Lesson 1.

Creative Nonfiction and

Other Literary Genres

Creative Nonfiction
General Academic Strand | Humanities and Social Sciences
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Just as a meal is
satisfying as a full
course, learning about
the four literary genres
together lets your
writing become more
fulfilling.

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 This lesson serves as a prerequisite lesson for
Learning the following DepEd competency:
Competen
cy
Create samples of the different literary
elements based on one’s experience
(e.g., metaphor to describe an emotion)
(HUMSS_CNF11/12-Ib-d-4).

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 Learning
Objectives

● Identify the characteristics of the

traditional literary genres.
● Differentiate the traditional literary genres
from one another.

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 My Favorite Genre
Let’s
Begin 1. Recall a genre text you have read before.
2. If you can find a copy of your chosen text, you
may bring it out for the activity.
3. Read through your chosen text and try to
identify its defining characteristics.
4. Find the features of the text that define its
genre.
5. Then, partner or group up with classmates
who have a different genre and compare
characteristics.
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 1. What characteristics did you find
Let’s from your chosen work?
Begin

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 2. How do the characteristics you
Let’s found demonstrate the genre of
Begin
your chosen work?

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 3. What similarities and differences did
Let’s you see between the work you
Begin
chose and that of your classmates?

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Essenti
al
Questio
n
How does being more familiar with one
literary genre help in learning more about
the others?

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Creative Nonfiction

● Works in creative nonfiction are always true.

● They are taken from the experiences of the
author.
● Creativity comes in how the memories are told
and described.

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 Creative Nonfiction
Five Main Elements of Creative Nonfiction

● Setting
● Descriptive imagery
● Figurative language
● Plot
● Character

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 Creative Nonfiction
Setting

● The setting is the time and place in which the story

happens.
● It is established early so that readers have an
easier time to visualize the story and immerse
themselves in it.

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 Creative Nonfiction
Descriptive Imagery and Figurative Language

● Descriptive imagery is how the author presents an

image in the minds of the readers.
● It involves one or more of the five senses.
● Figurative language is the use of language in unusual
or surprising ways to describe literary moments in
the story.
● Examples of this are metaphors, similes, and
hyperboles. 14
 Creative Nonfiction

Descriptive Imagery Figurative Language

Presents an image using Uses figures of speech to

the five senses describe literary moments

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 Creative Nonfiction
Plot and Characters

● Creative nonfiction tells a story from the author’s

memory in a way that follows a plot.
● A clear plot helps readers identify the main subject
or reason of the story.

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 Creative Nonfiction
Plot and Characters

● Characters in creative
nonfiction are the people
involved in the author’s
memories.
● The author may appear as a
character in his or her own
work.
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 Fiction

● Fiction probably has the most in common with

creative nonfiction.
● Their biggest difference is that works of fiction
aren’t necessarily factual.
● Works of fiction are products of the author’s
imagination.

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Fiction

● Fiction probably has the

most in common with
creative nonfiction.
● Works of fiction are products
of the author’s imagination.

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 Fiction – Setting
Creative Nonfiction Fiction

The setting is The setting serves the

established early and same purpose but does
defines when and where not have to be an
the story takes place. existing place and time.

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 Fiction – Characters
Creative Nonfiction Fiction

Characters are the Characters are people in

important people the author’s story that
involved in the author’s move the plot. They are
memories. not necessarily people
that exist in real life.

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 Fiction – Plot
Creative Nonfiction Fiction

The plot organizes the The plot shows the order

author’s memories. It of the events that take
helps readers identify place. It helps tell the
the main purpose of the story the author wants to
text. convey and is normally
centered around a
conflict.
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 Fiction – Language
Creative Nonfiction Fiction

Descriptive imagery and Descriptive imagery and

figurative language are figurative language
important parts of immerse the audience
creative nonfiction and more and improve
serve to enrich its storytelling.
storytelling.

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 Check
Your
Progress

Why do you think creative nonfiction and

fiction share many elements?

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 Poetry

● Poetry has works that

structurally look nothing like
works of creative nonfiction.
● Many of poetry’s elements are
not shared by creative
nonfiction.

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 Poetry
Structure

● Structure refers to how a poem is organized.

● Poems have many forms, from a set form like a
sonnet to a free form without “rules” to follow.

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 Poetry
Rhyme, Rhythm, and Meter

● These techniques in poetry can

○ organize emotion,
○ highlight a particular word or phrase, and
○ emphasize certain emotions or actions.
● Many poems use these techniques to convey as
much as they can within a number of lines.

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 Poetry
Figurative Language

● Poetry employs figurative language a lot to add to

its depth.
● Both poetry and creative nonfiction use figurative
language to add new meaning to words used.

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Writin
g Tip Unlike with fiction and creative nonfiction,
poetry does not often make use of
characters. In poetry, the most important
character is the persona or the speaker of
the poem.

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Writin
g Tip When writing poetry, keep in mind that the
speaker is not always you or the author. In
this sense, it is similar to the narrators of
fiction, which can be a character in the
story or an outsider observing the story.

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 Drama

● Drama has more in common

with fiction and creative
nonfiction than poetry.
● The three genres share
many of their main
elements.

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 Drama
Setting

The setting serves the same purpose as in creative

nonfiction and fiction, but in dramas it is usually
stated outright at the start.

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 Drama
Characters

Characters in drama also progress the plot and

interact with other characters, but more emphasis is
placed on their spoken lines, be it in dialogues,
soliloquies, and more.

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 Drama
Plot

The plot of a drama works nearly the same way as in

fiction and creative nonfiction. In plays, the plot can
be organized into “acts” or major divisions to
distinguish key parts of the plot.

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 Drama
Figurative Language

Figurative language, often found in the characters’

spoken lines, whether in dialogues or monologues,
often adds layers of depth and allows for further
analysis.

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Drama

● Texts in drama are often

written to be performed on
stage.
● Many dramas are written
like poetry, with the
characters’ lines following a
specific rhyme, rhythm,
and/or meter.
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 True or False. Write true if the statement is
Try correct. Otherwise, rewrite the underlined words
This! to make them true.
1. The settings of fictional texts are
actual or existing places.

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 True or False. Write true if the statement is
Try correct. Otherwise, rewrite the underlined words
This! to make them true.

2. Characters in a creative nonfiction

text are real people.

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 True or False. Write true if the statement is
Try correct. Otherwise, rewrite the underlined words
This! to make them true.

3. Plots in poetry often focus on a

conflict.

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 True or False. Write true if the statement is
Try correct. Otherwise, rewrite the underlined words
This! to make them true.

4. Poetry can be written in free form.

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 Write true if the statement is correct. Otherwise,
Try rewrite the underlined words to make them true.
This!
5. Lines in drama texts can be written
like poetry.

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 ● The main elements of creative nonfiction
Wrap-
Up
are setting, descriptive imagery,
figurative language, plot, and character.
● Fiction shares many elements with creative
nonfiction, like setting, character, and
plot.
● Poetry makes great use of figurative
language, similar to creative nonfiction.
● Drama also has similar elements with
creative nonfiction but can also be written
similarly to poetry. 42
 Choose one of the prompts below and write
Challen short excerpts to demonstrate what is being
ge
Yourself
asked.

1. Write two original short paragraphs

describing two different settings. One is
describing a real place that you have
visited. The other is describing a fictional
place that is limited only by your
imagination.
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Challen 2. Write one original short paragraph and
ge
Yourself one original short stanza, both making
use of the same or a similar figurative
language.
3. Write two original short stanzas. One is a
stanza from a poem, and the other is a
character’s line from a drama.

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