you have to do is indent for a new paragraph. That will signal that the speaker has changed,” said Jaclyn.           Quinton drank some water. He nodded. “It’s so easy!”

Dialogue tags are signals that tell the reader which character is speaking. There are three types of dialogue tags. 

1. Said Tags

The first type of dialogue tag can be referred to as the “said tag.” “Said tags” utilize verbs for communicating words. Examples of “said tags” are shown below in bold .            

“I love writing dialogue,” said Jackson. “Do you love writing?” asked Cooper. “I love the EWU Writers’ Center!” Devon shouted. “It is important to be quiet,” Lacey whispered.

Note that punctuation goes inside the quotation marks, and periods change to commas since with “said tags” the spoken words are part of the same sentence as the tag. For the same reason “said” and “asked” are not capitalized in the above examples.

2. Action Tags

The second kind of dialogue tag can be referred to as the “action tag.” “Action tags” are simply sentences in which the character who is about to speak or has recently spoken does or thinks something. The reader understands who has said the words based on their close proximity to the action. Dialogue that is tagged with action is shown in bold below. Note that with action tags, the action sentence and the spoken words are separate sentences, and are punctuated accordingly.

Tyler threw open the door and ran into the room. “You guys! You’ll never believe what I saw outside! It was incredible.” “What are you talking about, Tyler? You're weird.” Montague put aside his video game controller. “It is not weird. It is dignified.” Tyler couldn’t believe Montague had said something so mean. He ran from the room in tears. Taylor cried and cried all the way home. “Why do I have the hardest life?”

3. Combination Tags

The third type of dialogue tag can be referred to as the “combination tag.” This type of dialogue tag combines the “said tag” with the “action tag.” An example of dialogue tagged with a “combination tag” is shown below.

“Dialogue tags are very useful,” Reginald said, typing his masterpiece novel.

“I like ice cream,” Charlie said, enjoying a tasty treat.

            As shown above, the “combination tag” begins with a said tag, followed by a comma, and a gerund phrase.

Mixing Tags

It is perfectly acceptable and expected that “said tags,” “action tags,” and “combination tags” will be mixed together in the same scene to create variety. Furthermore, sometimes the reader might have a clear understanding of which character is speaking when there is no dialogue tag at all. See the example below.

“We should totally consume several slices of delish pepperoni pizza for dinner tonight,” Ahbdi said. Fernando dropped his sandwich on the floor. “No, Ahbdi! I will not consume pizza!” “Why not? Why won’t you consume pizza?” “Because I will only eat sandwiches!” Ahbdi shouted, stomping his feet. “And stop saying the word ‘consume.’”

Sometimes dialogue tags are used in the middle of dialogue. This should be punctuated like the examples above. More dialogue simply continues after the tag.

“The mechanic told me my brakes are broken,” Rudolpho said. “I guess that is important.” “I drive a motorcycle.” Hitomi leaned on the counter. “Does that turn you on?”  

Dialogue Tags on Steroids

The goal with dialogue tags is that they should be somewhat invisible, that is, that they do not call attention to themselves, leaving the reader fully immersed in the scene. Some writers may worry about using the word “said” in too many “said tags.” However, the idea is that the word “said” is hardly noticed, so that the reader sees the name of the character speaking and moves on, staying in the scene.

Try to avoid dialogue tags “on steroids,” or dialogue tags that call attention to themselves and become distracting. Examples of dialogue tags on steroids are below.

“I do not think you should have such strong dialogue tags,” Frederick expostulated. “My head will fricking explode if I do not use strong dialogue tags!”  Logan exclaimed.  “But why?” Frederick asked.  “Because they make me sound sophisticated,” Logan answered.  “Why do you think they sound sophisticated?” Frederick inquired. “Because I am the smartest man in the world,” Logan replied.

In addition to these steroid dialogue tags being tedious and exhausting, many of them are not necessary. The reader knows that Frederick is asking a question, and he knows that Logan is answering. Thus, these dialogue tags become even more tedious because they are redundant.

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Kick-start your writing with our most popular class. start that long-delayed project, develop essential writing habits with daily writing prompts, and reach your goals..

You want to do it. You mean to start that writing project … eventually. Now is the time to put excuses aside and start your writing project. Creative Nonfiction’s special boot camp sessions will do just that by providing firm deadlines, writing exercises, and weekly feedback. Along the way you’ll also develop the habit of writing regularly, which will serve you all year long (and well beyond!). After 10 weeks, if you’ve completed the minimum number of assignments, you’ll have an essay of between 4,000 and 8,000 words, or at least thirty passages to use as starting points for future essays.

How it works:  The writing can be done in one of two ways. Students can choose a longer subject to write about for a week or more, and add 300 words to their essay each day. Or they can write 300 words each day in response to a writing prompt—a new prompt will be provided Monday through Thursday.

On Fridays students will choose 800 words from the writing they have completed during the week and send it to the instructor for feedback. During the weekend students will post a paragraph of comments on the work of at least two fellow students.

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  • daily prompts to help you generate new writing
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  • opportunities for feedback from peers
  • discussions of assigned readings and other general writing topics with peers and the instructor

Student participation requirements to receive instructor feedback:  Though the goal is to write every weekday, students will still receive instructor feedback as long as they post 300 words per day on at least 3 weekdays and participate weekly in the classroom.

Week 1: Generating ideas

During this week we will focus on finding a topic or topics that you can feel passionate about as you begin to write, and ways to help your readers be as excited about your subject as you are. This week’s exercises will cover a wide variety of subject matter to help you explore several different possibilities for your writing focus. If you already have a subject in mind, you can forgo the exercises and simply write 300 words per day on your chosen subject.

Week 2: Your writing life

Finding time to write and overcoming your own doubts can be two of the biggest obstacles to moving ahead with your writing. This week’s lecture will discuss some practical approaches to addressing these problems, and the exercises will keep you writing through the week.

Week 3: Overcoming writer’s block  

Almost every writer experiences writer’s block at some point in his or her career, but the writers who actually go on to have a career are those who find ways to fight through. This week’s lecture will focus on the potential causes of and solutions to writer’s block, and the exercises will focus on ways to continue pieces you have already begun but are having trouble finishing.

Week 4: Stretching your limits

During this week we’ll discuss the ways in which experimenting with different factors—structure, unusual patterns of language, the timeline of an event—can help you to see your topic from a new angle and keep on writing. These same techniques can also bring new life to topics that are written about frequently, to help your piece stand out in the crowd. The exercises for this week will ask you to stretch your limits; you are also welcome to continue working on a longer piece instead of using the prompts.

Week 5: Review, re-mix, revise

This week we’ll consider ways in which returning to familiar subject matter can serve as a catalyst for creating new work.  Exercises will explore the hidden potential of well-worn subjects.

Week 6: Macro-editing

The lecture this week will begin a discussion of editing with a look at the larger building blocks from which an essay is constructed, common problems in using these elements, and ways to address those problems. We will consider elements such as pacing, structure, and description.

Week 7: Micro-editing

While the big-picture elements we discussed in Week 1 are important in creating an interesting and moving essay, sentence-level language is equally important, and this command of language is one of the primary characteristics that separates the work of professional writers from that of beginners. This week we’ll look at ways to make your prose stronger in each sentence and paragraph.

Week 8: Applying feedback

Writing groups and workshops (such as the one we’re conducting in this class) can be a great source of advice and motivation for your writing, but at times feedback can also be contradictory, confusing, or discouraging (even when it’s well-intentioned). During this week we’ll discuss how best to make use of the feedback you receive from others, and how to effectively edit your own work when you don’t have access to or prefer not to work with other writers.

Week 9: When is it finished?

One of the things many writers struggle with in the revision process is knowing when a piece is finished. In this week’s lecture we’ll discuss best practices for evaluating your own work and deciding when a piece is ready to submit for publication.

Week 10: The publication process

In this final week we’ll discuss next steps for your work once the revision process is finished. We’ll talk about the submission process for literary journals and magazines, as well as newspapers, and will cover the basics of submitting a manuscript to literary agents.

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