Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region II – Cagayan Valley
Schools Division of Isabela
305942-TUMAUINI STAND-ALONE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Annafunan, Tumauini, Isabela

DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH CREATIVE NONFICTION

Tumauini Stand-Alone Senior High

School Section Sapphire, Diamond, Onyx
School
Teacher Leonard T. Bangan Learning Area Creative Nonfiction
March 16, 2023
Teaching Date & Time Quarter 3
7:30-8:30
I. Objectives
The learner understands the delineation between creative and the nonfictional elements of creative
A. Content Standards
nonfictional text.
B. Performance The learner clearly and coherently uses multiple elements conventionally identified with a genre for a
Standard written output.
Analyze factual/nonfictional elements (Plot, Characters, Characterization, Point of View, Angle, Setting and
Atmosphere, Symbols and Symbolisms, Irony, Dialogue, Scene, Other elements and Devices) in the texts.

Objectives:
C. LEARNING
COMPETECIES / At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to:
OBJECTIVES
 differentiate fiction and nonfiction;
 analyze factual/nonfictional elements in a text read; and
 express reflective insights (affective)

II. Content Factual/Nonfictional Elements in texts

III.Learning
Resources
A. References SLM Creative Nonfiction Quarter 3 – Module 2
Pages: 2-6
1. Teacher’s Guide MELCs
pages/Most HUMSS_CNF11/12-Ie-f-11
Essential Learning
Competencies(MEL
Cs)
2. Learner’s Material SLM Creative Nonfiction
pages Pages: 2-6
3. Textbook pages
4. Additional
Materials from
Learning Resource
Portal

B. Other Learning  PowerPoint Presentation

Resources  Printed Materials

IV. Procedures
A. Routinary Activity  Greetings
 Prayer
 Classroom Management
 Checking of Attendance

B. Review of the Let’s have a quick review on the previous lesson that we have
previous lesson on analyzing and interpreting theme and techniques in a
particular text.

 Why is it important to identify the themes and

literary techniques in a text?
 How does analyzing the themes and techniques in
literary techniques in a literary work help us better
understand its meaning?
 How can understanding the themes and techniques in
a text help us make connections to other works of
literature or to real-world issues?

Great job on the review!

Analyzing theme and technique are some of the most

important principles in understanding and appreciating a piece
of art. Your answers to the questions show that you have
really understood the importance of analyzing theme and
techniques by demonstrating your understanding of the text
through literary analysis, where you provided a theme and an
insightful and significant lesson from the story and related it
to a real-life situation.

We have covered a lot of ground so far, and I am excited to

delve into the next portion of the lesson.

Keep the momentum going and explore the subject in depth.

C. Motivation Activity: Fact or Bluff

A list of statements about creative nonfiction

Procedure:

 Divide the class into two teams.

 Explain that you will read out a series of statements
about a text, and the teams must determine whether
each statement is a fact or a fiction.
 Provide each team with a set of cards labeled "Fact"
and "Fiction."
 Read out the first statement and start the timer.
 Each team must discuss the statement and come to a
consensus about whether it is a fact or a fiction. Once
they have decided, they must hold up the
corresponding card.
 Stop the timer and check the answers. If a team gets
the answer correct, they earn a point.
 Repeat the process with the next statement.
 At the end of the quiz, tally up the points and declare
the winning team.

Before we proceed to the discussion proper, let me first show

you the lesson objectives that will serve as our guide as we go
along with the discussion.

At the of the lesson, the students are expected to:

 differentiate fiction and nonfiction;

 analyze factual/nonfictional elements in a text read;
and


D. Lesson Proper
Activity With our objectives in mind, we can now turn our attention to
the lesson proper and begin learning the important concepts.

Activity: Difference between Fiction and Nonfiction

Complete the Venn Diagram by putting the key words of the

respective topics.

facts style non-existent

imagination topic fabricated

interesting journalism fairy tales

characters real autobiographies

dialogues not real memoirs

Were you able to get the correct answers?

You have already learned from your previous modules about Yes, sir!
fiction. Now, let us discuss nonfiction.

Analysis What is the nonfiction, class?

This is like a review of your schema about nonfiction.

Anyone?

Nonfiction, sir, is writing based on real

events, however creative.
Very well!
Nonfiction refers to literature based on facts. Examples are
prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real
people, such as biography, history, autobiography, literary
journalism/reportage, personal narratives, travelogue,
reflection essay, true narratives, blogs, testimonies, and other
forms.

ADD: The teacher might be using comparing and contrasting

technique to differentiate fiction and nonfiction concepts in
terms of their key features and characteristics, their
similarities and differences to maximize students’
understanding and comprehension of the topic.

I have mentioned that nonfiction uses many techniques of

fiction for its compelling qualities and emotional vibrancy.

Why do you think that despite the "creative license" of the

nonfiction writer, he or she should not exaggerate the use of
other literary devices in his writings?

Anyone?

Yes, Jeynard?

Sir, it is because, despite the liberal use of

Brilliant! Jeynard.
I believe that you already have a full grasp of nonfiction, how
it differs from fiction, and what their commonalities are.
other literary devices, the author or writer
should not forget the nature of the genre.
Creative nonfiction is still grounded in
human realities and relations.

Today, let us deal with various principles, elements,

techniques, and devices of creative nonfiction and how they
work together to serve that purpose.

Let’s start with the plot and characterization.

What is a plot?

I have stated earlier that nonfiction can include elements of

fiction, such as plot. I reckon that you have an idea of what the
plot is all about.

Anybody in the group?

Yes, Joana

It is the sequence or actions of events in the

Very well, Joana story, sir. It is the manner by which the
(the teacher will read the definition of the plot) narrator chooses to narrate the story.
Based on the definition of plot, Joana’s answer is correct. Let
us give a clap to Joana.

Plot is defined as the "story line", the sequence of actions or

events that gives direction to the story as a whole. The plot
maps out the itinerary that takes the reader to the conclusion.

It is through the elements of the plot that we can decipher the

root of the conflict, how it started, how it went, and how it
was resolved.

There are some stories where the narrator chooses to twist the
chronological arrangement of the story; this is where some
sort of flashbacking effect comes in for the narrator to
circumvent the chronological order of the story.

Is everyone following along?

Are there any points that need clarification?

We’ll proceed then.

Next, we have characterization.

How character different with characterization? No, sir!

Anyone?

Yes, Rodolfo

Characters, sir, are the ones doing the

What a very good point, Rodolfo!
In nonfiction story, character serves as the core or central idea
of the storyline. The story revolves to the experiences of the
main character with the help of other characters.
actions. They are the people inhabiting in
the story. On the other hand,
characterization refers to creating and
developing that character.

The complexity, uniqueness, internal conflict, passion,

ambition, strength, and weakness of character, as objectively
presented by the author helps readers to understand and relate
to the people they are writing about.
Does that make sense?

Do you have any questions?

Let’s proceed then to the setting.

In a very simple term. Setting refers to time, place, where, and

when and event happened.

How does the setting of the story in nonfiction compare with No, sir.
that of fiction?

Yes, Rubillyn.

In nonfiction sir, setting is real, factual, and

Excellent! Ms. Rubilyn.
Setting refers to the time, place, where, and when an event
happened.
In a creative nonfiction text, the world being created by the
narrator is based on a real, factual world and the role of the
writer is to make this world real and exciting for the reader to
enter.
it is not made up. On the other hand,
setting in fiction is not real. It is purely an
imagination of the author, though it is
based on the real setting, the narrator can
fabricate it.

Next, we have atmosphere.

Atmosphere has something to do with the overall

psychological and emotional feelings invoked in a reader. This
is usually the effect of the setting.

Through the lucid and detailed descriptions, we experienced

the atmosphere, hear the sounds, smell the aromas, and see the
sights of the surroundings of our subjects. Details are
extremely useful in evoking a sense of time and place.

So as you can see, through the vivid description of the setting

and the author’s sensory details of the social environment that
frames the characters, we are able to feel the mood and the
atmosphere of the story.

Before we proceed to the next element, may I ask if you have

any questions or confusions regarding the setting and the
atmosphere?

If none, the we’ll proceed then.

The next element is the angle and point of view.

Point of view and perspective are related but distinct.

Point of view refers to whether the story is narrated in the

first-person, second, or third person. No, sir.
The first-person narrative uses an I or we point of view,
second-person uses you point of view, and third-person uses
ha he, she, it, or they point of view.

Perspective, on the other hand, answers the question from

whose angle the story is told.

In creative nonfiction, the writer's perspective is the overall

worldview or outlook they bring to their writing, regardless of
whether they are a character in the story or not. It
encompasses the writer's beliefs, values, experiences, and
cultural background, which shape the way they interpret the
facts and events they are writing about.

Even in cases where the writer is not the character in the story,
his perspective can still be a great factor in shaping the story.

Did you get the difference between perspective and point of

view?

We’ll proceed then.

Next, we have symbolism.

Last time, we discussed symbolism as a literary technique in

fiction; symbolism is also employed in nonfiction. It has the
same purpose in nonfiction writing, which is to make one’s
narration or exposition interesting.

Who among you can define symbolism? Yes, sir

Since nonfiction is true to its nature as a genre and is based on

the real world, objects of representation are true objects.

Example: A natural image like the sun rising may signify the
start of a brand new day or a bright future ahead.

It is your turn to give an example.

Think of a natural image in your surroundings, and tell me Symbolism is the use of objects, words, or
how you can use it in your nonfiction writing and what it actions to represent something or abstract
signifies. idea.

Brilliant!

Now, let us proceed to the next element. We have the irony.

Like symbolism, irony is a literary device that is meant to

infuse more life into one’s writing.

It may be verbal irony, situational irony, or dramatic irony.

In what situations do the three types of irony differ?

(students’ answers may vary)
Anyone?
Yes, Ariel

Excellent, Ariel.

One good example of verbal irony is that the writer said that
"traveling to EDSA is such a breeze!" in the middle of heavy
traffic on Metro Manila’s super highway. Verbal irony sir, occurs when the opposite
is said from what is intended by the
speaker or writer, situational irony occurs
Can you give your own example?
when an event is the opposite of what one
Yes, anyone?
intended, and lastly, dramatic irony occurs
Yes, Rizzie.
when the audience knows a key piece of
Go ahead!
information that a character in a play,
movie or novel does not.
Very good.

Irony may also be situational. One example is when the

government suspends classes because of bad weather on the
day your city or town is celebrating a nonworking holiday.

Did you understand the class?

We’ll move then to the last elements: the scene and dialogue.

How important are scenes and dialogue in the nonfiction

story?
(student’s answer may vary)

Yes, Salazar, you are raising your hand.

Impressive!
Yes, sir.
Salazar believes that a nonfiction writer should describe the
scene, the action, and the conversation of the character and the
events that frame them intricately in order to make the readers
feel as if the events were unfolding before their very eyes and
imagine that they are the characters themselves speaking to
other characters and making a dialogue.

It is trough detailed description of the

scene, the conversation, and the actions
Did you understand, class? that add flavors to the story, as if we are
present in that scene.
 Are there any areas that you would like me to go over again?
Or are there any gaps in your understanding of the material?

Yes, sir!

(students might ask questions)

Abstraction Processing Question:

 Having discussed all the literary devices of fiction

that a nonfiction writer can use in his writing, what
do you think is the importance of using this technique
in nonfiction writing?
 How these elements contribute to the overall impact
and effectiveness of a text?
 What are the ethical considerations that nonfiction
writers must take into account when writing about
real people or events while maintaining his creative
prowess in his writing?
 what have you learned and how can you apply in
your reading and writing nonfiction stories?
 What does the principle of objectivity and
consistency tell us when writing creative nonfiction?
Generalization  What is nonfiction and how it differs with other
forms of writing such as fiction?
 What are the elements that can serve as a weapon of
a writer to create a well-written text?
 How can an author achieve reality in his writing?
 What skill do you think you can build from this
lesson that you can use in real life?

E. Application Group Activity: Elements identifier

To test your understanding of the topic, read the story “My

Family’s Slave” by Alex Tizon, analyze it using the different
elements and devices emploted by the author in this story.

You will be grouped into five, the leader should assign each
member a specific role, for example

Researcher
Data finder
Character assassin
Plot specialist

Direction: Read the story “My family’s Slave” by a Pulitzer

awardee, Alex Tixon. Identify and analyze it using elements
 and devices discussed in class.

F. Assessment

G. Assignment

Prepared by:

LEONARD T. BANGAN
Student-Teacher

Checked by:

MARLYNNE MAE BUNUAN-ASUNCION

Cooperating Teacher