Creative

Non-Fiction
Prepared by:
MS. KRISTEL ANNE B. VIDAL, LPT
 Lesson Objectives
AT THE END OF THE LESSON, LEARNERS ARE EXPECTED TO:

Contrast creative writing to creative nonfiction; and

Identify the themes and techniques used in the texts.
Walk Down the Memory
Lane.
 Activity 1
STUDENTS WILL BE GIVEN A WORD AND THEY
HAVE TO RAISE THE RIGHT WORD THAT
CORRESPONDS CORRECTLY TO THE GIVEN
MEANING.
1. IT MEANS THE PRESENTATION
OF DETAILS, CHARACTERS, OR
INCIDENTS IN A NARRATIVE WAY
WHEREIN THE EVENTS ARE
PREPARED FOR OR “SHADOWED
FORTH".
 Foreshadowing
1. IT MEANS THE PRESENTATION
OF DETAILS, CHARACTERS, OR
INCIDENTS IN A NARRATIVE WAY
WHEREIN THE EVENTS ARE
PREPARED FOR OR “SHADOWED
FORTH".
2. A TYPE OF IRONY WHEREIN
THE OUTCOME IS THE OPPOSITE
OR COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
FROM WHAT WAS EXPECTED
 Situational Irony

2. A TYPE OF IRONY WHEREIN

THE OUTCOME IS THE OPPOSITE
OR COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
FROM WHAT WAS EXPECTED
3. IT IS A CATEGORY OF
LITERARY COMPOSITION AND
BEING DETERMINED BY LITERARY
TECHNIQUES, TONE, CONTENT,
OR LENGTH OF THE TEXT.
 Literary Genre
3. IT IS A CATEGORY OF
LITERARY COMPOSITION AND
BEING DETERMINED BY LITERARY
TECHNIQUES, TONE, CONTENT,
OR LENGTH OF THE TEXT.
4. THESE ARE LINGUISTIC
TECHNIQUES THAT PRODUCE
SPECIAL EFFECT SUCH AS
FIGURE OF SPEECH, NARRATIVE
STYLE, OR PLOT
 Literary Technique

4. THESE ARE LINGUISTIC

TECHNIQUES THAT PRODUCE
SPECIAL EFFECT SUCH AS
FIGURE OF SPEECH, NARRATIVE
STYLE, OR PLOT
5. IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE THAT
CREATES PICTURES IN THE MIND
OF THE READERS OR LISTENERS.
 Figures of Speech

5. IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE THAT
CREATES PICTURES IN THE MIND
OF THE READERS OR LISTENERS.
6. COMMONLY, IT REFERS TO AN
OBJECT, A SETTING, OR AN
ACTION REPRESENTING THE
CHARACTER OR SITUATION.
 Symbolism

6. COMMONLY, IT REFERS TO AN
OBJECT, A SETTING, OR AN
ACTION REPRESENTING THE
CHARACTER OR SITUATION.
7. THIS TYPE OF IRONY
CONTRASTS TO WHAT THE
CHARACTER THINKS AND WHAT THE
READERS THINK IS TRUE.
 Dramatic Irony

7. THIS TYPE OF IRONY

CONTRASTS TO WHAT THE
CHARACTER THINKS AND WHAT THE
READERS THINK IS TRUE.
8. IT IS ONE TYPE OF IRONY IN
LITERATURE WHEREIN WHAT IS
SAID CONTRASTS WITH WHAT IS
MEANT.
 Verbal Irony

8. IT IS ONE TYPE OF IRONY IN

LITERATURE WHEREIN WHAT IS
SAID CONTRASTS WITH WHAT IS
MEANT.
9. IT IS THE ASSERTION,
ARGUMENT, OR THE MAIN IDEA
OF A LITERARY WORK.
 Theme

9. IT IS THE ASSERTION,
ARGUMENT, OR THE MAIN IDEA
OF A LITERARY WORK.
10.THIS REFERS TO THE
SELECTION OF WORDS IN A
LITERARY WORK.
 Diction

10.THIS REFERS TO THE

SELECTION OF WORDS IN A
LITERARY WORK.
 Activity 2
AMONG THE STORIES, READING SELECTIONS
YOU HAVE READ OR WATCHED, CAN YOU GIVE
THE TOP THREE THEMES THAT YOU HAVE
USUALLY ENCOUNTERED? USE A GRAPH TO
SHOW YOUR ANSWERS.
 What is
Creative Non-Fiction?
When you are reading or
encountering stories that are
based from reality and sources
came from the truth, you can
simply tell that it is creative
nonfiction.
As a genre of writing, creative
nonfiction uses literary styles and
techniques to create factual and
accurate narratives of events
and individuals.
It is a hybrid of nonfiction
components and literary features
which are done in essay form and
story form with setting, rhetorical
patterns, characterization,
concepts, facts (not just beauty of
words), and researched truths.
Furthermore, the ultimate goal of
creative nonfiction is for the
author to communicate well-
researched details similar to a
reporter but being tailored like
that of a fiction.
 Things to Remember
FACT EXTENSIVE RESEARCH
Conducting and
The core of nonfiction is
gathering information
fact. Factual
through research provide
information shall be
accurate and reliable
included in the piece
information that you may
and not a made up
use in writing your
information.
nonfiction write-up.
 Things to Remember
REPORTING EXPLANATION

Documenting the Explaining the story to

gathered information the reader is expected to
like interview and attain the objectives of
reports helps you keep the piece.
records and files for
future usages.
Things to Remember
ESSAY FORMAT
The outputs in creative
nonfiction are often in
essay format. Examples:
Procedural Essay,
Personal Essay, Literary
essays, descriptive essay
 The 5 R's of
Creative Non - Fiction
LEE GUTKIND, WHO IS A WRITER, PROFESSOR,
AND EXPERT ON CREATIVE NONFICTION, WROTE
AN ESSAY CALLED “THE FIVE R’S OF CREATIVE
NONFICTION.” IN THIS ESSAY, HE IDENTIFIED
FIVE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF CREATIVE
NONFICTION. THESE INCLUDE:
 Real-life elements
CREATIVE NONFICTION USES A REAL
LIFE ELEMENTS.
THE WRITER CREATES CONCEPTS OF A
STORY USING THE VITAL AND REAL
INFORMATION ABOUT THE SUBJECT
WHICH CAN BE ASSOCIATED ON
CLOSE ATTRIBUTES OF THE REAL
EXPERIENCES.
 Reflection
CREATIVE NONFICTION LETS THE WRITER TO
ENGAGE ON HIS PERSONAL REFLECTION ABOUT
THE SUBJECT.
AFTER GATHERING INFORMATION, THE WRITER
NEEDS TO SCRUTINIZE AND ANALYZE THE
GATHERED INFORMATION. ASSESSING AFID
CONSIDERING HIS IDEOLOGIES AND BELIEFS.
THROUGH THIS, IT WILL HELP THE WRITER TO BE
MORE FACTUAL BASED.
 Research
CREATIVE NONFICTION INSTRUCTS
THE AUTHOR TO DO A COMPLETE
RESEARCH.
THE AUTHOR NEEDS TO FIND OUT
RELEVANT AND VITAL INFORMATION
ABOUT THE SUBJECT.
 Reading
THE FOURTH ASPECT OF CREATIVE
NONFICTION IS READING.
READING WHILE CONDUCTING
RESEARCH IS NOT ENOUGH.
THE WRITER MUST RECALL THE
COMPONENTS THROUGH READING
TO IMPROVE AND MAKE SOME
MODIFICATIONS.
 Writing
THE FINAL ELEMENT OF CREATIVE
NONFICTION IS WRITING.
WRITING IMAGINATIVE TRUE TO
LIFE IS BOTH A WORKMANSHIP
AND SPECIALTY.
 Activity 3
BETWEEN THE LINES. FROM THE ABOVE
INFORMATION, CONTRAST CREATIVE WRITING
AND CREATIVE NONFICTION. WRITE YOUR
ANSWERS ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER
USING THE PANTS DIAGRAM.
Types of Creative
Non-fiction
CREATIVE NONFICTION
ALWAYS DEALS ON REALITY.
REALITY CAN BE ABOUT
USING THE TOPICS LIKE THE
USE OF INDIVIDUAL
ENCOUNTER, OCCASION, OR
ISSUE IN THE OPEN EYE.
 THERE ARE DIFFERENT
CLASSES OR CATEGORIES
TO CONSIDER IN CREATIVE
NONFICTION SUCH AS THE
INDIVIDUAL ARTICLE,
JOURNAL, AND LIFE
ACCOUNT.
 Personal Essay
THE WRITER USES INFORMATION THAT
IS BASED ON PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
OR A SINGLE EVENT, WHICH LEADS IN
SIGNIFICANT PERSONAL MEANING OR A
LESSON LEARNED THAT HE
ENCOUNTERED.
THE WRITER USES THE FIRST PERSON
“I.”
 Memoir
THE WRITER CREATES A REAL
STORY WITHIN A TIME OR PERIOD
OF LIFE, ONE THAT CONTRIBUTED
A SIGNIFICANT PERSONAL
MEANING AND TRUTH, THE
WRITER USES THE FIRST PERSON
“I” IN THE STORY.
 Literary
Journalism Essay
THE WRITER CREATES AN OUTPUT
ON AN ISSUE OR TOPIC USING
THE UNDERSTOOD LITERARY
DEVICES, SUCH AS THE
ELEMENTS OF FICTION AND
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGES.
 Autobiography

THE WRITER WRITES HIS/HER

OWN LIFE STORY, FROM
BIRTH TO THE PRESENT,
USING THE FIRST PERSON “I”
 Travel Writing

THE WRITER CREATES

ARTICLE NARRATION ABOUT
TRAVEL USING LITERARY
DEVICES AND FIGURATIVE
LANGUAGES.
 Food Writing
THE WRITER CRAFTS
STORIES ABOUT FOOD AND
CUISINE USING LITERARY
TECHNIQUES THAT MAY
LEAD TO A REVIEW AND
RECOMMENDATION.
 Profiles

THE WRITER CONSTRUCTS

LIFE STORIES OF PEOPLE
USING LITERARY DEVICES.
Defining Literary
Techniques
THERE ARE TECHNIQUES USED
IN CREATIVE NONFICTION
THAT CAN ALSO BE USED
ALSO IN FICTION.
HOWEVER, THE TECHNIQUES
LISTED BELOW ARE FEATURES
MAINLY USED FOR CREATIVE
NONFICTION.
LITERARY TECHNIQUES ARE
DEFINITE AND INTENTIONAL USE
OF WORDS THAT THE AUTHORS
USE TO CONVEY THE MESSAGE
OF THE TEXT.
THESE USUALLY OCCUR WITHIN A
WORD OR PHRASE, OR PHRASES,
AT ONE SINGLE POINT IN A TEXT.
 Creative license
IT IS A TECHNIQUE IN CREATIVE
NONFICTION WHEREIN THE AUTHOR
EXAGGERATES OR ALTERS THE
OBJECTIVE REALITIES FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ENHANCING AND
CLARIFYING THE MEANING IN THE
CONTEXT OF FICTION.
Thank
You!