Forms of Creative Nonfiction

the word autobiography is composed of the Greek words auto meaning “ (1)_______”, bio, bios meaning “ (2)_______”, and gráphō, graphien meaning “ (3)_______”.

a written account of the life of a person written by that person himself or herself

a written record of the author or writer’s life

a narration that tells the life story of the author or writer.

is a description or account of a person’s life story presented through the eyes of another person.

The person who writes someone else’s life story is called a ______

the ________ has to extensive research in order to tell accurate facts about the person’s life.

Basics in Writing Autobiography and Biography


1. Jot down all life events and arrange them in a [1] ________. Using a [1]________ makes it easier for you to chronologically arrange the events. Also, it helps you not to mix up events that may have similarities with one another.

2. Identify the people involved in each event. Every good story has interesting [2]________, friends and foes who help move the plot along. Knowing the names of the people involved as well as their roles in each event helps you in making the story more accurate and real.

3. Determine the [3]________. The entire life story will start to get pretty long- winded and you are going to make some choices about what stories you are going to include and to discard. Start by writing the key stories that will be put together to create an image of your life.

4. For [4]_________, write down the story using the first person point of view pronouns such as “I”. For [5]________, write down the story using the third person point of view pronouns such as “he/she/they”.

5. Reading the [6]______ helps in identifying strong spots to be retained and weak spots to be enhanced while rewriting it is the chance for you to improve and polish the autobiography/biography.

Forms of Creative NonFiction

[1]________ reports an event, history or an actual case based on direct observation, investigation or thorough research and documentation. Writers use [2]____and_____ in order to look outside of the straightforward, [3]________ world that journalism creates. It uses [4]_________ to capture the scene or setting of the assignment or the persona of the person being interviewed. It can often be [5]____and ____

Writers use interviews and reviews in order to look outside of the straightforward, objective world that journalism creates.

Basics in Writing a Reportage / Literary Journalism

1. Get the facts straight by (1)____and____. Keep all your interview and observation notes (2)______ not to miss out relevant information. Take note of all details from smallest ones to biggest ones.

2. (3)________. First-hand information about the topic help in describing and detailing the subject matter.

3. (4)________. Outlining helps you in organizing the events according to your style.

4. Use _____and_______. Using the different ________ helps you not to leave important elements that enhance the reportage. Also, the _______help you to make the reportage more dramatic, appealing, and interesting.

5. (6)_______. Your goal is to get your readers entertained, informed, and enlightened. Make sure to leave your reader an important point for them to reflect from.

(1)______ is a person’s true story. The author narrates what happened to them in a particular event which makes it autobiographical in nature. A (2)_________ is close to an autobiography; however, they differ in scope. An (3)______ tells the author’s life story which is composed of several events, while a (4)________ focuses only on a specific event that the author wants to share.

Basics in Writing a Personal Narrative

1. Think of an event in your life that you want to share through a (1)_____

2. Focus on the (2)_____ and write down all the details of that event in order to recall the event well. Remember to use the (3)______ in identifying details.

3. Organize your ideas according to your own style. Using an (4)_______ helps you in organizing the details.

4. Write the story and use (5)_______ in expressing what you really mean to say. You may utilize different (6)_______ in order to successfully show rather than tell the story.

A (1)______ is an account of a person’s experiences while touring a place for the pleasure of travel. It includes vivid descriptions, illustrations, historical background, and possibly maps and diagrams.

Basics in Writing a Travelogue

1. Write all the things that you (1)_____ like the sceneries, community, food, culture and others while on travel.

2. Get the facts straight about the place, people, events, culture, etc. (2)_____ must be observed so that the readers will be well-informed.

3. Start with a clear (3)______. Make sure that the (3)________ arouses the curiosity and interest of your target audience.

4. Describe the things that you are going to include in your travelogue using the different kinds of (4)______ so that the readers can also visualize what you witnessed in your travel.

(1)______describe an event that happened, then analyze the meaning and what can be learned from that experience. What makes an essay insightful is that the writer analyzes (2)_________

To paint a true picture of their past, temperament, and human characteristics, reflective essays allow the writer to open up about their (3)____and______. They should contain a vivid summary and description of the experience in order for the reader to feel the experiences as well. They should also include an (4)______ of your feelings, thoughts and reactions.

Basics in Writing a Reflective Essay

1. Think of what you want to consider as your (1)_____ in writing your reflective essay.

2. Assess your (2)_______ towards your chosen topic. Construct questions that you will answer based on your experiences.

3. Answer the questions that you selected. Your answers will be your (3)_______ in making a reflective essay.

4. Based on your responses, enhance your reflective essay by adding other significant elements of writing as well as utilizing literary devices.

5. Make sure to always have your strong (4)_____and______

(1)_____ is a story based on real life experiences or events; however, its form is still (2)_______. The narrative must clearly come from or be based on (3)_______ and events or else it will be called a fictional narrative as it includes fictional embellishments. The purpose of it is to express a (4)_____ or observation.

Basics in Writing a True Narrative

1. Think of an event in your life that you want to share true a story.
2. Focus on the topic and write down all the details of that event in order to recall the event well. Remember to use the (1)______in identifying details

3. Organize your ideas according to (2)______. Using an outline helps you to easily organize the details.

4. Write the story and use language in expressing what you really mean to say. You may utilize different devices in order to successfully show rather than tell the story.

(1)_______ is the abbreviated form of the words “weblog”. It is a (2)______ containing short articles called posts that are changed regularly. The person who writes blogs on regular basis is called a (3)_______. Blogs are different from vlogs. The former is textual in nature as it is a product of writing, while the (4)______ refers to video blogging or video log which is a social media account where a person regularly posts short videos.

Some blogs are written by one person containing his or her own opinion, interests and experiences, while others are written by many different people. The following are some kinds of blog based on the blogger’s field of interest. A blogger who has interests in food writes (1)_____. A food blogger goes to different restaurants, food stalls, snack houses, and others that offer food to eat and write his or her own food review. (2)_______ are written by individuals who loves travel and blogging. Travel bloggers experience and review different travel destinations. (3)________, mostly written by women, may focus on the following but not limited to improving the quality life, happenings in everyday life, doing interests, and attaining personal goals.

Basics in Writing a Blog Post

1. Plan your blog post by choosing a topic that is in line to your (1)_______.

2. Create an (2)______ of the information that you are going to put in you blog.

3. Craft a (3)______ or a title that is both 4.______ and_______ to the reader.

4. Conduct a thorough research to (5)______ and attain accuracy of data based on the outline that you crafted.

5. Write your post according to your style and technique however the properties of a well-written text: _____,____and_____,_______, and ________should be considered.

6. Use (7)______ to enhance your post, improve its flow, add (8)_______, and (9)_____ complex topics.

7. Read to assess the (10)_____and_____of your output. Also, assess on how interesting it is to make someone else read your work. Rewrite to ensure that the necessary changes are incorporated.

Through literature, it is an oral or written autobiographical story known as " (1)_______." The word " (2)______" refers to a genre of writing that comes from (4)______ dealing with human rights abuse experiences. However, its definition changed as time passed by. A (3)______ is generally defined as a first-person narration of socially significant experiences in which the narrative voice is that of a typical or extraordinary witness or protagonist.

Basics in Writing a Testimonio

1. (1)______. Write a short description or the background of your problem to inform the reader about what you are going through.

2. (2)_______. Share the effects, both good and bad, of having the problems. Tell the things that you did to solve your problems.

3. The (3)______. Tell what you have learned from the problem and what you want the readers to learn from you and from the experience.