Creative Non Fiction

• CREATIVE NON-FICTION
• Creative Non Fiction


  A genre of writing that uses literary techniques to tell true stories
• Literary Techniques


  • Specific, deliberate constructions of language which an author uses to convey meaning
• The Many Faces of Creative Non-Fiction

  • Memoir
  • Personal Essay
  • Narrative journalism
  • Travel Writing
  • Biography
• Memoir


  Someone's personal diary
• Personal Essay


  A window into the writer's thoughts, beliefs, and emotions on a particular topic
• Narrative journalism


  Story that reads like a novel but is 100% true
• Travel Writing


  An armchair adventure to places you've never been before
• Biography


  An opportunity to walk in someone else's shoes and learn from their experience
• Ingredients of Creative Non-Fiction

  • Real events and people that are transformed by the writer's unique perspective and literary techniques
  • Descriptive Language that points a vivid picture in the reader's mind
  • Scene setting that puts the reader right in the middle of the action
  • Dialogue that brings the characters to life and makes them feel like real people
• Theme


  A lesson that can be learned from a text
• STEP 1: Finish reading
• Elements of Literature


  • Plot
  • Point of View
  • Characters
  • Short Story
  • Elements of Plot
  • Types of Character
  • Conflict
  • Types of Point of View
  • Foreshadowing
  • Tone
  • Three Types of Literature
  • Figurative Language
  • Steps to writing a Fictional Narrative (short story)
  • Writing Clearly, Correctly, and Concisely
  • Symbolism
• Plot


  Pattern of events in a story
• Point of View


  Determines who is telling the story
• Characters


  Person, animal, or object that takes part in the action of a literary work
• Short Story


  • Short form of fiction with characters, a setting, and a plot
• Elements of Plot


  • Exposition
  • Rising action
  • Climax
  • Falling action
  • Resolution
• Types of Character


  • Protagonist
  • Antagonist
  • Main Character
• Types of Conflict


  • Man vs Man
  • Man vs Nature
  • Man vs Society
  • Man vs Self
• Types of Point of View

  • First Person
  • Third Person Limited
  • Third Person Omniscient
• Foreshadowing


  When the author gives clues or hints about what might happen later in a story
• Tone


  The feeling that the story gives to the reader
• Three Types of Literature

  • Short story
  • Novel
  • Poetry
• Types of Figurative Language

  • Imagery
  • Simile
  • Metaphor
  • Alliteration
  • Personification
  • Onomatopoeia
  • Idiom
  • Hyperbole
• Steps to writing a Fictional Narrative (short story)

  • Read and understand the prompt or writing directions
  • Decide on your topic
  • Create a conflict
  • Set the scene
  • Plan the complications
  • Determine the climax
  • Wrap up with a resolution
  • Revise
  • Proofread and edit
  • Write a final draft
  • Read your story one more time before you turn it in
• Writing Clearly, Correctly, and Concisely


  • Writing clearly
  • Writing correctly
  • Creating Cohesion
• Symbolism


  The use of an object or reference to add deeper meaning to the writing beyond what is actually being described