Colegio de Sta.

Rosa
Conchu, TreceMartires City, Cavite
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LEARNING MODULE IN
Creative Nonfiction

GRADE 12| Q1

This module belongs to:

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PREPARED BY:

ALDRIN TERRENCE A. GOCO, LPT

Colegio de Sta. Rosa-Cavite
Brgy. Conchu, Trece Martires City, Cavite

Colegio de Sta. Rosa

Conchu, TreceMartires City, Cavite
 Tel. (046) 419-2568
Email Add: [email protected]

LEARNING PLAN (SHS)

Subject Teacher: Aldrin Terrence A. Goco School Year: 2020-2021
Subject: Creative Nonfiction Quarter: 1st

Module
Content
TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS
DATE: February 15-19
DATE: August 24-28, 2020

INTRODUCTION
You r J ou r n ey St ar t s Her e
LESSON 1: Reading and Writing in Creative Nonfiction
Your Objectives:

 Analyze and interpret a well-written creative nonfictional text based on the peer
critique Compare and contrast the different forms and types of creative
nonfictional text;
 Write a draft of creative nonfiction piece based on the learner’s memorable real-
life experience

VOCABULARY LIST
1. Factual/Nonfictional Aspect is a written work’s feature which elements of fiction and poetry
are applied and is factual and truthful.
2. Creative Aspect is a written work’s feature which is a product of the writer’s imagination. It
is also based on truth.

Directions: Read the passage below and complete the table that follows it. Write your
answers in your notebook.

Dog Days and Starlit Nights

(Angie J. Mayfield)
It was love at first sight. He was ambling alongside the road with a McDonald’s French fry box
in his mouth, and something about those big sorrowful eyes, copper brown and pleading, tugged
at my heart, and the steering wheel, forcing me to pull over and offer him a ride.

The scene was straight from a chic flick movie. I called out. He turned. He dropped the box and
ran to me, his tongue outstretched, his tail wagging, rushing into my arms and delivering a big,
slobbery kiss right on the lips. I was his heroine, his savior, and he gladly jumped into the truck
and sat beside me as though we were destined to be together.

The stretch of road south of my home is flat and desolate, with acres of sandy fields running
along White River. The area is a common dump site for the unwanted and judging by the visible
outline of his ribcage and sunken eyes, my new pet had seen better days. Raised around coon
dogs, I knew the gangly creature to be a blue tick hound, probably about four or five months old.
Bluish-black in color, with white spots, or ticking, spread over his body, he is an animated
replica of one of my youngest son’s splotchy artworks hanging on the refrigerator. One ear and
eye are completely black, giving him a half pirate, half Little Rascals comical appearance that
makes him even more pitiful and endearing.

I call ahead to tell the kids we have a new member of the family, and they meet me at the truck
with “ohhh”s, “ahhh”s, and “poor thing.” My 13-year-old feeds him a leftover hamburger from
the fridge, while my 4-year-old offers French fries and hugs. I retrieve a bowl of water and a
scoop of Purina from the house, and our scrawny friend happily gorges everything offered,
burps, then laps up his water and licks the bowl. We stare in wonder at our appreciative guest,
unaccustomed to company of any sort in our rural setting. The boys point at his bloated belly,
which seems odd in comparison to his starved frame, and giggle. Our old Labrador, Buddy,
watches from the porch, apprehensive and envious.

“I like ‘im, Mommy,” Hunter announces. “He tol’ me ‘is name’s Charlie.” I rustle my son’s soft,
strawberry-blonde hair, and Charlie licks him generously, perfectly content to be called anything
as long as the food keeps coming. Full and more relaxed, the hound begins to investigate his new
environment, sniffing around the yard, giving the cat a huge ‘Nice to meet ya’ lick, then
relieving himself in the garden. I decide I like him more by the minute.

The boys coax Charlie into the house and give him a desperately needed bath, while I sit on the
porch swing with a glass of iced tea and watch dusk surround our farm. Soon, they come
bounding onto the porch, more wet and smelly than the dog, chattering like squirrels. I try to
remember when I’ve seen them so excited and I enjoy the moment.
Charlie jumps onto the swing and Josey and Briar follow. Hunter sits between my legs, enjoying
a popsicle and offering Charlie an occasional lick. Our Labrador Buddy hobbles over and lays
his head on my lap, and I pat my firstborn’s white fur and let him know he’s still the man of the
house. The kids snuggle close and we watch the first star shimmer in the distance, and I can’t
think of one thing to wish for.

(Angie J. Mayfield teaches English at Vincennes University in Southern Indiana)

FACTUAL/NONFICTIONAL ASPECTS CREATIVE ASPECTS

The Nonfiction Contract

Writing creative nonfiction entails abiding by one’s commitment to the truth. In the book
“Writing Creative Nonfiction,” Mazzeo refers to this as the nonfiction contract. Nonfiction
Contract refers to the implied agreement between a reader and a writer that the author of creative
nonfiction does not invent any facts in his or her storytelling. Mazzeo suggests that if one cannot
help but alter the truth, the work should instead be labeled as fiction. That way, the writer would
not break away from the “nonfiction contract” and readers will not question the changes made to
the facts.
KEEPING YOU IN PRACTICE
How long have you been in quarantine since the coronavirus disease pandemic was declared?
What are your thoughts about being quarantined and the COVID19 itself? Here is one creative
nonfiction work about it.

Hello Corona
(by Millind, March 24, 2020)
Hello Corona,

No, I will not call you novel or any such thing. You are a monster that has claimed
thousands of lives and infected hundreds of thousands of people across the world and there is no
sign of your taming down yet. But you must be the happiest creature in the world these days.
After all, you have brought the entire mankind who considered themselves the most superior to
all other beings, to their knees.
Proud for our superior intellect, ingenuity and technological development over past so
many centuries, nearly the entire world except emergency service providers has been locked at
home now. We constructed large and beautiful bridges, built monumental towers, statues and
sacred places for worship which people visited for centuries. All those places are deserted now.
We made airplanes and travelled in each corner of the world. We developed astronomical
science, built rockets and travelled in space; we even set our footprint on the moon. But now we
are afraid of even stepping outside our homes and you deserve the entire (dis)credit for this.
Who are you in reality, Corona… are you a message from the nature that we’ve been
ignoring for several decades or maybe, centuries? Are you a blow to us from the nature against
whom we tried to prove ourselves superior?
We were told time and again that we are part of the entire universal ecosystem and
whatever development we make; it should be harmonious with this ecosystem so that life on the
planet remains unaffected. We did not listen to this advice and you are probably the result of our
misdeeds.
Each phase of life, however pleasant or difficult, must pass and a new dawn must arrive. I
sincerely hope that after causing so much harm to the mankind, you will go away by doing some
good to us and make a few positive changes in our lives.
Though you have built walls between us and our loved ones by isolating us, I hope that you will
destroy walls of castes, religions and languages eventually as people will now realize that worth
of a human life is much more than these manmade things.

Capitalists are the ones who contribute immensely to our economic growth and provide
millions of jobs. But they, at times, become so much profit hungry that they flout environmental
norms and foster corruption to satisfy their profit motive. I hope that they will now realize that
humanity is above everything and set their priorities accordingly.
I hope that countries in the world will come closer in solidarity in the present situation and
feuding nations will look for peaceful solutions to disputes between them rather than speaking
the language of revenge and destruction.
I hope that people in our country will become more hygiene conscious – not just on a
personal level, but also in public places such that they maintain cleanliness everywhere.
I also hope that our people will grow up with this experience and set their priorities to buy
products with good quality rather than just buying cheap products, though this is not directly
related to being infected by you. I expect them to value worth of manual labor and treat manual
workers respectfully, ensuring their safety. This is crucial because when we interact with these
workers, we are sure that we are dealing with hygienic people.
Over the years, as medical science developed, our life span increased, and we started
taking things for granted. Our approach to life became very rigid and unilateral. We didn’t care if
life had something to talk to us…it did have a lot to tell us which is appearing now in your form
and shape. It has been our belief for many centuries that we are fully evolved beings. You proved
us wrong a hard way and made realize that we are still evolving, and the process of evolution is
never complete for which, I thank you.
We humans are innovative and intelligent. I’m sure, a vaccine on your infection will be
shortly developed and your fear will be wiped out. But as you go, I only hope that you will teach
us some good lessons of life that will prevent your younger siblings from entering our lives in
years to come.

Directions: Briefly answer the following questions in your notebook.

1. What is the text about?
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2. From what point of view is the text written? Would it make a difference if the text were
written from a different perspective? Why or why not?
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3. What are the factual/nonfictional aspects present in the passage?

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4. What are the creative aspects of the text? What makes you say so?
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Directions: In your notebook, write your ten (10) memorable experiences as a Junior High
School student.
1. _____________________________________________________________.
2. _____________________________________________________________.
3. _____________________________________________________________.
4. _____________________________________________________________.
5. _____________________________________________________________.
6. _____________________________________________________________.
7. _____________________________________________________________.
8. _____________________________________________________________.
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10. _____________________________________________________________.

RESOURCES/REFERENCES:
Moratilla, N. and Teodoro, J. (2016). Claiming Spaces: Understanding, Reading, and Writing Creative
Nonfiction. Quezon City:Phoenix Publishing House. Israel, L. Q., (2017). Quezon City, Philippines:
Creative Nonfiction. Vibal Group Inc. Neill, A. (2005). Types of Friends. Retrieved January 15, 2019 from
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(2010).EReading Worksheets.Retrieved from https://www.ereadingworksheets.com/free-reading-
worksheets/irony-worksheets/ (January 18, 2019)
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