Q4-LESSON 1 in Creative Non-fiction Grade 11

Creative Non-fiction lesson

1. A. Autobiography Etymologically, the word autobiography is composed of the Greek words auto meaning “self”, bio, bios meaning “life”, and gráphō , graphien meaning “write”. Thus, autobiography can be defined as any of the following: 1) a written account of the life of a person written by that person himself or herself, 2) a written record of the author or writer’s life, or 3) a narration that tells the life story of the author or writer.

2. B iography is a description or account of a person’s life story presented through the eyes of another person. The person who writes someone else’s life story is called a biographer.

3. There are four shorter types of autobiography. (1) Journals are daily written personal accounts, observations, experiences but not emotional. (2) Diaries are emotional accounts and personal experiences of the writer. (3) Letters are written messages addressed to a particular person, organization, or institution. (4) Memoirs are narrower in focus, carrying memories, feelings, and emotions of the writer.

4. Basics in Writing Autobiography and Biography 1. Jot down all life events and arrange them in a timeline. 2. Identify the people involved in each event. Every good story has interesting characters, friends and foes who help move the plot along.

5. Basics in Writing Autobiography and Biography 3. Determine the best events. The entire life story will start to get pretty longwinded and you are going to make some choices about what stories you are going to include and to discard.

6. Basics in Writing Autobiography and Biography 4. For autobiography, write down the story using the first person point of view pronouns such as “I”. For biography, write down the story using the third person point of view pronouns such as “he/she/they”.

7. Basics in Writing Autobiography and Biography 5. Reading the output helps in identifying strong spots to be retained and weak spots to be enhanced while rewriting it is the chance for you to improve and polish the autobiography/biography.

8. B. Reportage/ Literary Journalism Reportage also known as literary journalism reports an event, history or an actual case based on direct observation, investigation or thorough research and documentation.

9. is a precise, well-researched report of which a reporter follows a topic, subject, or theme for a long period of time and then provides a personal angle on it.

10. Basics in Writing a Reportage / Literary Journalism 1. Get the facts straight by observing and researching. 2. Conduct interviews. 3. Outline the story.

11. Basics in Writing a Reportage / Literary Journalism 4. Use literary elements and devices in writing. 5. End with a point.

12. Group and Collaborative Discussion