BENEDICTO COLLEGE

A.S. Fortuna Street, Banilad, Mandaue City

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

S.Y. 2022-2023

COURSE SYLLABUS
CREATIVE NONFICTION

VISION MISSION CORE VALUES GOALS

As the preferred higher educational institution Benedicto College commits to the following: Benedicto College lives with: The Basic Education aims to fulfill the following
in the Asia-Pacific, Benedicto College will be a  Make life-long learners of our students, Innovativeness goals:
globally competitive institution and a catalyst in alumni, faculty, and staff by developing a Transforming ideas for a better world 1. Provide the children with various
nation-building, creating a better quality of life culture of competence, industriousness, Trade Skills Excellence opportunities for them to develop
and developing productive members of the integrity, and service to others anchored Analytical craftsmanship leading to holistically;
society. on Christian values; global superiority 2. Partner with partners who are working with
 Undertake strategic expansion programs; Integrity the school to produce well-rounded
and Influencing others for holistic individuals; and
 Have a strong research and development righteousness 3. Produce schoolchildren who are grounded
process to enhance existing programs and Stewardship with good values and the right attitude
to create new ones. Fostering a spirit of service toward aiming for academic excellence.
humanity

Grade: Grade 12 No. of Hours/Semester: 80 hours per semester

Subject Title: Creative Nonfiction Pre-requisite: Creative Writing

Semester: First Semester Co-requisite: None

Course Description:

This course focuses on formal elements and writing techniques, including autobiography and blogging, among others, the subject introduces the students to the reading and
writing of Creative Nonfiction as a literary form. The subject develops in students’ skills in reading, and thinking critically and creatively, that will help them to be imaginative
readers and writers.
Course Outline and Timeframe

Week Hours Lessons/Topics Topic Intended Learning Outcome Teaching-Learning Activity Assessment Task
General Orientation
I. Subject
- Subject Content and Overview  Lecture – Subject Content and Overview
- Requirement  Student Introduces their personal
- Grading System information through creative
1 2 hours
presentation
II. Teacher

III. School's VGMO's (Vision, Mission,

Goals and Core Values)
 Discussion The learners respond to the
4 hours Unit 1 Demonstrates understanding of literary  The teacher organizes a creative and teacher’s activity.
Lesson 1. Understanding Conventions of conventions that govern different genres interactive meeting for the students to
Traditional Genres focus on comparing and contrasting the
a. Fiction different genres The learners will be involved in
2-3 b. Poetry  The learners interpret different themes an oral recitation with the
c. Drama teacher.
d. Other forms

 Discussion The learners respond to the

 The teacher asks the learners teacher’s activity.
about the different elements familiar
4 hours to them The learners are divided into four
Unit 1 Create samples of the different literary elements based  The facilitator asks the learners to list all groups to report/discuss the
4-5 Lesson 2. Identifying Elements of Different on one’s experience the elements that they are unfamiliar with different elements thorouhly
Genres but already hear of
The learners answer the short
quiz about the different elements.

 Discussion The learners respond to the

 The facilitator asks the learners to create a teacher’s activity.
Using Elements as Techniques to Develop Craft a draft or short piece using any of the literary draft about a short story they would want
6-7 4 hours Themes to write about
conventions of genre following such pointers.
 Unit 2 Identify different elements of Creative Nonfiction  Discussion The learners respond to the
Lesson 1. Using Elements of Creative  The teacher asks the learners to identify teacher’s activity.
Nonfiction: Differentiate the elements and their purpose familiar or known elements from a given
a. Plot piece The learners play message relay.
4
8-9
hours
b. Characteristics  The student are asked to classify
c. Characterization themes according to purpose; and The learners engage to
d. Point of view  Defines each element pictionary and identify what type
e. Angle element is identified
f. Setting and Atmosphere
g. Symbols and Symbolisms
h. Irony
i. Figures of Speech
j. Dialogue
k. Scene
l. Other Elements and devices
10 MIDTERM EXAMINATION
The learners respond to the
 Discussion teacher’s activity.
 The facilitator guides the students in
Revise the draft of a short piece using multiple elements revising their draft previously crafted Revise their written draft about a
Developing themes by combining multiple conventionally identified with the literary genres short piece previously
4
11-12 elements
hours

Unit 3 The learners respond to the

Lesson 1. Forms and Types of Explain the relationship of elements and ideas found  Discussion teacher’s activity.
Creative Nonfiction in the various forms and types of creative  The facilitator guides the students
a. Understanding various nonfictional texts about the different genres of creative The learners will do a human
4 version of the matching type about
13-14 forms and types nonfiction
hours the genres and examples of each.
b. Autobiography/biography Compare and contrast the different forms and types  The teacher provides examples for
c. Literary of creative nonfictional texts Student should be assigned
each genre different ideas and they need to
Journalism/Reportage look for designated pair.
d. Personal Narratives Deliver an artistic presentation summarizing,
e. Travelogue analyzing and commenting on a chosen creative
f. Reflection Essay nonfictional text representing a particular type or
g. True narratives form
h. Blogs
i. Testimonies
j. Other types and forms
 The learners respond to the
Reading and Writing Creative Nonfiction Craft a mini critique of a peer’s work based on coherence  Discussion teacher’s activity.
a. Analysis, interpretation, and and organization of paragraphs, development of literary  Synthesizes the overall conventions in
commentary elements used as factual information, and other qualities The learners write a draft of
writing and craft creative nonfictional
b. Writing mini critique concerning form and content creative nonfiction piece based
2 texts
15 on one’s personal experience.
hours
Analyze and interpret a well-written creative nonfictional
text based on the peer critique The learner write the final
version of one’s own creative
Peer-edit and revise each other’s draft based nonfiction in a composition of
on desirable qualities of well-written creative five paragraphs or more
nonfiction
 Create a portfolio containing all the
4 written works, both draft and
16-17 FINAL OUTPUT
hours revised, made under the subject
Creative Nonfiction.
18 FINAL EXAMINATION
Grading System:

GRADING SYSTEM AVERAGING: MIDTERM + FINAL = FINAL GRADE

2
Criteria Midterm Final

Written Work 25% 25%

Performance Tasks 45% 45%
Quarterly Assessment 30% 30%

Total 100% 100%

Prescribed Textbook
Suggested Readings and Book
References Title Author Copyright Date Publisher
Narrative in and of the Mind: A  Villanueva, Martin V.
treatise on Creative Nonfiction 2016 Sibs Publishing

Creative Nonfiction  Gallo, Harold 2017 Sibs Publishing

Creative Nonfiction  Aguilla, Agusto Antonio 2017 C&E

Verified as to the availability of resources:

MRS. DINAH B. GOMEZ

Librarian
Prepared by:

JUVAN MARHEY A. DEL SOCORRO, LPT

Subject Teacher

Recommending Approval: Approved by:

RHEA FE P. JURADO-RACINES, LPT DR. JOHNER D. MONTEGRANDE, LPT, Ed.D LILIAN B. HUAN
Assistant Principal Principal, SHS Department President