Using Elements of Creative

Nonfiction
Lesson 2
 Match the following descriptions in column A to the literary
elements in Column B. Write the letter of the correct answer in the
space provided before the number.
Column A Column B

1. It creates factual and accurate A. Characterization

narratives of events. B. Fiction
2. It is defined as the logical C. Nonfiction
arrangement of events. D. Plot
3. It is known to serve as backdrop for E. Point of View
the story.
4. It highlights and explains the details F.
about the characters. Setting
5. It is used to identify from whose
angle the story is being told.
• Remembering – Discuss the elements of
creative nonfiction collaboratively;
• Understanding – Analyze factual/nonfictional
elements used in a text (nonfiction); and
• Applying – Create a formalistic/historical-
biographical approach analysis.
• Give words or phrases that describe or
associate creative nonfiction, nonfiction, and
fiction.
• Write your answers on the board through a
table.
 Creative Nonfiction
• A story based on experience and reality
• Manifested through the creative use of language
• Incorporated with several elements of nonfiction
• Writing about personal experience, real people,
current events, or issues in the public eye
• Can inject personal thoughts, feelings, or opinions
into writing
 Elements of Creative Nonfiction
creative nonfiction are adapted from both fiction and nonfiction
• a. Plot and plot structure
• b. Character
• c. Characterization
• d. Point of View
• e. Angle
• f. Setting and Atmosphere (Scene)
• g. Symbols and Symbolisms
• h. Irony
• i. Figures of speech
• j. Dialogue
• k. Scene
• l. Theme
• m. Imagery
• n. Storytelling/narration
• o. Other elements and devices
A. Using the essay entitled “Home of the Ashfall” by John Jack
Wigley, apply the concepts learned by analyzing the
factual/nonfictional elements used in the text through the table
below:
Elements From the Text
Plot
Characters
(Characterization)
Point of View (Angle)
Settings/Scene/
Atmosphere
Symbols and
Symbolisms
Irony
Figures of Speech
Dialogue
Theme
• 1. What does the author mean by this line “But not the
poor; they are like fungi. They don’t die. They morph after
a catastrophe.”?
• 2. What effect does Wigley’s humorous tone have on the
essay? Imagine yourself in the situations being described.
Would you be able to see the humor there?
• 3. Would a more serious tone have added more meaning
to the story? Why or why not? Defend your answer.
• 4. Does the Kapampangan dialogue confuse or enrich the
story? Defend your answer.
• 5. In the end, how does the author’s mother’s composure
reflect on Wigley’s own style of writing about the events in
the essay?
• In the face of disasters or hardships, how has
your family been able to cope?
• Are there other situations that can be as
devastating as Mount Pinatubo? How can we
prepare for these?
• What are things that should be considered in
writing creative nonfiction?
 Evaluation
• Illustrate the scene that you have pictured out
from the events of the essay. Draw it in a
short- bond paper. Explain your illustration
related to the story in 2-3 sentences.
• Criteria: Content/Scene- 5 points
Explanation- 3 points Creativity- 2 points = 10
pts
• What is the significance of creative nonfiction
in your generation?
• Think of 1 episode that made you feel loved—
love in any forms. Write a short personal
essay. (10 pts. = content- 5, creativity-3,
mechanics-2)