Lesson 4.

Literary Journalism
and Reportage

Creative Nonfiction
General Academic Strand | Humanities and Social Sciences
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Humans have ways of preserving memories.
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While social media posts
might be easier than
most writings, there is a
different sense of
fulfillment in writing a
full-page essay, an
analysis paper, a
reportage, or a news
article.

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While professional writers or
journalists create technical
pieces of writing . . .

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We craft our own stories,
weaving technicalities
and creativity in writing.

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Regardless of our
different writing styles,
the content of what we
write matters.

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 This lesson serves as an enrichment lesson for the
Learning following DepEd competency:
Competencies
● Explain the relationship of elements and
ideas found in the various forms and types of
creative nonfictional texts through a close
reading (HUMSS_CNF11/12-IIa-15).

● Compare and contrast the different forms

and types of creative nonfictional texts
(HUMSS_CNF11/12-IIa-16).
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Learning
Objectives
● Examine the elements and characteristics
of literary journalism and reportage by
analyzing selected sample texts.

● Write texts using literary journalism and

reportage.

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 Reading and Writing Path
Let’s
Begin
1. On a short bond paper, draw a reading and
writing map or path of your previous or
present reading activities and experiences
that are relevant to your writing techniques
and preferences.

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 Reading and Writing Path
Let’s
Begin
2. Insert labels or descriptions for the parts of
your map or path that need explanation.
Then briefly describe how your illustrated
reading activities and experiences affected
your writing.
3. Answer the guide questions after drawing.

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 1. What are the literary genres that you
Let’s
Begin prefer to read and write?

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 2. What are some characteristics and
Let’s
Begin elements of these genres?

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 3. How do these characteristics and elements
Let’s
Begin affect your writing techniques and
preferences?

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Essential
Question

What role do literary journalism and

reportage play in a culture’s preservation of
memories?

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 Literary Journalism

Elements of Literary Journalism

● Context refers the setting or background of the

text.

● Narration covers all the other elements and

reflects the nature of writing.

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 Literary Journalism

Elements of Literary Journalism

● Character development helps present values and

experiences based on the people’s behavior, action,
or interaction.

● Voice is crucial on the writer’s part since it will

dictate whether the tone and the way the text is
written relates or not its readers.
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 Literary Journalism

Characteristics of Literary Journalism

● Immersion reporting allows the writers to live how
the subject lives and reflects this living experience in
the text.

● Accuracy ensures that fact-checking and

verification of information play a significant role in
the writing process.

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 Literary Journalism

Characteristics of Literary Journalism

● Subjectivity implies that the readers may give

different interpretations of the writer’s intentions
and stories.

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Writing
Tip
Since accuracy is a crucial part of literary
journalism writing, information and details
included must always be verified.

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Writing
Tip
One way to do that is through triangulation
or the use of three different sources to verify
if these sources speak of the same details and
ideas.

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 Types of Literary Journalism

Investigative Feature Profile

resembles newsgathering, a written portrait of a person,

but is more elaborate and usually published as an article
includes characteristics of or news
typical feature articles

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 Types of Literary Journalism

Human Interest Story Lifestyle and Travel

Story
a feature story that presents an article that presents the
stories of people or animals good and positive ways a
in an emotional way. Some person lives his or her life, as
call this soft news as it is well the travel stories that
fact-based but aims to rouse involve food, culture,
emotions sceneries and showcasing the
place visited
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 Literary Journalism

Excerpt from “Memoir of Jane

Austen”
As my memoir has now reached the
period when I saw a great deal of my
aunt, and was old enough to
understand something of her value, I
will here attempt a description of her
person, mind, and habits. In person
she was very attractive . . .

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 Literary Journalism

Read more of Jane Austen’s memoir.

Scan or click the QR code!

Scan or click this!

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 Reportage

Elements of Reportage
● Historical background and causality
This gives readers a foundational understanding of the
subject’s social or cultural context.

● Material citation
It is a must to present readers with materials and sources
that will make them better understand the basis of all the
text’s content.

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 Reportage

Elements of Reportage

● Literary writing styles

A reportage also uses narrative styles from fictional
writing, as these styles make the content even more
captivating to more readers.

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 Reportage

Characteristics of Reportage
● Clarity is reflected in the accurate and clear use of
descriptions that appeal to the senses.
● Dynamism is the variety in terms of the plot and overall
story presented. A text is dynamic when it can offer a
story that is common to all but represented in a
different way.
● Informativeness integrates the purpose of reportage
as a source of information and knowledge.
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Check Your
Progress

What are the differences between a

reportage and literary journalism?

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Reportage
Military Supports Alternative
Treatments for Treating Pain in Vets
and Troops]
News USA
The military has long worried that an
over-reliance on prescription painkillers
for the after-effects of tours of duty was
putting both veterans and active-duty
troops at risk of dependency, serious
adverse reactions to the drugs and
accidental death. 30
 SAMPLE TEXT: Reportage

Read more on the alternative treatments

that the military supports for treating pain
in vets and troops!

Scan or click the QR code!

Scan or click this!

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Writing
Tip

Research is essential in historicizing a reportage’s

content. However, aside from researching content,
the type of content should also be considered.

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Writing
Tip Hence, target searching for and using primary
sources like journals, speeches, and published
newspaper or magazine articles. Prioritizing
primary sources will help imply a more authentic
and reliable reference for your writing.

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Wrap-
Up ● Literary journalism focuses on feature,
profile, or lifestyle journalistic writing with the
use of fictional narrative styles.

● Reportage focuses on the social and cultural

experiences of people and on the current
affairs and past events that are developing.

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Wrap- ● The elements of literary journalism are context,
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narration, character development, and voice.
Its characteristics include immersion reporting,
accuracy, and subjectivity.

● The elements of reportage are historical

background and causality, material citation,
and literary writing styles.

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Challenge
Yourself

Try constructing a profile about your favorite

entertainment artist.

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Bibliography

Austen-Leigh, James Edward. “Memoir of Jane Austen.” The Project Gutenberg ebook. (2006).
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/17797/17797-h/17797-h.htm.

Lettre Ulysses Award for the Art of Reportage. “The Art of Reportage.”
https://www.lettre-ulysses-award.org/about/Art_of_Reportage.html.

Masterclass. “What is an Investigative Feature?” Masterclass articles. (2020).

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/learn-how-to-write-an-investigative-feature-in-5-steps-with-tips-from-
bob-woodward#what-is-an-investigative-feature
.

News USA. “Military Supports Alternative Treatments for Treating Pain in Vets and Troops.” NewsUSA.com. (2008).
https://www.copyrightfreecontent.com/newsusa/military-supports-alternative-treatments-for-treating-pain-i
n-vets-and-troops/
.

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Bibliography

Nordquist, Richard. “What is Literary Journalism?” ThoughtCo. (2020).

https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-literary-journalism-1691132.

Nyakangi, Elvis. “Literary Journalism: What is Literary Journalism and history of literary journalism?” Kenyayote.com.
(2020).
https://kenyayote.com/literary-journalism-what-is-literary-journalism-and-history-of-literary-journalism/.

Rogers, Ronald. R. “Elements of Literary Journalism.” Journalism as Literature. (2010).

http://nopyramid.blogspot.com/2010/08/elements-of-literary-journalism.html?m=1.

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