SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL- Creative Nonfiction

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I. LEARNING SKILLS
A. Most Essential Learning Competencies:
1. Identify dominant literary conventions of a particular genre; and
2. Compare and contrast how the elements are used in the different genres.

B. Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, you are expected to:
1. Distinguish the major literary genres; and
2. Compare and contrast the use of literary elements in different sample genres.

II. INTRODUCTORY CONCEPT

Fiction

Some academics classify fiction into sub-genres which include the following:

1. Short Story. Shorter in length than a novel, a short story is a fictional prose work
which usually focuses on one plot, one main character (with a few additional minor
characters), and one central theme. It aims at unity of effect and creation of mood
rather than on plot. Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Philosophy of Composition” describes a
short story as one that “should be read in one sitting, anywhere from a half hour to two
hours. In contemporary fiction, a short story can range from 1,000 to 20,000 words.”

2. Novel. A novel is a narrative prose work of considerable length that talks about
significant human experience. The novel’s beginnings date back to as early as the
writing of “Tale of Genji” by Murasaki Shikibu; later, in the early seventeenth century,
European novels came to be written (Prahl, 2019).

A novel is also characterized by the following: (1) written in prose form, (2)
considerable length or word count, (3) fictional content, and (4) individualism; that is,
it appeals to an individual audience as a reader rather than to a group.

3. Myth. Derived from the Greek mythos, which has a range of meanings from “word,”
through “saying” and “story,” to “fiction,” a myth is a symbolic narrative of unknown
origin and tells events which are partly traditional and associated with religious beliefs.
Myths are specific accounts with gods or superhuman beings as characters involved
in extraordinary events or circumstances in a time that is not specified but which is
understood as existing apart from ordinary human experience. Mythology, on the other
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hand, refers to both the study of myth and the body of myths belonging to a particular
religious tradition.

4. Legend. A legend is a traditional tale which is thought to have historical bases but
unauthenticated. Also, a legend is a story in oral tradition and a narrative of human
actions. Examples of this type are King Arthur and Ali Baba.

5. Fable. A fable is an instructive story about human social behavior with personified
animals or natural objects as characters and always ends with an explicit moral
message. The concept of time and space is also not specific in a fable. Examples of
fables are Aesop’s Fables- the Boy who Cried Wolf, The Lion and the Mouse, the
Tortoise and the Hare, among others.

III. ACTIVITIES

A. Practice Task 1
Directions: Identify ideas which are connected to fiction. Write your answer in the
blank provided before each number.

__________________1. The characters of this type of literature are animals. This

fiction provides moral lessons.
__________________2. It is usually an oral tradition. It is handed down from
generation to generation.
__________________3. It is a long narrative prose that is composed of chapters.
__________________4. It is a fiction which is shorter than a novel.
__________________5. It is a story about gods and goddesses.

A. Practice Task 2
Directions: In the blank provided before each number, write AGREE if you think the
statement is true and DISAGREE if it is not.

__________________1. A short story “should be read in one sitting, anywhere from a

half hour to two hours.

__________________2. A novel is written in prose form and has a fictional content.

__________________3. A myth is a symbolic narrative of unknown origin and tells

events which are partly traditional and associated with religious beliefs.

__________________4. A legend is traditional tale which is thought to have historical

bases but unauthenticated.

__________________5. A fable is an instructive story about human social behavior

with personified animals or natural objects as characters and always ends with an
explicit moral message.

A. Practice Task 3
Directions: Identify the type of fiction in the following excerpt. Pick out your choice
from the box. Write your answer in the blank provided before each number.

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 Short story Parable Legend
Novel Myth Fable

__________________1. The letter announcing the visitation (a yearly descent upon

the schoolboy, the superintendent, the district supervisors, and the division
supervisors. for “purposes of inspection and evaluation’’) had been delivered in the
morning by a sleepy janitor to the principal. The party was, the attached circular
revealed a hurried glance, now at Pagkabuhay, would be in Mapili by lunchtime, and
barring typhoons, floods, volcanic eruptions, and other acts of God, would be upon
Pugad Lawin in the afternoon. (Excerpt from The Visitation of the Gods by Gilda
Cordero-Fernando)
__________________2. “How long have you been away from the country?” Laruja
asked Ibarra.

“Almost seven years.”

“Then you have probably forgotten all about it.”

“Quite the contrary. Even if my country does seem to have

forgotten me, I have always thought about it.”

(Excerpt from Noli Me Tangere by Jose Rizal)

__________________3. Pandora had a jar containing all manner of misery and evil.
Zeus sent her to Epimetheus and made Pandora his wife. She afterward opened the
jar, from which evils flew all over the earth. (Pandora)

__________________4. “Panganoron rushed to her aid and as he kneeled over dying

Daragang Magayon, an enemy backed his head off. After the battle, Daragang
Magayon was buried, and her death was mourned all over the land. Where she was
put to rest, a mountain mysteriously appeared (Local Government of Albay, Philippine
Travel Mart 2009.)
__________________5. A Hare was making fun of the Tortoise one day for being so
slow.

"Do you ever get anywhere?" he asked with a mocking laugh.

"Yes," replied the Tortoise, "and I get there sooner than you think. I'll run you a
race and prove it."

The Hare was much amused at the idea of running a race with the Tortoise, but
for the fun of the thing he agreed. So the Fox, who had consented to act as judge,
marked the distance and started the runners off.

The Hare was soon far out of sight, and to make the Tortoise feel very deeply
how ridiculous it was for him to try a race with a Hare, he lay down beside the course
to take a nap until the Tortoise should catch up.

The Tortoise meanwhile kept going slowly but steadily, and, after a time,
passed the place where the Hare was sleeping. But the Hare slept on very peacefully;

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and when at last he did wake up, the Tortoise was near the goal. The Hare now ran
his swiftest, but he could not overtake the Tortoise in time.

The race is not always to the swift.

(The Hare & the Tortoise)

B. ASSESSMENT

Directions: Choose from among the given examples in A.3. Practice Task 3. Again,
identify its type/form. Defend your answer in three to five sentences.

Ex: If you choose No. 5 (The Hare & the Tortoise) and you answer, fable, you answer
the question: What makes it a fable?

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IV. RUBRIC FOR ASSESSMENT

5 – Correct use of language/grammar; clarity of ideas; presence of correct

words/expressions about the explanation
3 – Minor errors on language/grammar; clarity of ideas; presence of correct
words/expressions about the explanation
1– Major errors on grammar; unclear presentation of ideas; absence of
words/expressions about the explanation

V. REFLECTION/COMMENTS/SUGGESTIONS

What did you learn from this lesson?

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What part of the lesson did you find difficult to understand?
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VI. REFERENCES

Littlehale, K. (2020). Literary genres. From

https://www.storyboardthat.com/articles/e/literary-genres

Masterclass. (July 2, 2019). What are the different genres of literature? From
https://www.masterclass.com/articles/what-are-the-different-genres-of-literature-a-
guide-to-14literary-genres#the-14-main-literay-genres

Prahl, a. (2019). “What Is a Novel? Definition and Characteristics.”

https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-a-novel-4685632. Accessed 16 Jun. 2020.

Smith, J. Z., Bolle, K. W. & Buxton, R. G. A. (2020). “Myth.”

https://www.britanicca.com/topic/myth/Relation-of-myths-to-other-narrative-forms.
Accessed 16 Jun. 2020.

“The elements of fiction.” (2012). https://cstlcla.semo.edu/hhecht/theelementsof

fiction.htm. Accessed 16 Jun. 2020.

Gutkind, L. (2019). What’s the Story #6” The 5 Rs of Creative Nonfiction. From
https://www.creativenonfiction.org/online-reading/whats-story-6

Penn, J (2017). 5 Rules for Writing Creative Non-Fiction. From

https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2017/08/17/writing-creative-non-fiction/

Mazzeo, T. J. (2012). Writing Creative Nonfiction, Course Guidebook. From

https://www.fcusd.org/cms/lib/CA01001934/Centricity/Domain/3762/Writing%20Creat
ive%20Non%20Fiction.pdf

Neruda, P. Pablo Neruda Selected Poems.

https://adornmentandtheory.com/blogs/blog/pablo-neruda-gem-poems

Shakespeare, W. King Henry VI (Third Part). Shakespeare’s Complete Works. From

https://shakespeare.literatureworms.com/2020/07/henry-viii-by-william-shakespeare-
full.html

http://mush-festival.blogspot.com/2009/01/gilda-cordero-fernandos-visitation-of.html

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 Prepared by:

Joyce T. De Guzman
Tinago National High School
DepEd Naga City Division

Maryjoy Jacob-Fulay
Camarines Sur National High School
Quality Assured by:

Honesto M. Pesimo Jr.

EPS-I, English

AL BAMBINO M. CAMINO, MT I EMMA V. DASCO

Vinzons Pilot High School EPS I - English
Camarines Norte Division Camarines Norte Division

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V. ANSWER KEY

A. PRACTICE TASK 1
1. Fable
2. Legend
3. Novel
4. Short Story
5. Myth

A. PRACTICE TASK 2
1. Agree
2. Agree
3. Agree
4. Agree
5. Agree

A. PRACTICE TASK 3
1. Short Story
2. Novel
3. Myth
4. Legend
5. Fable

B. ASSESSMENT
(Students’ answers may vary.)

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