SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Code : CN12

Course Title : Creative Nonfiction: The Literary Essay
Credit : 3.0 Units
Pre-requisite/s : Creative Writing

Course Description:
This course introduces to the students Creative Nonfiction as a literary form to develop among them
skills in reading, writing, critical thinking and creativity. It is focused on formal elements and writing
techniques, specifically essays under the literary essay such as reflective and personal essays, including
memoir, and blogging, among others; furthermore, the subject acquaints the students on the elements
of Creative Nonfiction. The subject develops among students’ skills in reading, and thinking critically and
creatively, that will help them to be imaginative readers and writers. This course also trains students on
writing essays in relation to specific structure and language.

Course Objectives:

At the end of the course, the students should be able to:

1. identify dominant literary conventions of a particular genre;
2. differentiate the various literary genres by their distinguishing characteristics;
3. characterize creative nonfiction as a modern genre and describe its elements of fiction and
nonfiction;
4. explain the relationship of elements and ideas found in the various forms and types of creative
nonfictional texts through close reading;
5. compare and contrast the different forms and types of creative nonfictional texts;
6. describe different types of essay based on their language and structure; and
7. compose reflective, personal and literary essays which conform to the elements.
Course Requirements and Grading System:
 Written Work – 25%
 Seatworks, Quizzes, Writing prompts
 Performance Task – 45%
 Active Class Participation ( Recitation)
 Minor and Major Writing Tasks
 Individual, Pair, and Group Worksheets, Activities and Outputs
 Midterm/and Final Examinations – 30%

Schedule of Lectures and Class Activities:

Inclusive
Week Topic/s Class Activities Learning Outcomes
Dates
 Introduction to  Conducting an activity to  Understand the
Literary Genres sharpen the mind conventions of
 Understanding  Identifying literary traditional genres
Conventions of conventions of a particular grading system and
Traditional Genres genre requirements
a. Fiction  Distinguishing the elements  Recognize the
b. Poetry of the different genres elements of different
c. Drama  Defining Creative literary genres
d. Creative Nonfiction according to  Provide definitions
Nonfiction different experts of Creative
 Elements of the  Discussing the elements of Nonfiction
January 4, 6, different genres Creative Nonfiction  Discuss the elements
1
&8  Definitions and  Enumerating and of Creative
Characteristics of characterizing different Nonfiction
Creative Nonfiction forms and types of Creative  List and characterize
 Genres of Creative Nonfiction different forms and
Nonfiction  Explaining the parameters types of Creative
 Parameters of of Creative Nonfiction Nonfiction
Creative Nonfiction  SW1 and Q1  Explain the
 PETA 1 ( Individual: Short parameters of
Essay ) Creative Nonfiction

2 January 11, 13,  Essay as a Genre of  Activity: Break the Code  Define essay as a
& 15 Creative Nonfiction  Reading sample of each nonfiction prose and
 Nature and type of essay as a subgenre of
conventions of the  Distinguishing different Creative Nonfiction
Essay types of essay based on  Characterize essay
 Types of Essay their structure and through its
 Components of elements conventions
 each type of essay  Determining the type of  Identify the different
 Steps in writing essay types of essay
descriptive essay  Critiquing a sample  Read sample of each
 Analyze a given descriptive essay type of essay
descriptive essay  SW2 and Q2  Discuss salient
entitled Fantastic  PETA 2- ( Pair Work ) features of each type
Flight of essay

 The Nature of  Characterizing personal  Describe the

Personal Essay reflective essay personal reflective
 Essential Guidelines  Enumerating essential essay and truism
in writing personal guidelines in writing braided essay
essay personal essay  State the structure
 Reviewing thesis  Determining effective ways of personal reflective
statement of writing an introduction essay and truism
 Personal Reflective  Constructing an effective braided essay
Essay thesis statement  Determine effective
January 18,
3  Truism Braided  Writing a graphic organizer ways of writing an
20, & 22
Essay for a truism braided essay introduction
 How to Write an  Reading and analyzing a  Formulate
Introduction sample personal essay appropriate thesis
 Reading a personal  SW 3 and Quiz 3 statement
essay: I Survived a  PETA 3 – (Individual)  Apply the most
Writing Class Midterm Examination appropriate graphic
( January 22 ) organizer for writing
an essay

4 January 25,  Travel Writing  Distinguishing travel  Determine the

27, & 29  Literary writing and literary properties of a well-
Journalistic Essay journalistic essay or text written travel
 The Writing  Determining the steps in writing and literary
Process writing literary journalistic text or
journalistic essay essay
 Enumerating the  Identify he
properties of a well- components and
written literary structure of a
journalistic text or essay effective essay
 Listing guidelines in  List guidelines in
writing literary writing literary
journalistic essay journalistic essay
 SW 1 and Quiz 1  Identify the
 PETA 1 – Individual language and
mechanics used in

 Memoir  Differentiating memoir
 Reading: “A Day of from autobiography and
Love’s Surprise”: A anecdote
Memoir by Arnold  Reading a sample of a
Buhisan memoir and answering
 Empowerment comprehension questions
through Blogging  Explaining the value of
February 1, 3,  Characteristics of blogging
5
&5 Blogging  Discuss the characteristics
 Significance of of blogging as a subgenre of
Blogging blogging
 SW1 and Q1
 PETA 1- ( Group ) –Create a
written blog about how
they spent their days
during lockdown
 Literary Journalism  Discussing the features of
 Featured Article: literary journalism
Narrative  Answering comprehension
 Featured Reading: questions about the
February 8, Inspiring Stories reading
10, & 12 and lessons from  Sharing an insightful
6 typhoon Yolanda experience by writing a
February 12 – ( from Philippine feature article
No Classes Star Dec. 10, 2013 )  SW2 and Q2
 PETA 2- ( Writing a feature
article on any preferred
topic such as about an
event or a phenomenon )
 FINAL EXAMINATION
texts
 Write an essay that
reflects properties
of a well-written
essay
 Compare and
contrast memoir
from autobiography
and anecdote
 Analyze a sample
memoir
 Characterize
blogging as a
subgenre of
creative nonfiction
 Explain the features
of literary journalism
 Perform reading
comprehension test
 Write a feature
article about an
important event or
phenomenon

7 February 15

TEXTBOOK :

 Solmerano, E. T., Ondevilla, M. K., CHancoco, J.J., Del-Rosario-Garcia, M., & Palencia, M. ( 2017)
Creative Nonfiction. Manila: Fastbooks Educational Supply, Inc.
Other References:
 Baronda, A. J. (2016) Creative Nonfiction. Pasay City: JFS Publishing Services
 Ariola, M. & Parajas, R. (2018) Creative Nonfiction. Msnils: Unlimited Books Library Services
& Publishing Inc.
Online References:

https://www.slideshare.net/ewolterb/what-is-creative-nonfiction.

http://annettegendler.com/2018/11/creative-nonfiction-and-memoir-difference/

https://resources.corwin.com/sites/default/files/appendix06_0.pdf