Creative Nonfiction SLHT 1

SELF-LEARNING HOME TASK (SLHT)

Subject: Creative Nonfiction Grade 11/12 Quarter: 2 Week: 1

MELC : Present a commentary/ critiqueon a chosen creative nonfictional text representing

a particular type or form (Biography/ Autobiography, Literary Journalism/ Reportage, Personal
Narratives, Travelogue, Reflective Essay, True Narratives, Blogs, Testimonies, Other forms)
Competency Code ________
Name __________________________ Section ________ Date ________

School __________________________ District __________________________
A. Readings/Discussions :
A Recall:
Creative nonfiction is a form of prose based mainly on fact, rather than imagination
although it may contain fictional elements (Merriam Webster Encyclopedia of Literature).
nonfiction goes beyond mere intellectual experience by adding the emotional appeal of the
techniques of fiction writing such as the use of metaphors, imagery, symbolism and other
devices. There are three broad categories of nonfiction: biographical narratives,
autobiographical narratives and various kinds of personal or informal essays.
About Full-length Biography:
Biographical narratives include the (1) full-length biography subdivided as popular,

literary and historical biography; (2) the profile; (3) the character sketch and the interview
story written by another person. Popular biography refers to the life story of a famous or
successful person such as a business personality, professional athlete, political leader,
celebrity, royalty or infamous people like serial killers. Literary biography tells of the life of a
literary writer while historical biography narrates about the life of a historical figure. Full-
length biography covers the entirety of the featured person’s existence including significant
events surrounding his/ her life from birth to death; family tree and a chronology of
milestones, successes and achievement.
Similar to fiction/ narratives, biographies are meant to read like a story with a
beginning, middle and end. Characters are real-life and their stories show struggles and
conflicts and their resolution. As nonfiction however, biographies do not have to follow the
same structure as narratives that develop from exposition to introduction of a conflict in rising
action, climax and denouement. Biographies can follow different text structures such as the
use of description, comparison and contrast, sequence or problem and solution. Biographies
are made up of a series of paragraphs that express a main idea each.
B. Exercises
Exercise 1 Concept Map
Directions: Fill in the box with the required information.
Example: Sample answers are provided for two of the given questions.
What is it? What are some important features?
______________ ______________ ______________

_
BIOGRAPHY From birth to death
_____________ Diana: In Search of ______________

Herself
What are some examples?
Exercise 2
Directions: Write F if given feature characterizes fiction alone; B if it is unique to

biography and S if it is the same or common for both fiction and biography.
Example: from birth to death B
1. theme _____ 5. The Frog Prince _____
2. make-believe _____
3. dialogue _____
4. Facts _____
C. Assessment/Application/Outputs (Please refer to DepEd Order No. 31, s. 2020)
Directions: Read and answer questions about the given excerpt of a biography.
Example: What does the implied metaphor “dissolved into the atmosphere imply?
A - It means her existence would have been insignificant had she not married into royalty.
The world probably would have heard little of Diana Spencer had she not married the Prince
of Wales. "She would either have been a countrywoman, just like her sisters, and dissolved into the
atmosphere," said a male friend who knew her from her teenage years, "or she would have married
an achiever who offered more of a challenge but would have gone off and had an affair, and she
would have divorced the husband in short order."
Diana lived only thirty-six years, all of them amid privilege and wealth: the first half in the
rarefied cocoon of the British upper class, the second in the highly visible bubble of royal protocol and
pageantry. Her married life was unnatural by any measure-"bizarre," her brother Charles, Earl
Spencer, called it in his eulogy of Diana. Much of her royal existence was lonely and regimented, but
tabloid headlines invested its large and small events with high drama.
Simply assuming the title of princess transformed Diana. As Douglas Hurd, the former foreign
secretary, put it, "She needed to be royal to succeed." But others have joined the royal family without
becoming larger-than-life celebrities. Diana's extraordinary impact resulted to a great degree from
her physical presence.
She was endowed with undeniable attributes. Her beauty was singular, especially her big
blue eyes, the most expressive of all facial features. "They look so wondering and modest," a
Norwegian photographer once remarked. Her height (five foot ten) and lithe figure allowed her to
carry clothing exquisitely. If she had been a haughty ice queen, or even strikingly confident, her
appeal would have been limited. What made her so charismatic was the combination of her looks and
her air of accessibility. "She has a sympathetic face," her father once said, "the sort that you can't
help but trust."
1. Explain the contrast made in the second paragraph of this excerpt describing Diana’s life as being in
a “rarefied cocoon of the upper class” during the earlier half and the “highly visible bubble of royal
protocol” following her marriage to Prince Charles and until her death.
_________________________________________________________________________________
2. From whom else does the author get a different or common perspective about Diana’s physical
attributes and character other than his own? _____________________________________________
What added appeal does this give to the biography? ______________________________________
3. Expound on at least two dilemma/ problems/ conflict that Diana contended with .
________________________________________________________________________________
D. Suggested Enrichment/Reinforcement Activity/ies .
In one or two paragraphs, describe a person’s physical attributes and character. Choose a person that
you would want to write a biography of because of his/ her influence to your life. Use literary devices
such as imagery, metaphor, symbolism and others.
References:
Aguila, A., Galan, R.S., Wigley, J (2017) Telling the Truth: The Art of Creative Nonfiction. Quezon City:
C & E Publishing Inc.
Sygaco, S. (2017) Writing Techniques in Creative Nonfiction. Quezon City: Great Books Trading
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/169501/diana-in-search-of-herself-by-sally-bedell-
smith/9780307822031/excerpt
Prepared by: AMINAH M. SIA Edited by: JORIE ANN L. SASING
Reviewed by: GINA E. ROJAS
GUIDE
For the Teacher Activities herein are aimed to emphasize the characteristics of a biography.
Rating/ grading for the exercises and assessment shall be according to teacher’s discretion.
For the Learner Your key takeaways for this lesson are how a biography differs with
fiction and what its unique characteristics are. Also, try your hand in developing a paragraph or
two to introduce a real-life character using any element or devices of fiction. Remember, a
biography is not meant to be mundane but awe-inspiring, creative and insightful.
For the Parent/Home Tutor The use of the concept map helps students to remember the most
important or key points about the subject matter on biography. A short writing task is also
included to enhance their creativity and organization of ideas. You may suggest a person in your
child’s past and recent encounters that has a lasting impact on him/her.

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SELF-LEARNING HOME TASK (SLHT)

Subject: Creative Nonfiction Grade 11/12 Quarter: 2 Week: 1

MELC : Present a commentary/ critiqueon a chosen creative nonfictional text representing

Competency Code ________

Name __________________________ Section ________ Date ________

About Full-length Biography:

Biographical narratives include the (1) full-length biography subdivided as popular,

Exercise 1 Concept Map

Directions: Fill in the box with the required information.

What is it? What are some important features?

______________ ______________ ______________

BIOGRAPHY From birth to death

_____________ Diana: In Search of ______________

What are some examples?

Directions: Write F if given feature characterizes fiction alone; B if it is unique to

Example: from birth to death B

1. theme _____ 5. The Frog Prince _____

C. Assessment/Application/Outputs (Please refer to DepEd Order No. 31, s. 2020)

D. Suggested Enrichment/Reinforcement Activity/ies .

Prepared by: AMINAH M. SIA Edited by: JORIE ANN L. SASING

Reviewed by: GINA E. ROJAS

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