F I C T I O N AN D C R E AT I V E

N O N F IC T I O N
“ I have two pairs of reading glasses. One
pair is for reading fiction, the other for
nonfiction. I’ve read the bible twice
wearing each pair, and it’s the same.”
- Steven Wright
 FICTION VS. NONFICTION
THE IDEA OF FICTION AND NONFICTION ARE INSEPARABLE.
IF ONE NEGATES THE OTHER, THEN THE OTHER COMPLEMENTS
IT. HOWEVER, THE DIFFERENCE OF THESE TWO IS OBSCURE
OR UNCLEAR ESPECIALLY WHEN READING A LITERARY TEXT.
BASICALLY, FICTION IS A PRODUCT OF IMAGINATION AND
NONFICTION EXPOSES FACTUAL AND ACCURATE DETAILS.
GOING BACK..

•Think of one of your happiest experience.

On any sheet of paper, write on bullet
form the details of that experience.
CLOSE READING…
From that activity, try to check if these elements are present.

1.Plot 5. Tone and

Atmosphere
2.Point of View
6. Symbol and Irony
3.Characters
7. Theme and
4.Setting Meaning
PLOT
•Arrangement of events.
What happened first?
What’s next?
PLOT

•A plot has four (4) parts:

•Beginning (Characters and Setting were introduced)
•Middle (The conflict was introduced)
•Climax (The part where characters solves the
conflict)
•End
POINT OF VIEW

•The angle from which the story is told.

•There are two (2) kinds of POV:
1. First person (the “ I “ point of view)
2.Third person (the “ he” or “she” point of
view)
POINT OF VIEW
•There are two (2) types of POV:
1. limited (only limited with what the narrator can see,
hear, smell, fell, and think) – mostly done in 1st
person
2.Omnicient (the narrator is all knowing-can even
know what the other characters are thinking) –
mostly done in 3rd person
CHARACTERS

•The ones inhabiting and doing actions in

the story.
Note: There are stories with characters that
are not human (fables) – they act like
humans
CHARACTERS

•There are two (2) types of characters:

1. major (main characters – protagonist /
antagonist
2.minor (supporting characters)
CHARACTERS
•A character may also be:
1. complex (round or three-dimensional – there
are contradictions and shifting of
characters) – round/dynamic
2.simple (flat or two-dimensional – weak kind
of character/ no change ) – flat/static
SETTING

•Time and place of the story

TONE

•The attitude of the writer towards his/her

material.
ATMOSPHERE

•It is also called MOOD and is closely

related with tone.
SYMBOL

•An object in a literary work that

represents something other than what it
is.
IRONY
There are three (3) types of irony:
1. Verbal irony (disparity between what the character says and what
he/she means)
2. Situational irony (disparity between what the character or reader
expects and what actually happens)
3. Dramatic irony (disparity between what the character knows and
what the reader knows)
THEME

•About the general idea or general

observation about life and people
CONVENTIONS OF FICTION
PLOT
CHARACTERS
SETTING
TONE
ATMOSPHERE
IRONY
THEME
SYMBOLS
POINT OF VIEW
LET’S TRY!

DIRECTIONS: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING

QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS. CHOOSE THE
LETTER OF THE CORRECT ANSWER.
CORRECT ANSWER: B
1. IT OCCURS WHEN EVENTS IN THE STORY DIRECTLY CONTRADICTS TO THE
EXPECTATIONS OF THE CHARACTERS OR THE READERS.
A. VERBAL IRONY
B. SITUATIONAL IRONY
C. DRAMATIC IRONY
D. FORESHADOWING
CORRECT ANSWER: B
2. ONLY PEOPLE CAN BE CHARACTERS IN A STORY.
A. YES
B. NO
CORRECT ANSWER: B

3. AN ELEMENT OF THE PLOT WHERE THE PROBLEM IS INTRODUCED.

A. CLIMAX
B. RISING ACTION
C. FALLING ACTION
D. EXPOSITION
CORRECT ANSWER: C
4. WHEN A WRITER TELLS WHAT HAPPENS WITHOUT STATING MORE THAN CAN BE
INFERRED FROM THE STORY’S ACTION AND DIALOGUE AND NEVER DISCLOSES
ABOUT WHAT THE CHARACTERS THINK OR FEEL, WHAT POINT OF VIEW REFERS TO?
A. OMNISCIENT POINT OF VIEW
B. FIRST PERSON POINT OF VIEW
C. LIMITED POINT OF VIEW
D. OBJECTIVE POINT OF VIEW
CORRECT ANSWER: B

5. “ THANK YOU VERY MUCH! “ WHAT IS THE TONE OF THE TEXT?

A. ELATED
B. APPRECIATIVE
C. ACCUSING
D. CONCEITED
EXCELLENT!
READING TIME!

READ THE STORY “HOW MY BROTHER LEON

BROUGHT HOME A WIFE” WRITTEN BY MANUEL
ARGUILLA ON THIS LINK
http://www.seasite.niu.edu/tagalog/literature/sh
ort%20stories/how%20my%20brother%20leon%2
0brought%20home%20a%20wife.htm
AND TRY TO COMPREHEND AND ANALYZE IT BY MEANS
OF ACCOMPLISHING THE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER.
ANALYZE THE STORY BY COMPLETING THE
FOLLOWING:
Elements/Conventions Kinds Answers/Explanations
Point of View
Character Main Characters
Other Characters
Setting
Tone and Atmosphere
Symbol/s
Irony
Theme
Meaning
CONGRATULATIONS
!
 HOW CAN THIS HELP YOU IN
WRITING NONFICTION?
THE NARRATIVE CONVENTIONS OF FICTION MAY HELP AS
JUMPING OFF POINTS IN WRITING NONFICTION TEXTS. THE
SETTING, CHARACTERS AND PLOT ARE SOMETIMES IF MAY
NOT BE ALWAYS BASED ON REAL-LIFE EVENTS OR PEOPLE.
THESE NARRATIVE CONVENTIONS SERVE AS YOUR GUIDE TO
MAKE A WRITTEN WORK MORE VIVID, INTERESTING AND
SIGNIFICANT. MOREOVER, THESE CONVENTIONS ALLOW YOU
TO PRODUCE AN ORGANIZED AND SYSTEMATIZED OUTPUT.
 BE NOT AFRAID OF GREATNESS. SOME ARE BORN GREAT,
SOME ACHIEVE GREATNESS, AND OTHERS HAVE GREATNESS
THRUST UPON THEM.”
― WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE(TWELFTH NIGHT)
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READ the sample creative
nonfiction text about the
narrator’s REFLECTIONS on the
CHANGES that had happened in
her HOMETOWN.
ANALYZE the selection based on
the ELEMENTS of FICTION, if
applicable, that were identified
earlier.
MY H O ME T O W N
YASMIN D. ARQUIZA
USING the ELEMENTS of FICTION,
WRITE the NOTES of an ESSAY you
want TO WRITE.
Your TOPIC should be based on
YOUR EXPERIENCE and DESCRIBE
your OWN HOMETOWN
Being faithful to REALITY will NOT
STOP you from INVENTING DETAILS
to make your STORYTELLING more
EXCITING.
You may ADD or SUBTRACT details
as long as the essence of your
story is retained.