Lesson 1 Creative Nonfiction

ENG 210
Lesson 1: Introduction to Creative Non- Fiction

(Understanding Conventions of Traditional Genres:
Fiction)
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ACTIVITY
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Drama
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Introduction to Creative Non- Fiction (Understanding
Conventions of Traditional Genres: Fiction)
What is a story?
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Introduction to Creative Non- Fiction (Understanding
Conventions of Traditional Genres: Fiction)
What is a story?
a. A narration of how something happened.

b. Tell us who, what, when, where, and how a particular
event took place.
c. It can be real or imaginary
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WHAT IS A LITERARY GENRE?
• It is writing style in making or writing a piece.
• The genre is a category used to classify the work of an
author.
• It can either be Fiction or Nonfiction
• Fiction are writings or stories created from the mind or
imagination of the author.
• Nonfiction are writings that are factual, realistic and
existing. They are not imaginary.
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What is LITERATURE?
• Derived from the Latin “Littera / Litterattura”
meaning “writing formed with letters”
• Most commonly refers to works of the creative
imagination, including poetry. Drama, fiction,
nonfiction, journalism, and some instances, song
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Importance of Literature
• Literature is the foundation of life.
• Places an emphasis on many topics from human
tragedies to tales of the ever-popular search for love.
• While it’s physically written in words, these words
come alive in the imagination of the mind, and its
ability to comprehend the complexity or simplicity of
the text.
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• Literature is the foundation of life.
• Places an emphasis on many topics from human tragedies to
tales of the ever-popular search for love.
• While it’s physically written in words, these words come
alive in the imagination of the mind, and its ability to
comprehend the complexity or simplicity of the text.
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• Enables people to see through the lenses of others, and sometimes
even inanimate objects, therefore, it becomes a looking glass into the
world as others view it.
• A Journey that is inscribed in pages, and powered by the imagination
of the reader.
• It has provided a gateway to teach the reader about life experiences
from the saddest stories to the most joyful ones that will touch their
hearts.
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GENRE
•A particular type of literature, painting,
music, film, or other art form which
people consider as a class because it has
special characteristics.
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LITERARY GENRES
• A category of literary composition determined by literary techniques,
tone, content, or even ( as in the case of fiction) length
• Distinction between genres and categories are flexible and loosely
defined, often with subgroups
• The most general genres in literature are (in loose chronological order)
epic, tragedy, comedy, creative nonfiction. They can all be in the form
of prose and poetry.
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Literary Conventions defining
features of a particular genre such
a novel, a short story, or a play.
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5 MAJOR GENRES
1. Fiction- A written stories about people and

events that are not real. Literature that tell
stories which are imagined by the writer.
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ELEMENTS OF FICTION
1. Character- Person in a work of fiction/ characteristics of a person
(Protagonist, antagonist, flat, round)
2. Conflict- Opposition of forces which ties one incident to another and
makes the plot move (external and internal)
3. Setting- Refers to place, time, weather condition, and even mood of
atmosphere
4. Point of View How the character is told more specifically who tells
it?
5. Plot- It is the sequence of events in a story or play.
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DRAMA
A story put into action, or a story of human life told by
actual representation of persons by persons with
imitation of language voice, gesture, dress, and
accessories or surrounding conditions, the whole
produce with reference to truth or probability, and with
or without the aid of music, dancing, painting, and
decoration a play.
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ELEMENTS OF DRAMA
1. Plot- The event in play
2. Setting- Time and place of a literary work
3. Characters- People or creature in a play
4. Dialogue- Conversation in a play
5. Theme- The central thought of a play the idea or ideas with which a
play deals.
6. Scenery- The various elements that are used to create a particular
visual setting for a play.
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FOLKTALE
Folktales are stories passed down by oral

tradition. Though there are many varieties
of folktales, they are commonly about the
regular people in everyday setting.
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ELEMENTS OF FOLKTALE
1. CHARACTERS
2. PLOT
3. SETTING
4. THEME
5. EVENTS
6. STYLE
7. TONE
8. POINT OF VIEW (Often third person narrative)
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POETRY
Prose that resembles a poem in some respect,

as in vivid imagery or rhythmic sound.
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ELEMENTS OF POETRY
1. Imagery
2. Rhythm
3. Sound
4. Density
5. Line
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NONFICTION
The branch of literature comprising works

of narrative prose dealing with or offering
opinions or conjectures upon facts and
reality including biography, history, and
essay.
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ELEMENTS OF NONFICTION
1. Deals only with real people, events, or idea.
2. Narrated from point of view or perspective of the author, who is a
real person.
3. Nonfiction presents facts of discussed concepts
4. It may reflect historical context of the time period, including
references to major social.
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Lesson 1: Introduction to Creative Non- Fiction

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a. A narration of how something happened.

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1. Fiction- A written stories about people and

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Folktales are stories passed down by oral

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Prose that resembles a poem in some respect,

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The branch of literature comprising works

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