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12-CORNELIUS

APRIL 7TH

CREATIVE
NONFICTION
JEFFERSON P. BITOON

TASKS
Workout
Eat Healthy you can do it!
No Distractions
GRIT
Be a GENTLEMAN
CREATIVE NONFICTION
● focuses on story, which has a narrative plot with
an inciting moment, rising action, climax and
denouement, just like fiction.

● Nonfiction only works if the story is based in


truth, an accurate retelling of the author’s life
experiences.

Types and Forms of


Creative Nonfiction
1.BIOGRAPHICAL NARRATIVES

1.1 BIOGRAPHY
Is the story of a person's life written by someone who focuses
on how different parts influence the work as a whole.

1.2 PROFILE
Is a type of biographical story that often focuses on a specific feature.

1.3 CHARACTER SKETCH


A character sketch is a shorter biographical story, often
referred to as a cameo or miniature life story.

1.4 INTERVIEWING STORY


Is a type of biographical story that is exactly the length
of a newspaper or magazine article.
2. AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL NARRATIVES

2.1 AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Is a narrative of one's existence. It may also be characterized as a self
narrated biography.

2.2 MEMOIR
A memoir is a type of writing that primarily focuses on the
experiences of a person who has been involved in or witnessed
significant events.

2.3 DIARY
Is a form where the author keeps a daily record of specific events in
their life.

2.4 JOURNAL
Is a more personal and expressive writing tool, containing the
author's deepest thoughts and feelings.

3. LITERARY, FAMILIAR, PERSONAL OR INFORMAL ESSAYS

3.1 LITERARY REPORTAGE


This textual genre blends ethical journalism and creative writing,
providing solid proof and well-researched material, similar to a film or
television documentary.

3.2 DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY


A nonfiction work that uses sensory detail as the primary rhetorical
technique to depict a person, place, or object.

3.3 REFLECTIVE ESSAY


An essay aims to evaluate the relevance of a past event from a
current perspective through careful thinking.
4. SPECIAL TYPES OF WRITING

4.1 TRAVEL WRITING


Is a type of creative nonfiction in which the narrator narrates their
experiences in local or international locations.

4.2 FOOD WRITING


This nonfiction work explores the human condition through a
captivating narrative that delves into the savory pleasures and
disasters that can occur.

4.3 NATURE WRITING


Can also be viewed as part of travel writing. It emphasizes the beauty
and magnificence of the environment.

5. EMERGING FORMS OF CREATIVE NONFICTION

5.1 TESTIMONIO
Is an emerging form of creative nonfiction. This is a first-hand
account of human rights violations and abuses by those in power in
oppressive cultures, either in oral or written form.

5.2 BLOG
A web log is an online journal that resembles a web page, combining
text, photos, memes, and external links to other blogs.

5.3 FACEBOOK STATUS REPORTS


The easiest online platform for self-expression for the millennial age
and beyond.
ANALYZING THEMES IN
CREATIVE WRITING

The main theme of your tale is the emotional or


symbolic resonance of the storyline, which
typically reveals the story's main topic.

LITERARY TECHNIQUES

Composers employ literary techniques and


tropes, such as figurative language, in their
written works to enhance or convey meaning.

Literary techniques include character


development, setting, mood, plot, point of view,
figurative language, allegory, symbolism, irony,
alliteration, metaphor, simile, onomatopoeia,
personification, rhyme, and repetition.
EXAMPLE OF A BIOGRAPHY EXAMPLE OF A PROFILE

EXAMPLE OF A CHARACTER SKETCH

EXAMPLE OF AN INTERVIEW STORY

EXAMPLE OF A FACEBOOK STATUS REPORT


EXAMPLE OF A MEMOIR EXAMPLE OF A DIARY

EXAMPLE OF A JOURNAL

EXAMPLE OF A LITERARY
REPORTAGE
EXAMPLE OF A DESCRIPTIVE
ESSAY

EXAMPLE OF A MEMOIR
EXAMPLE OF A FOOD WRITING

EXAMPLE OF TRAVEL WRITING


EXAMPLE OF NATURE
WRITING

EXAMPLE OF A BLOG

EXAMPLE OF A TESTIMONIO
LITERARY ELEMENTS
4 Major Elements That Comprise A Literary Piece

Plot
- the sequence of events happening in a story.

Setting
- the place and time where and when an
event happens.

Characters
- the person who inhabits a story.

Theme
- the central idea, or thesis, or overall
message that the story conveys.

In all stories fiction or nonfiction


there are people (characters) in a
place (setting) dealing with a
problem or conflict (plot) that leads
to a new understanding about life
(theme). These elements are utilized
both in nonfiction and drama
(Aguila, A. et al., 2017).
LITERARY DEVICES
Figurative language or literary devices are the
techniques that composers use in their written
texts to help convey or heighten meaning.
Rather than writing in plain language,
composers give more emphasis to their ideas
by utilizing literary devices to make them
standout.

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