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Forms and Types of Creative Nonfiction: Lesson 5

This document defines and describes 10 common forms and types of creative nonfiction including autobiography, biography, journal, diary, letter, memoir, literary journalism/reportage, reflection essay, testimonio essay, and travelogue. It notes that creative nonfiction focuses on an individual's experiences and can come in various forms. The document also discusses the importance of understanding one's audience and using close reading to understand the details and messages in a text.

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Forms and Types of Creative Nonfiction: Lesson 5

This document defines and describes 10 common forms and types of creative nonfiction including autobiography, biography, journal, diary, letter, memoir, literary journalism/reportage, reflection essay, testimonio essay, and travelogue. It notes that creative nonfiction focuses on an individual's experiences and can come in various forms. The document also discusses the importance of understanding one's audience and using close reading to understand the details and messages in a text.

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Forms and Types of

CreativeLesson
Nonfiction
5
A. TYPES AND FORMS OF DEFINITION
CREATIVE NONFICTION
1. Autobiography It is a story written by the person himself.

2. Biography It is a life’s story that is written by another


person.
3. Journal It is a day to day account intended to purely
document life’s events.
4. Diary It is a written account of the author which
involves his/ her secrets.
5. Letter It is a communication or written message that
addresses to a certain person or organization.
6. Memoir It refers to the personal account of a person which
teaches them something. It is more of a memory
that cannot be easily forgotten.
7. Literary Journalism or It refers to magazine or newspaper writing or
Reportage closely related to it. It is journalism with a touch
of an artistic value of literature in it.
8. Reflection Essay It refers to the narrator’s personal view and
experiences. It Is more on thoughts and feeling of
the author
9. Testimonio Essay It refers to the personal experience of an author
or the author witnesses an abuse and oppression
in a workplace.
10. Travelogue It is a written account of a person during his/ her
travel. It focuses on the scenery, people and the
warmness of the place and the people.
B. FORMS AND TYPES OF
CREATIVE NONFICTION
  Creative nonfiction has many types and it
generally focuses on the experiences of an
individual. That maybe it could inspire many
Understanding Various individuals as you write it and share these
Forms and Types of experiences. Moreover, creative nonfiction
Creative Nonfiction comes in various ways and almost often we
are not aware that our experiences could
become good literary pieces.
 
  Understanding the significance of your
  audience plays a vital role as you write your
  piece. Because they are the ones who will
The Significance of an read and be inspired by your stories. In a
Audience sense, your goal is to inspire the readers to
  read because they could learn something
from it.
  Close Reading is a matter of
  understanding the text presented by the
  author by observing every detail in a text. A
Close Reading writer often uses unique ways to convey
  their messages to the readers. Thus, as a
reader you need to be observant always.

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