4TH QUARTER

• Travelogue


  One of the types of creative nonfiction that deals with travel presented in a narrative way. In a modern way, it is called travel blogs.
• How to do a travelogue

  1. Show the beauty and picturesque scene of the place

  2. Provide helpful information to the audience, so they might use it in the future

  3. Boast a simple thing, enough to encourage someone to visit the place

  4. Show photographic scenery of the place so that the audience could picture it and eventually would arouse their interest to appreciate it more

  5. Point out the various picturesque view of the place

  6. Include the means and ways of transportation and on how to reach the place

  7. Provide information on accommodations

  8. Do not forget the cultural beauty of the place

  9. Follow the dos and don'ts of the place to avoid conflict

  10. Sell the beauty of the place so that many tourists will visit it
• Blog


  An online journal and is also known as "web log". It is a forum where you can share information on ideas and views about a certain topic. Hence, it is your diary that can be found on the internet.
• Different kinds of blogs


  • Artblogs
  • Photoblogs
  • Videoblogs
  • Music blogs
  • Podcasts
  • Edublogs
  • Personal blogs
  • Corporate blogs
  • Organizational blogs
  • Microblog
• Reflective essays


  Refers to an insight gained through your experiences. This type of prose analyses your past event in the present. In addition, it is more likely about what you learned from your experiences as it is also based on the underlying concept that experience is the best teacher.
• Personal narrative


  A story about narrating your personal experience. It contains descriptive words as you tell your story that can inspire or motivate the readers and they could also relate as well.
• Personal narrative communicates our understanding of ourselves, others and our society.
• Writing a personal narrative


  1. Setting, characters, climax, and ending play a vital role

  2. Scene must take place at a particular time

  3. Place is a specific location where the scene happens

  4. Include important details, especially sensory details

  5. Include information about the event

  6. Include dialogue, if relevant
• Writing literary journalism


  1. Select a topic of your interest

  2. Conduct research about your topic

  3. Write a dramatic story that will catch the reader's attention

  4. Include a lead, facts/content, and dramatic ending
• Literary journalism


  A type of creative nonfiction that is closely related to magazine and newspaper writing. It is journalism but it deviates from traditional journalism because it has touch of literature. It is journalism with a twist. It shares some of the elements of traditional fiction such as dialogue, setting, characterization and plot structure to make the narration vivid.
• Peer assessment


  An arrangement when students make assessment decisions on other students' work.
• Reasons clarity is lost in writing


  • Misspellings
  • Improper use of adjectives, nouns, verbs, or adverbs
  • Too many ideas in a small space (paragraphs are not organized well)
  • Use slang terms sparingly, only when you are certain that the audience is familiar with the terms
  • Lack of focus
  • Use acronyms; write out words
  • Use standard language, not offbeat styles
  • Avoid foreign languages
  • Too much opinion and not enough fact
• Clarity of idea


  Clarity is important in Creative Nonfiction. The persuasiveness, accuracy or interesting subject matter cannot achieve your purpose in writing if the reader is struggling to understand the message.
• Main elements of nonfiction


  • Point of view
  • Dialogue
  • Character
  • Plot
  • Figurative language
  • Descriptive imagery
  • Setting