Lesson Plan in Creative Nonfiction

Grade 12- HUMSS (SHS)

(April 13,2023)

Teacher: Kerra Elaizza D. Maamo School: Carmen National High School

Grade and Sections: Grade 12 HUMSS A,B,C, & D
I Objectives: At the end of the session, the students shall be able to:
1. identify the fictional elements in the texts;
2. sketch a character for a written output; and
3. appreciate the importance of characterization in writing creative nonfiction
II Subject Matter

A. Topic: Character Sketching ( Identify the fictional elements in the texts- HUMSS_CNF11/12-I-e-f-9)
B. Reference: Creative Nonfiction: The Literary Essay by Larcyneil P. Pascual, Hayden B.Gemarino, and Dan O. Gomez
C. Materials: PPT, Laptop, and Monitor

III Procedure:
Review: Teacher will review Characterization briefly and connect it to the new lesson eventually.
Motivation: The teacher will show a description on the screen and the students will read it aloud. Afterwards, the shall be
divided into 4 and each group shall be given a task.
Group 1- Identify what does the character do to show her personality?
Group 2 -What does the character look like?
Group 3- What does your character say to show her personality?
Group 4- What influence your character as a person? What made her that way?

It was the first day of 7th grade when Miss Perez entered our classroom. She introduced herself and told us that she will be
teaching English to the class. She was a fair woman with big glasses, and long hair and always wore ethnic attire. Before starting
any lesson that day and hurrying towards completing the syllabus, she simply asked everyone to introduce themselves. Miss Perez
brought us many engaging games to learn the grammar basics and further helped us understand every chapter with perfection.
Even with the timidness of us, she was patient and understanding and taught us to honor the learning process. She convinced our
principal to field trips to many literary plays and introduced us to many popular writers and poets that went even beyond our
curriculum. She remained the favorite teacher of 7th grade and the whole school and there was not a single class of ours that
wasn’t filled with interactive and fun learning.

Questions: 1. What is being discussed in the paragraph?

 2. Have you imagined someone you know very closed to the description? Who can that be?

Activity
Discussing new concepts. Teacher will show her PPT about Character Sketching.
Character Sketch Format

 Personality Traits: It is important to define your character’s personality

and physical traits in detail to help the reader visualize how they look,
behave, talk and act.
 Add a Back Story or their Background: To give more depth to your
character sketch, you can also inquire about what their story is, any
particular thing that they always mention about their past, or their overall
background so that the reader can better relate with the character.
 How they Changed or Evolved over the Years: If you are writing a
character sketch of someone you have known for a long time or a
character you have read from a novel or short story, then you must also include their evolution and development over time.
 How they Talk and Act Around People: Observing someone, you must always analyze how they act around other people, whether
acquaintances or strangers. You can also write about how the person talks about something they are passionate about or even their
perspective on life.
 Their Impact on You or Those Around Them: Another way to make a loveable character is to intensify the effect they have on people and
even yourself. Observe how the person behaves with others, whether they are sincere, honest, or people-pleasing, these characteristics will
further make your character sketch even more human and interesting to read.

Practicing new skills #1. Applying knowledge of content to Community Engagement subject ( Analyze functions and structures of
Community (e.g., community power, leadership, relationships, social change- HUMSS_CSC12- IIIa-c-5 ), the teacher will engage students
to a meaningful discussion.

Let us make a character sketch of a leader

Analysis: Students will answer the following questions:

1. Now that you know how to character sketch, can you make better characters for your stories now? Why do you say
so?
2. What can happen to an essay if the author did not do a character sketch?
3. How can this lesson influence/ help you as creative non fiction writer?
 Abstraction. The teacher will help the students gain knowledge today.
1. What are again the methods in character sketching?
2. How can you say that each method is significant for character sketching?

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using the same format. Each group must present their
character briefly without mentioning the name. Everyone
shall guess who the person is being sketched.

One or two students who is/are good at sketching can

draw the character in Microsoft draw, sketch pad or any
application in the laptop where they can draw.

IV Evaluation: ( This quiz shall be given only once the discussion for Characters and Characterization is done.)
1. Jade sat by the fountain in the park with her head in her palms. She was weeping, and her clothing was untidy. In between gasps
and sobs, Urvashi cried out, “Oh my god!”, and continued sobbing. Which emotion is being represented in the given text?
a. joy c. comfort
b. sadness
2. What do we write in physical description?
a. How character speaks in the story c. How other characters feel towards him/her
b. how character looks like
3. What is the purpose of a character sketch?
a. to provide an illustrated picture of a character
b. to give readers a better understanding of a character
c. To give readers a short synopsis of each character's path in the story
d. All of the above
4. Which of the following would an author NOT write about in a character sketch?
a. A historical figure c. Someone they know personally
b. Themselves d. a fictional character
5. What is characterization?
a. information about characters
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c. differentiating between characters
d. protagonist
6. Fill in the blank: Character development is how a character ____________ throughout a story.
a. Causes problems c. Changes
b. Solves problems d. Gets older
7.  What should a writer do first when writing a character sketch?
a. raw a sketch of the character. c. Begin the story before undertaking character development.
b. Research the subject of the sketch d. Draw a family tree.
8. In Romeo and Juliet, their parents' disapprove of their relationship and refuse to allow them to be together. Their parents are classified
as the _______________ of the story.
a. Protagonist c. villains
b. Antagonist d. bad parents
9. Which of the following is not a factor to be considered when analyzing a character?
a. The character's physical attributes
b. The character's relationship with others
c. Conflicts that character faces
d. The author's previous works of literature
10. Which of the following best defines a character sketch? Select the best option. 
a. A written analysis of a character's role in a plot
b. A brief introduction to the story of a character
c. A written description of the relationships of a character
d.. A written description of the qualities of a character

V Assignment: Student must find one famous character from movies or books and describe him / her on a piece of paper. They will need this
sketch for tomorrow’s activity.

** The teacher has downloaded the pdf form of the lesson today in the google classroom. They may read it over the weekend in preparation for
the examination

Prepared by: Checked by:

KERRA ELAIZZA D. MAAMO DR. LORDELYN A. BUYO

Master Teacher 1 Principal IV