Creative‌‌Nonfiction‌‌Quarter‌‌1‌‌Module‌‌1 ‌ ‌
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What‌‌I‌‌Know‌  ‌
‌What‌‌I‌‌Need‌‌to‌‌Know‌  ‌
1. Have‌‌you‌‌read‌‌short‌‌stories?‌  ‌
- yes‌ 
2. What‌‌is‌‌your‌‌favorite‌‌short‌‌story?‌  ‌
- Alice‌‌in‌‌Wonderland‌  ‌
3. Can‌‌you‌‌relate‌‌briefly‌‌on‌‌is‌‌it‌‌all‌‌about?‌  ‌
- It‌‌is‌‌all‌‌about‌‌a‌‌girl‌‌who‌‌named‌‌Alice‌‌who‌‌go‌‌in‌ ‌a‌‌wonderland‌‌place‌  ‌
4. Are‌‌you‌‌familiar‌‌with‌‌the‌‌elements‌‌of‌‌it?‌  ‌
- no‌  ‌
5. What‌‌are‌‌the‌‌elements‌‌of‌‌a‌‌short‌‌story?‌‌Can‌‌you‌‌name‌‌them?‌  ‌
- Setting,‌‌characters,‌‌plot,‌‌conflict,‌‌resolution,‌‌point‌‌of‌‌view,‌‌and‌‌theme.‌  ‌
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What’s‌‌In‌  ‌
‌Activity‌‌1 ‌ ‌
1. A‌‌    ‌
2. C‌  ‌
3. D‌  ‌
4. B‌  ‌
5. A‌  ‌
6. B‌  ‌
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Check‌‌your‌‌Understanding:‌  ‌
1. The‌‌main‌‌characters‌‌in‌‌the‌‌short‌‌story‌‌“Karma”‌‌by‌‌Khushwant‌‌Singh‌‌are‌S ‌ ir‌‌
 
Mohan‌‌Lal‌‌and‌‌his‌‌wife,‌‌Lachmi‌.‌‌The‌‌two‌‌English‌‌soldiers‌‌–Bill‌‌and‌‌Jim‌‌    ‌
2. ‌Mohan‌‌Lal‌‌was‌‌found‌‌for‌‌the‌‌first‌‌time‌‌in‌t‌ he‌‌first‌‌class‌‌waiting‌‌room‌‌of‌‌  
railway‌‌compartment‌  ‌
3. How‌‌was‌‌the‌‌mirror‌‌in‌‌the‌‌waiting‌‌room?‌‌*‌‌The‌‌mirror‌‌in‌‌the‌‌waiting‌‌room‌‌  
was‌‌partly‌‌broken‌‌and‌‌the‌‌red‌‌oxide‌‌at‌‌its‌‌back‌‌had‌‌come‌‌off‌‌at‌‌several‌‌  
places‌  ‌
4. Thing‌‌thing‌‌the‌‌person‌‌did.‌  ‌
5. Lachmi's‌‌relative‌‌did‌‌not‌‌come‌‌to‌‌her‌‌husband's‌‌house‌‌because‌‌her‌‌  
husband‌‌Mohan‌‌Lal‌‌did‌‌not‌‌like‌‌her‌‌poor‌‌illiterate‌‌relatives‌‌hanging‌‌  
around‌‌bungalow.‌  ‌
6. "‌Karma"‌‌is‌‌a‌‌story‌‌written‌‌by‌‌Indian‌‌writer‌‌Khushwant‌‌Singh.‌‌...‌‌Karma‌‌is‌‌  
about‌‌an‌‌Indian‌‌"Gentleman"‌‌who‌‌tries‌‌to‌‌adopt‌‌upper‌‌class‌‌English‌‌culture‌‌  
and‌‌lifestyle‌‌such‌‌as‌‌speaking‌‌the‌‌"Queen's‌‌English",‌‌and‌‌about‌‌his‌‌relation‌‌  
with‌‌his‌‌wife‌‌etc‌. ‌ ‌
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You‌‌got‌‌it!‌  ‌
1. The‌‌theme‌‌of‌a ‌ rrogance,‌‌ignorance,‌‌and‌‌prejudice‌‌‌is‌‌explored‌‌throughout‌‌  
Khushwant‌‌Singh's‌‌short‌‌story‌‌“Karma”‌‌in‌‌connection‌‌with‌‌the‌‌main‌‌and‌‌  
secondary‌‌characters.‌‌These‌‌details‌‌show‌‌that‌‌Sir‌‌Mohan‌‌sees‌‌British‌‌  
 

culture‌‌and‌‌the‌‌British‌‌themselves‌‌in‌‌an‌‌exclusively‌‌positive‌‌light‌‌and‌‌is‌‌
 
prejudiced‌‌against‌‌the‌‌Indians.‌  ‌
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2. The‌‌nemesis‌‌itself‌‌is‌‌part‌‌of‌‌[Lal's]‌‌"Karma,"‌‌the‌‌unexpected‌‌turn‌‌of‌‌his‌‌fate‌‌
 
and,‌‌is‌‌also‌‌the‌‌inevitable‌‌outcome‌‌of‌‌his‌‌actions‌‌and‌‌thoughts.‌‌The‌‌title‌‌  
"Karma"‌‌has‌‌thus‌‌a‌‌double‌‌meaning:‌‌the‌‌inevitable‌‌nemesis‌‌and‌‌also‌‌the‌‌  
ironical‌‌turn‌‌of‌‌the‌‌wheel‌‌of‌‌fate.‌  ‌
3. Discrimination‌‌experiences‌‌were‌‌associated‌‌with‌‌poorer‌‌self-rated‌‌health,‌‌  
greater‌‌depression,‌‌and‌‌greater‌‌relationship‌‌strain.‌‌Having‌‌a‌‌partner‌‌who‌‌  
has‌‌been‌‌discriminated‌‌against‌‌was‌‌associated‌‌with‌‌poorer‌‌self-rated‌‌  
health‌‌(for‌‌men‌‌only),‌‌greater‌‌depression,‌‌and‌‌greater‌‌relationship‌‌strain.‌  ‌
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What‌‌Is‌‌It‌  ‌
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Plot;‌  ‌
It‌‌was‌‌originally‌‌published‌‌in‌‌1989‌‌in‌‌Singh's‌‌The‌‌Collected‌‌Stories.‌‌Karma‌‌is‌‌
 
about‌a ‌ n‌‌Indian‌‌"Gentleman"‌‌who‌‌tries‌‌to‌‌adopt‌‌upper‌‌class‌‌English‌‌  
culture‌‌and‌‌lifestyle‌‌such‌‌as‌‌speaking‌‌the‌‌"Queen's‌‌English",‌‌and‌‌about‌‌his‌‌  
relation‌‌with‌‌his‌‌wife‌‌etc.‌  ‌
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Characters:‌  ‌
Sir‌‌Mohan‌‌Lal‌  ‌
- According‌‌to‌‌Khuswant‌‌Singh's‌‌short‌‌story,‌‌Karma,‌‌Mohan‌‌Lal‌‌is‌a ‌ ‌‌vizier‌‌  
and‌‌a‌‌barrister‌.‌‌He‌‌seems‌‌to‌‌aspire‌‌to‌‌every‌‌characteristic‌‌of‌‌the‌‌British‌‌  
upper-class,‌‌whether‌‌in‌‌dress‌‌or‌‌in‌‌conversation‌‌(he‌‌enjoys‌‌speaking‌‌in‌‌  
either‌‌British-accented‌‌English‌‌or‌‌anglicized‌‌Hindustani).‌  ‌
Lachmi/‌‌Lady‌‌Mohan‌  ‌
- Lachmi‌‌was‌a ‌ ‌‌typical‌‌ordinary‌‌Indian‌‌woman‌‌who‌‌was‌‌not‌‌ashamed‌‌of‌‌her‌‌  
roots‌‌‌–‌‌her‌‌native‌‌culture‌‌and‌‌lifestyle.‌‌The‌‌author‌‌described‌‌her‌‌as‌‌a‌‌lady‌‌  
in‌‌mid-forties,‌‌fat,‌‌fair‌‌and‌‌short.‌‌She‌‌was‌‌illiterate,‌‌talkative‌‌and‌‌without‌‌  
manner.‌‌She‌‌honoured‌‌the‌‌relationship.‌  ‌
Soldiers‌  ‌
- The‌‌two‌‌English‌‌soldiers‌‌–Bill‌‌and‌‌Jim–‌‌who‌‌kick‌‌Mohan‌‌Lal‌‌out‌‌of‌‌the‌‌train,‌‌  
as‌‌well‌‌as‌‌the‌‌luggage‌‌bearer‌‌and‌‌the‌‌coolie‌‌are‌‌secondary‌‌characters.‌  ‌
Theme:‌  ‌
- I‌n‌‌Karma‌‌by‌‌Khushwant‌‌Singh‌‌we‌‌have‌‌the‌‌theme‌‌of‌s ‌ elf-importance,‌‌  
heritage,‌‌control,‌‌insecurity,‌‌shame,‌‌identity‌‌and‌‌acceptance‌.‌‌Narrated‌‌in‌‌  
the‌‌third‌‌person‌‌by‌‌an‌‌unnamed‌‌narrator‌‌the‌‌reader‌‌realises‌‌after‌‌reading‌‌  
the‌‌story‌‌that‌‌Singh‌‌may‌‌be‌‌    ‌
exploring‌‌the‌‌theme‌‌of‌‌self-importance.‌  ‌
Setting:‌  ‌
- The‌‌story‌‌takes‌‌place‌‌in‌a ‌ ‌‌railway‌‌station‌‌in‌‌India,‌‌and‌‌on‌‌a‌‌train,‌‌in‌‌its‌‌
 
first-class‌‌and‌‌its‌‌second-class‌‌compartments‌  ‌
Conflict:‌‌
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- The‌‌conflict‌‌of‌‌the‌‌story‌‌focuses‌o
‌ n‌‌the‌‌attitude‌‌of‌‌sir‌‌Mohan‌‌Lal,‌‌his‌‌
 
negative‌‌outlook‌‌towards‌‌India‌‌and‌‌Indians‌.‌‌The‌‌insult‌‌that‌‌the‌‌India‌‌  
receives‌‌from‌‌his‌‌indifference‌‌and‌‌superiority‌‌and‌‌the‌‌way‌‌he‌‌sees‌‌himself‌‌  
and‌‌the‌‌aspiring‌‌characteristics‌‌of‌‌Sir‌‌Mohan‌‌Lal‌‌are‌‌the‌‌major‌‌problems‌‌  
in‌‌the‌‌story.‌  ‌
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Point‌‌of‌‌View:‌  ‌
 ‌
- The‌‌short‌‌story‌‌“Karma”‌‌by‌‌Khushwant‌‌Singh‌‌is‌‌told‌‌by‌a ‌ ‌‌third-person‌‌  
omniscient‌‌narrator‌.‌‌The‌‌point‌‌of‌‌view‌‌of‌‌the‌‌two‌‌main‌‌characters‌‌is‌‌also‌‌  
shown‌‌through‌‌dialogue,‌‌for‌‌example‌‌when‌‌Lachmi‌‌tells‌‌the‌‌coolie‌‌about‌‌  
herself:‌‌“‌‌'I‌‌am‌‌only‌‌a‌‌native‌‌woman.‌‌… ‌ ‌
Tone:‌  ‌
- A‌‌Story‌‌of‌‌Karma‌‌is‌‌a‌t‌ houghtful‌‌and‌‌passionate‌‌meditation‌‌on‌‌privilege‌‌  
and‌‌poverty,‌‌consumerism‌‌and‌‌spirituality,‌‌fate‌‌and‌‌chance,‌‌individualism‌‌  
and‌‌community‌. ‌ ‌
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What’s‌‌More‌  ‌
‌‌Long‌‌time‌‌ago,‌w ‌ hile‌‌I‌‌was‌‌worshiping‌‌I‌‌saw‌‌a‌‌man‌‌always‌‌looking‌‌at‌‌me‌‌and‌‌
 
he‌‌seems‌‌so‌‌familiar‌‌to‌‌me‌‌so‌‌i‌‌just‌‌ignored‌‌him,‌‌a‌‌year‌‌later‌‌I‌‌never‌‌saw‌‌him‌‌ 
again,‌‌by‌‌an‌‌unexpected‌‌chance‌‌we‌‌met‌‌in‌‌the‌‌right‌‌place‌‌where‌‌he‌‌was‌‌staring‌‌at‌‌  
me‌‌and‌‌unexpectedly‌‌he‌‌asked‌‌my‌‌name‌‌while‌‌I‌‌was‌‌next‌‌to‌‌my‌‌mother‌‌then‌‌I ‌‌
found‌‌out‌‌that‌‌he‌‌was‌‌my‌‌childhood‌‌friend‌‌wayback‌‌5‌‌years‌‌ago,‌‌I‌‌didn't‌‌expect‌‌  
the‌‌chance‌‌to‌‌see‌‌him‌‌because‌‌we‌‌haven't‌‌talked‌‌for‌‌a‌‌while‌‌and‌‌his‌‌name‌‌is‌‌Jay.‌  ‌
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Characters‌‌
   ‌ Jay,‌‌Mother,‌‌and‌‌Me‌  ‌

Settings‌‌
   ‌ Church‌‌
   ‌

Plot‌‌
   ‌ Childhood‌‌friend‌‌that‌‌they‌‌never‌‌meet‌‌
 
again‌  ‌

Conflict‌‌
   ‌ Is‌‌the‌‌girl‌‌never‌‌talk‌‌to‌‌the‌‌guy‌‌that‌‌he‌‌
 
met‌‌again‌  ‌

Point‌‌of‌‌View‌  ‌ The‌‌girl‌‌who‌‌write‌‌the‌‌story‌  ‌

Theme‌‌
   ‌ Childhood‌‌friend‌‌who‌‌meet‌‌again‌  ‌
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1. ‌ here‌‌was‌‌a‌‌man‌‌who‌‌is‌‌always‌‌staring‌‌at‌‌me,‌‌and‌‌a‌‌year‌‌later‌‌we‌‌meet‌‌
T  
again‌‌unexpectedly‌‌he‌‌talk‌‌to‌‌me‌‌and‌‌he‌‌is‌‌my‌‌childhood‌‌friend.‌  ‌
2. The‌‌theme‌‌of‌a ‌ rrogance,‌‌ignorance,‌‌and‌‌prejudice‌‌‌is‌‌explored‌‌throughout‌‌  
Khushwant‌‌Singh's‌‌short‌‌story‌‌“Karma”‌‌in‌‌connection‌‌with‌‌the‌‌main‌‌and‌‌  
secondary‌‌characters.‌‌These‌‌details‌‌show‌‌that‌‌Sir‌‌Mohan‌‌sees‌‌British‌‌  
 

culture‌‌and‌‌the‌‌British‌‌themselves‌‌in‌‌an‌‌exclusively‌‌positive‌‌light‌‌and‌‌is‌‌  
prejudiced‌‌against‌‌the‌‌Indians‌  ‌
What‌‌I‌‌have‌‌Learned‌  ‌
‌-‌I‌‌‌have‌‌realized‌t‌ hat‌‌‌the‌‌moral‌‌lessons‌‌of‌‌the‌‌story‌‌for‌m ‌ e‌‌are‌‌never‌‌pretend‌‌to‌‌  
be‌‌someone,‌‌just‌‌be‌‌who‌‌you‌‌are,‌‌because‌‌at‌‌the‌‌end‌‌of‌‌pretending‌‌stage‌,‌‌the‌‌  
truth‌‌will‌‌still‌‌revealed.‌‌Love‌‌your‌‌own‌‌country‌‌and‌‌nationality,‌‌be‌‌proud‌‌of‌‌who‌‌  
you‌‌are‌‌and‌‌never‌‌discriminate‌‌people.‌  ‌
I‌‌will‌‌apply‌‌w ‌ hat‌‌i’ve‌‌learned‌‌to‌‌my‌‌next‌‌story‌‌to‌‌make.‌  ‌
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What‌‌I‌‌can‌‌do‌  ‌
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1. The‌‌theme‌‌of‌a ‌ rrogance,‌‌ignorance,‌‌and‌‌prejudice‌‌‌is‌‌explored‌‌throughout‌‌  
Khushwant‌‌Singh's‌‌short‌‌story‌‌“Karma”‌‌in‌‌connection‌‌with‌‌the‌‌main‌‌and‌‌  
secondary‌‌characters.‌‌These‌‌details‌‌show‌‌that‌‌Sir‌‌Mohan‌‌sees‌‌British‌‌  
culture‌‌and‌‌the‌‌British‌‌themselves‌‌in‌‌an‌‌exclusively‌‌positive‌‌light‌‌and‌‌is‌‌  
prejudiced‌‌against‌‌the‌‌Indians‌  ‌
2. S‌ ir‌‌Mohan‌‌Lal‌‌was‌‌an‌‌anglicized‌‌Indian‌‌who‌‌took‌‌pride‌‌in‌‌everything‌‌  
British‌‌and‌‌hated‌‌anything‌‌that‌‌was‌‌Indian‌.‌‌...‌‌On‌‌the‌‌other‌‌hand‌‌Lachmi‌‌  
was‌‌an‌‌extremely‌‌ordinary‌‌and‌‌simple‌‌lady‌‌who‌‌did‌‌not‌‌even‌‌reciprocate‌‌  
the‌‌hatred‌‌of‌‌her‌‌husband.‌  ‌
Assessment‌‌    ‌
1.literature‌  ‌

2.theme‌  ‌
3.setting‌  ‌

4.plot‌  ‌

5.character‌  ‌

6.conflict‌  ‌

7.point‌‌of‌‌view‌  ‌
8.dynamic‌‌setting‌  ‌

9.static‌‌setting‌  ‌

10.tone‌  ‌

Additional‌‌Activities‌  ‌

#pride‌  ‌

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Quarter‌‌1-‌‌Module‌‌2:‌‌Writing‌‌and‌‌Revising‌‌Draft‌‌of‌‌a‌‌Short‌‌Fiction‌  ‌
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What‌‌I‌‌Know‌  ‌

-Tandang‌‌Basya‌  ‌

What’s‌‌In‌  ‌

1. A‌  ‌
2. C‌  ‌
3. B‌  ‌
4. E‌  ‌
5. F‌  ‌
6. D‌  ‌
7. F‌  ‌
II.‌‌
   ‌

1. A‌  ‌
2. B‌  ‌
3. B‌  ‌
4. A‌  ‌
5. C‌ 

What‌‌I‌‌have‌‌Learned‌  ‌

1. I‌‌learned‌‌that‌‌‌there‌‌are‌‌steps‌‌in‌‌writing‌‌a‌‌Fiction‌ 
2. I‌‌have‌‌realized‌‌that‌t‌ he‌‌existing‌‌reality‌‌can‌‌be‌‌connected‌‌to‌‌fiction.‌‌Thus,‌‌
 
this‌‌introduces‌‌to‌‌creative‌‌nonfiction,‌  ‌
3. I‌‌will‌‌apply‌t‌ hose‌‌steps‌‌in‌‌making‌‌a‌‌fiction‌‌and‌‌that‌‌would‌‌be‌‌easier‌‌to‌‌write‌‌
 
a‌‌fiction.‌  ‌
What‌‌I‌‌Can‌‌Do‌  ‌

1. worried,‌‌anxious,‌‌etc.‌  ‌
2. Memories,‌‌life,‌‌surroundings,‌‌past‌‌and‌‌love‌  ‌

Assessment‌  ‌

My‌‌daily‌‌lifestyle‌‌has‌‌a‌‌huge‌‌impact‌‌on‌‌my‌‌health.‌‌Recently,‌‌without‌‌any‌‌notion‌‌of‌‌ 
this‌‌writing‌‌assignment,‌‌I‌‌have‌‌taken‌‌action‌‌to‌‌monitor‌‌what‌‌I‌‌eat.‌‌The‌‌reason‌‌for‌‌
 
this‌‌insight‌‌is‌‌because‌‌my‌‌family‌‌and‌‌friends‌‌always‌‌mention‌‌that‌‌I‌‌am‌‌skinny‌‌and‌‌
 
I‌‌need‌‌to‌‌eat‌‌more.‌‌I‌‌realize‌‌from‌‌previous‌‌chapters‌‌about‌‌health‌‌and‌‌fitness,‌‌
 
nutrition‌,‌‌and‌‌weight‌‌management,‌‌just‌‌to‌‌name‌‌a‌‌few,‌‌have‌‌brought‌‌to‌‌my‌‌
 
attention‌‌that‌‌it‌‌is‌‌important‌‌to‌‌record‌‌what‌‌you‌‌put‌‌in‌‌your‌‌body.‌‌With‌‌that‌‌being‌‌
 
 

said,‌‌my‌‌lifestyle‌‌can‌‌accommodate‌‌the‌‌necessary‌‌nutritions‌‌to‌‌be‌‌healthy.‌‌I‌‌love‌‌
 
to‌‌stay‌‌active‌‌throughout‌‌the‌‌week.‌‌I‌‌stretch‌‌every‌‌morning,‌‌which‌‌I‌‌highly‌‌
 
recommend.‌‌I‌‌play‌‌badminton‌‌for‌‌a‌‌minimum‌‌of‌‌1‌‌hour‌‌a‌‌week.‌‌I‌‌bike‌‌to‌‌and‌‌from‌‌
 
school‌‌4‌‌times‌‌a‌‌week.‌  ‌

Additional‌‌Activities‌  ‌

1. Fiction‌‌is‌‌a‌‌narrative‌‌genre‌‌in‌‌any‌‌medium‌t‌ hat‌‌features‌‌fictional‌‌
 
characters,‌‌incidents,‌‌or‌‌locations‌‌that‌‌are‌‌not‌‌based‌‌on‌‌historical‌‌or‌‌
 
factual‌‌events‌.‌‌Fiction,‌‌in‌‌its‌‌most‌‌restricted‌‌sense,‌‌refers‌‌to‌‌prose‌‌tales,‌‌
 
most‌‌commonly‌‌novels,‌‌but‌‌also‌‌novellas‌‌and‌‌short‌‌stories.‌  ‌
2. When‌‌the‌‌fiction‌‌contrast‌‌with‌‌other‌‌non-fiction‌‌such‌‌as‌‌academic‌‌or‌‌
 
Journalism‌. ‌ ‌

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Quarter‌‌1-‌‌Module‌‌3:‌‌Literary‌‌Conventions‌‌of‌‌Traditional‌‌Genres‌  ‌
What‌‌I‌‌Know‌  ‌

1. creative‌‌nonfiction‌  ‌
2. literary‌‌convention‌  ‌
3. literary‌‌genre‌  ‌
4. poetry‌  ‌
5. Fiction‌  ‌
6. Short‌‌Story‌  ‌
7. Drama‌‌
   ‌

What’s‌‌In‌  ‌

1. How‌‌are‌‌you‌‌doing?‌  ‌
2. When‌h‌ ave‌‌you‌‌been‌‌okay?‌  ‌
3. Will‌‌we‌‌still‌‌be‌‌okay?‌  ‌

What’s‌‌New‌  ‌

1. Short‌‌story‌  ‌
2. The‌‌effect‌‌of‌‌scheming‌  ‌
What‌‌Is‌‌It‌  ‌

1. Yes,‌b
‌ ecause‌‌we‌‌believe‌‌that‌‌our‌‌story‌‌is‌‌important‌,‌‌whether‌‌you're‌‌an‌‌
 
experienced‌‌writer‌‌or‌‌just‌‌starting‌‌out.‌  ‌
2. Creative‌‌nonfiction‌‌is‌a
‌ ‌‌genre‌‌of‌‌nonfiction‌‌writing‌‌that‌‌incorporates‌‌
 
different‌‌creative‌‌writing‌‌techniques‌‌and‌‌literary‌‌styles‌‌to‌‌convey‌‌truthful,‌‌
 
 

non-fictional‌‌narratives‌.‌‌Creative‌‌nonfiction‌‌writing‌‌tends‌‌to‌‌emphasize‌‌
 
story‌‌and‌‌tone‌‌over‌‌more‌‌traditional‌‌subgenres‌‌of‌‌nonfiction.‌  ‌
Barrio‌‌Boy‌ 

1. A‌  ‌
2. B‌  ‌
3. B‌  ‌
4. C‌  ‌
5. A‌  ‌
6. B‌  ‌
7. B‌  ‌
8. C‌  ‌
9. D‌  ‌
10. B‌‌
   ‌

What‌‌i‌‌have‌‌Learned‌  ‌

I‌‌have‌‌realized‌‌that‌A
‌ utobiography‌‌is‌‌an‌‌account‌‌of‌‌a‌‌person's‌‌life‌‌written‌‌by‌‌that‌  ‌
person‌  ‌

I‌‌will‌‌apply‌‌‌this‌‌to‌‌make‌‌a‌‌autobiography‌  ‌
Assessment‌  ‌

- Barrio‌‌Boy‌‌is‌‌an‌‌autobiographical‌‌novel‌‌by‌‌Ernesto‌‌Galarza,‌‌which‌‌details‌‌
 
his‌‌family's‌‌flight‌‌from‌‌their‌‌small‌‌Mexican‌‌village‌‌and‌‌subsequent‌‌
 
struggles‌‌to‌‌adapt‌‌to‌‌life‌‌in‌‌America‌.‌‌Ernesto‌‌and‌‌his‌‌family‌‌flee‌‌their‌‌small‌‌
 
Mexican‌‌village‌‌when‌‌the‌‌government‌‌begins‌‌drafting‌‌young‌‌men‌‌for‌‌the‌‌
 
resistance‌‌army.‌ 
Additional‌‌Activity‌  ‌

1. creative‌‌nonfiction‌  ‌
2. literary‌‌convention‌  ‌
3. literary‌‌genre‌  ‌
4. poetry‌  ‌
5. Fiction‌  ‌
6. Short‌‌Story‌  ‌
7. Drama‌‌
   ‌
8. Ernesto‌‌Galarza‌  ‌
9. Barrio‌‌Boy‌  ‌
10. Plot‌‌
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Quarter‌‌1-‌‌Module‌‌4:‌‌Critiquing‌‌Nonfiction‌  ‌
What’s‌‌In‌  ‌
1. A‌  ‌
2. A‌  ‌
3. A‌  ‌
4. A‌  ‌
5. A‌‌
   ‌
Check‌‌your‌‌understanding‌  ‌

1.‌‌The‌‌characters‌‌of‌‌the‌‌story‌‌were‌‌Private‌‌Bolk,‌‌Drill‌‌Sergeant‌‌and‌‌the‌‌
 
group/soldiers.‌  ‌

2.‌‌He‌‌wanted‌‌the‌‌group‌‌to‌‌review‌‌the‌‌copy‌‌of‌‌the‌‌Newest‌‌Air‌‌Defense‌‌Artillery‌‌
 
Manual,‌‌evaluate‌‌its‌‌contents‌‌and‌‌provide‌‌viable‌‌input‌‌for‌‌possible‌‌revisions.‌  ‌
3.‌‌The‌‌manual‌‌started‌‌off‌‌incorrectly‌‌and‌‌had‌‌to‌‌be‌‌completely‌‌rewritten.‌  ‌

4.‌‌No,‌‌he‌‌was‌‌angry‌‌with‌‌the‌‌idea‌‌as‌‌the‌‌Army‌‌spent‌‌thousands‌‌of‌‌dollars‌‌and‌‌
 
time‌‌to‌‌produce‌‌that‌‌document.‌  ‌

5.‌‌He‌‌suggested‌‌to‌‌reversed/switch‌‌the‌‌second‌‌and‌‌fifth‌‌paragraph‌‌so‌‌that‌‌the‌‌
 
flow‌‌of‌‌events‌‌would‌‌be‌‌more‌‌realistic‌‌and‌‌since‌‌it's‌‌already‌‌a‌‌well-written‌‌
 
technical‌‌manual‌‌it‌‌doesn't‌‌need‌‌to‌‌be‌‌completely‌‌rewritten.‌  ‌

6.‌‌Yes,‌‌because‌‌Private‌‌Bolk‌‌tell‌‌him‌‌how‌‌to‌‌fix‌‌it‌‌easily‌‌without‌‌rewriting‌‌the‌‌entire‌‌
 
book‌‌than‌‌just‌‌pointing‌‌out‌‌what's‌‌wrong‌‌and‌‌that's‌‌what‌‌a‌‌critique.‌  ‌

7.‌‌A‌‌critique‌‌is‌‌when‌‌you‌‌evaluate‌‌a‌‌piece‌‌and‌‌recommend‌‌how‌‌to‌‌make‌‌those‌‌
 
mistakes,‌‌errors‌‌and‌‌failings‌‌in‌‌the‌‌piece‌‌a‌‌success‌‌while‌‌a‌‌critic‌‌is‌‌when‌‌you‌‌
 
judge‌‌or‌‌point‌‌out‌‌failings‌‌and‌‌weaknesses‌‌and‌‌does‌‌not‌‌give‌‌any‌‌suggestions‌‌for‌‌  
improvement.‌  ‌

8.‌ ‌Yes,‌‌There‌‌are‌‌so‌‌many‌‌judgemental‌‌people‌‌of‌‌this‌‌world.I‌‌have‌‌may‌‌encounter‌‌
 
negative‌‌critiques‌‌that‌‌was‌‌painful‌‌for‌‌me.Since‌‌I‌‌am‌‌an‌‌educated‌‌person,‌‌all‌‌of‌‌
 
their‌‌critiques,I‌‌treated‌‌them‌‌all‌‌as‌‌a‌‌lesson‌‌for‌‌me‌‌to‌‌be‌‌strong‌‌and‌‌productive‌‌as‌‌
 
an‌‌individual.Because‌‌of‌‌judgemental‌‌person,‌‌I‌‌became‌‌more‌‌stronger‌‌and‌‌  
beautiful‌‌with‌‌a‌‌heart.‌  ‌

9.‌ ‌Yes,‌‌he‌‌acted‌‌as‌‌if‌‌I‌‌just‌‌said‌‌a‌‌thing‌‌that‌‌hurts‌‌his‌‌ego.‌‌But‌‌apparently‌‌that‌‌
 
person‌‌was‌‌still‌‌thankful‌‌for‌‌what‌‌I‌‌have‌‌just‌‌said‌‌because‌‌it‌‌makes‌‌her‌‌realize‌‌
 
what‌‌she‌‌is‌‌as‌‌a‌‌person.‌  ‌

10.‌ ‌critic‌‌–‌‌a‌‌person‌‌who‌‌judges‌‌or‌‌evaluates,‌‌and‌‌sometimes‌‌a‌‌person‌‌who‌‌only‌‌
 
finds‌‌negative‌‌points‌‌    ‌
 

‌critique‌‌–‌‌a‌‌verb/noun‌‌referring‌‌to‌‌evaluating‌‌and‌‌identifying‌‌positive‌‌and‌‌
 
negative‌‌points‌  ‌
What’s‌‌More‌  ‌

Talk‌‌about‌‌characters‌‌and‌‌pace‌‌and‌‌action,‌‌description‌‌and‌‌metaphor‌‌—‌‌not‌‌the‌‌  
choices‌‌you‌‌made‌‌in‌‌real‌‌life.‌‌.the‌‌World‌‌War‌‌II‌‌flying‌‌ace‌‌who‌‌shot‌‌down‌‌a ‌‌
Messerschmitt‌‌jet‌‌with‌‌a‌‌prop-driven‌‌P-51‌‌Mustang‌‌.‌‌For‌‌example,‌‌if‌‌they‌‌question‌‌  
the‌‌pace‌‌during‌‌a‌‌particular‌‌section,‌‌experiment‌‌with‌‌changing‌‌it‌‌up.‌‌But‌‌when‌‌  
the‌‌Book‌‌Review‌‌editors‌‌asked‌‌me‌‌to‌‌review‌‌Samantha‌‌Power’s‌‌“The‌‌Education‌‌of‌‌  
an‌‌Idealist:‌‌A‌‌Memoir,”‌‌I‌‌said‌‌yes,‌‌without‌‌hesitation.‌‌Secondly,‌‌how‌‌well‌‌does‌‌the‌‌  
way‌‌the‌‌story‌‌is‌‌written‌‌suite‌‌the‌‌story‌‌itself?‌‌Consider‌‌all‌‌comments‌‌as‌‌advice‌‌  
and‌‌don’t‌‌feel‌‌compelled‌‌to‌‌make‌‌every‌‌change‌‌that‌‌is‌‌suggested.‌‌In‌‌the‌‌fifteen‌‌  
years‌‌since‌‌I‌‌started‌‌writing‌‌in‌‌this‌‌genre,‌‌asking‌‌myself‌‌questions‌‌like‌‌these‌‌has‌‌  
influenced‌‌not‌‌only‌‌the‌‌way‌‌I‌‌read,‌‌but‌‌my‌‌writing‌‌as‌‌well.‌‌Our‌‌100-word‌‌memoirs‌‌  
aren’t‌‌long‌‌enough‌‌for‌‌us‌‌to‌‌do‌‌literal‌‌paper-cutting‌‌(or‌‌are‌‌they‌‌…‌‌hmm),‌‌but‌‌the‌‌  
practice‌‌of‌‌incision‌‌with‌‌a‌‌short‌‌piece‌‌can‌‌instill‌‌this‌‌habit‌‌early‌‌on.‌‌The‌‌
 
storytelling‌‌website,‌‌Smith‌‌Magazine,‌‌challenged‌‌people‌‌to‌‌do‌‌the‌‌same‌‌with‌‌  
memoir,‌‌and‌‌editors‌‌have‌‌compiled‌‌nearly‌‌a‌‌thousand‌‌of‌‌the‌‌best‌‌submissions‌‌  
into‌‌this‌‌collection.‌‌Delivery:‌‌Turn‌‌in‌‌the‌‌paper‌‌with‌‌the‌‌best‌‌appearance‌‌you‌‌are‌‌  
capable‌‌of‌‌producing.‌‌Thank‌‌you.‌‌A‌‌memoir‌‌of‌‌being‌‌diagnosed‌‌and‌‌living‌‌with‌‌  
Crohn’s‌‌disease,‌‌Miller’s‌‌book‌‌offers‌‌a‌‌didactic‌‌narrative,‌‌in‌‌Hawkins’s‌‌taxonomy,‌‌  
or‌‌a‌‌questing‌‌one,‌‌in‌‌Frank’s.‌‌Don’t‌‌hold‌‌back‌‌for‌‌fear‌‌of‌‌hurting‌‌the‌‌author’s‌‌  
feelings.‌‌I‌‌hope‌‌it‌‌has‌‌improved‌‌it.‌‌She‌‌unknowingly‌‌taught‌‌me‌‌to‌‌accept‌‌criticism‌‌  
graciously‌‌and‌‌to‌‌learn‌‌from‌‌my‌‌mistakes.‌‌When‌‌critiquing‌‌memoir,‌‌remember‌‌that‌‌  
the‌‌author’s‌‌character‌‌on‌‌the‌‌page‌‌is‌‌just‌‌that‌‌—‌‌a.‌‌They‌‌have‌‌no‌‌movement,‌‌no‌‌  
life,‌‌no‌‌sound.‌‌.the‌‌hero‌‌who‌‌defined‌‌a‌‌certain‌‌quality‌‌that‌‌all‌‌hotshot‌‌fly‌‌… ‌‌
Memoir.‌‌Will‌‌slowing‌‌the‌‌pace‌‌down‌‌add‌‌to‌‌the‌‌suspense‌‌of‌‌the‌‌moment?‌‌One‌‌  
reads‌‌Lockwood's‌‌memoir‌‌and‌‌can't‌‌help‌‌but‌‌think,‌‌"oh‌‌man,‌‌the‌‌Catholics‌‌are‌‌  
going‌‌to‌‌have‌‌a‌‌field‌‌day‌‌with‌‌this."‌‌feel‌‌sorry‌‌for‌‌him‌‌because‌‌of‌‌what‌‌he‌‌has‌‌been‌‌  
through.‌‌Listen‌‌...‌‌backgrounds‌‌and‌‌some‌‌300‌‌languages.‌‌The‌‌former‌‌is‌‌an‌‌  
unemotional‌‌process‌‌of‌‌analysis‌‌and‌‌comment,‌‌covering‌‌such‌‌things‌‌as‌‌structure,‌‌  
language‌‌use,‌‌writing‌‌fluency‌‌and‌‌all‌‌the‌‌technical‌‌bits‌‌those‌‌who‌‌write‌‌about‌‌  
writing‌‌so‌‌love‌‌to‌‌explore.‌‌The‌‌bottom‌‌line‌‌is‌‌that‌‌you‌‌want‌‌to‌‌give‌‌and‌‌take‌‌  
memoir‌‌critique‌‌the‌‌same‌‌way‌‌you‌‌give‌‌and‌‌take‌‌critique‌‌for‌‌fiction‌‌writing‌‌and‌‌  
poetry‌‌—‌‌thoughtfully,‌‌tactfully,‌‌and‌‌honestly.‌‌Journalist,‌‌critic,‌‌and‌‌memoirist,‌‌  
Thomas‌‌Larson‌‌is‌‌the‌‌author‌‌of‌‌three‌‌books:‌‌The‌‌Sanctuary‌‌of‌‌Illness,‌‌January‌‌  
2014‌‌from‌‌Hudson‌‌Whitman,‌‌The‌‌Saddest‌‌Music‌‌Ever‌‌Written‌‌and‌‌The‌‌Memoir‌‌and‌‌  
the‌‌Memoirist.‌‌As‌‌a‌‌literary‌‌genre,‌‌the‌‌memoir‌‌is‌‌both‌‌very‌‌old‌‌and‌‌very‌‌new.‌‌You‌‌  
can‌‌change‌‌your‌‌choices‌‌at‌‌any‌‌time‌‌by‌‌visiting‌‌Your‌‌Privacy‌‌Controls.‌‌By‌‌  
focusing‌‌on‌‌the‌‌writing,‌‌not‌‌the‌‌writer,‌‌you’ll‌‌get‌‌the‌‌most‌‌out‌‌of‌‌your‌‌writing‌‌  
group.‌‌Ian,‌‌thank‌‌you‌‌for‌‌your‌‌thoughtful‌‌comment.‌‌Your‌‌email‌‌address‌‌will‌‌not‌‌be‌‌  
published.‌‌I'm‌‌a‌‌freshman‌‌in‌‌highschool‌‌and‌‌for‌‌English‌‌we‌‌have‌‌to‌‌write‌‌5 ‌‌
memoirs‌‌(300-500‌‌words‌‌each)‌‌about‌‌things‌‌that‌‌are‌‌important‌‌to‌‌us.‌‌Do‌‌events‌‌  
resonate,‌‌and‌‌come‌‌across‌‌as‌‌things‌‌you‌‌can‌‌understand‌‌even‌‌though‌‌their‌‌  
rationale‌‌and‌‌detail‌‌may‌‌be‌‌outside‌‌your‌‌own‌‌experience?‌‌Sara‌‌—‌‌wonderful‌‌  
 

analogy‌‌and‌‌comparison!‌‌It’s‌‌good‌‌to‌‌consider‌‌how‌‌your‌‌words‌‌will‌‌land‌‌before‌‌  
you‌‌say‌‌them‌‌—‌‌kindness‌‌never‌‌hurts,‌‌but‌‌don’t‌‌sympathize‌‌with‌‌the‌‌author‌‌about‌‌  
his‌‌experiences‌‌or‌‌(horror!)‌‌Required‌‌fields‌‌are‌‌marked‌‌*.‌‌When‌‌it‌‌comes‌‌to‌‌memoir,‌‌  
we‌‌have‌‌a‌‌natural‌‌tendency‌‌to‌‌want‌‌to‌‌empathize‌‌(or‌‌judge)‌‌and‌‌are‌‌easily‌‌  
distracted‌‌by‌‌the‌‌life‌‌challenges‌‌described‌‌by‌‌the‌‌author;‌‌as‌‌a‌‌result,‌‌we‌‌can‌‌end‌‌  
up‌‌discussing‌‌her‌‌life,‌‌rather‌‌than‌‌her‌‌writing.‌‌You‌‌can‌‌select‌‌'Manage‌‌settings'‌‌for‌ 
more‌‌information‌‌and‌‌to‌‌manage‌‌your‌‌choices.‌‌While‌‌some‌‌resemble‌‌epitaphs,‌‌  
most,‌‌like‌‌Hemingway,‌‌say‌‌enough‌‌in‌‌six‌‌words‌‌to‌‌evoke‌‌a‌‌full‌‌narrative‌‌arc.‌‌  
Revision:‌‌RE-invention,‌‌RE-arrangement,‌‌RE-style:‌‌Conduct‌‌peer‌‌review‌‌sessions‌‌  
and‌‌revise‌‌your‌‌drafts.‌‌F1Krazy‌‌had‌‌a‌‌great‌‌point‌‌here‌‌relating‌‌to‌‌not‌‌being‌‌  
restricted‌‌to‌‌word‌‌count.‌‌First‌‌up:‌‌memoir.‌‌    ‌
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What‌‌I‌‌Have‌‌Learned‌  ‌
1. I‌‌have‌‌learned‌‌that‌c ‌ ritique‌ ‌is‌a
‌ ‌‌detailed‌‌analysis‌‌and‌‌assessment‌‌of‌‌  
something,‌‌especially‌‌a‌‌literary,‌‌philosophical,‌‌or‌‌political‌‌theory.‌  ‌
2. I‌‌have‌‌realized‌‌that‌c ‌ ritique‌‌and‌‌critic‌‌is‌‌not‌‌the‌‌same.‌  ‌
3. I‌‌will‌‌apply‌t‌ his‌‌when‌‌i‌‌make‌‌a‌‌critique‌‌of‌‌the‌‌MEMOIR.‌  ‌
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Assessment‌  ‌
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1. Critica‌  ‌
2. Discerning‌  ‌
3. critic‌  ‌
4. Bad‌‌Metaphors‌‌and‌‌Comparisons.‌  ‌
5. Formalism‌  ‌
6. .‌  ‌
7. .‌  ‌
8. .‌  ‌
9. .‌  ‌
10. .‌  ‌
C.‌‌
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1. Informal-‌o ‌ ne‌‌which‌‌is‌‌relaxed‌‌and‌‌friendly‌‌and‌‌not‌‌very‌‌serious‌‌or‌‌official‌. ‌‌
I‌‌would‌‌like‌‌it‌‌to‌‌be‌‌an‌‌informal‌‌occasion.‌‌The‌‌house‌‌has‌‌an‌‌informal‌‌  
atmosphere.‌  ‌
2. Casual-‌‌event‌‌or‌‌situation‌h ‌ appens‌‌by‌‌chance‌‌or‌‌without‌‌planning‌. ‌ ‌
3. Consultative-‌t‌ hat‌‌describes‌‌giving‌‌advice‌‌or‌‌assistance‌  ‌
4. Formal-‌ W ‌ e‌‌regret‌‌to‌‌inform‌‌you‌‌that‌‌the‌‌delivery‌‌will‌‌be‌‌delayed‌‌due‌‌to‌‌  
adverse‌‌weather‌‌conditions‌‌‌[formal]‌‌Sorry,‌‌but‌‌the‌‌delivery‌‌will‌‌be‌‌late‌‌  
because‌‌of‌‌the‌‌weather‌  ‌
5. Frozen-‌‌It‌‌is‌‌the‌‌most‌‌formal‌‌communicative‌‌style‌‌that‌‌is‌‌usually‌u ‌ sed‌‌  
during‌‌respectful‌‌events‌‌and‌‌ceremonies‌. ‌ ‌
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