creative writing 1

1. NARRATIVE MODES
IN FICTION

2. Comment on this:
“I will only read a story
that happened in real life. I
will not get anything from
fiction.“
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3. Even if fiction describes
imaginary events and
people, it is often based
on reality.
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OBJECTIVE
● dentify the narrative modes in fiction.
● Analyze the elements in fiction.
● Write a fictional text using different elements and
narrative modes.

5. 1. Recall an interesting or memorable fictional short story you
read before.
2. With a partner, share your insights, realizations, and
conclusions about the short story.
3. Answer the guide questions and share your answers in
class.
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WHAT MAKES UP FICTION?

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1. WHAT MAKES THE STORY DIFFERENT
FROM A NONFICTION TEXT LIKE A
BIOGRAPHY?
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2. HOW MUCH OF REALITY DOES THE STORY
CAPTURE? WHAT IS THE WRITING STYLE
USED?
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3. WHAT MAKES THE SHORT STORY
ENGAGING FOR YOU TO READ?
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NARRATIVE MODES IN FICTION
A narrative mode is a procedure
used by fiction writers to tell a story.
The point of view, tense, and voice
of a story are determined by the way
a writer executes these modes.

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NARRATIVE MODES IN FICTION
This informs readers about the
story’s characters, setting, and
mood.
Exposition

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NARRATIVE MODES IN FICTION
This allows the characters to
move or act in the story.
Action

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NARRATIVE MODES IN FICTION
This illustrates the story’s
characters, setting, and objects.
Description

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NARRATIVE MODES IN FICTION
This is the narrative mode that uses
self-talk.
Monologue

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NARRATIVE MODES IN FICTION
This is the narrative mode of
talking to other characters in the
story.
Dialogue

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NARRATIVE MODES IN FICTION
Read Charlotte Perkins Gillman’s “The
Yellow Wallpaper.”
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ELEMENTS IN FICTION
To deliver a plot effectively, a
fiction writer should be familiar
with the different elements in
fiction.

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ELEMENTS IN FICTION
This is an imaginary person who
gives life to the story.
Character

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ELEMENTS IN FICTION
● Protagonist is the main character of the story.
● Antagonist is the person who opposes or contradicts the
main character.
● Deuteragonist is the second most important character in
the story.
Types of Characters

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ELEMENTS IN FICTION
● Confidante is the person who is a close friend to the
main character.
● Foil is the person who has the traits or characteristics
that contrast the main character’s but is not the villain in
the story.
Types of Characters

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ELEMENTS IN FICTION
● Love Interest is the person who the main character has
romantic feelings for.
● Tertiary or Background are the characters who are not
directly connected to the main storyline.
Types of Characters

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ELEMENTS IN FICTION
● Dynamic is a person who changes his or her
personality as the story progresses.
● Static is a person whose personality remains
unchanged as the story continues.
Types of Characters

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ELEMENTS IN FICTION
● Round is a person who has varied and contrasting
traits.
● Flat is a person who has one personality.
Types of Characters

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A character sketch (or a character profile) is a
detailed description in prose of a character you
imagined. The sketch should contain the
character's backstory, traits, and appearance. It
should also include other important details that will
make the character unique, like his or her hopes,
dreams, or aspirations.

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ELEMENTS IN FICTION
This is the time, place, and
conditions in which the story
takes place.
Setting

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ELEMENTS IN FICTION
● Geographical location. This includes the topography,
scenery, and physical arrangements, such as the
location of the windows and doors in a room.
● Occupations. This includes the work and the daily
manner of living of the characters.
Types of Setting

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ELEMENTS IN FICTION
● Time or period. This sets when the action takes place.
● General environment. This includes religious, mental,
moral, social, and emotional conditions of the
characters.
Types of Setting

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A vignette is a short and descriptive writing that
uses imagery to describe a subject, such as a
place, in greater detail. You may create one
before creating an actual setting for your story.

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ELEMENTS IN FICTION
This refers to the angle of
narration or the narrator.
Point of View

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ELEMENTS IN FICTION
● First person. This is the main character (or one of the
characters) who narrates the story.
○ There are instances where multiple characters
act as first-person narrators; thus, the concept of
multiple-person point of view emerges.
Types of Point of View

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ELEMENTS IN FICTION
● Second person. The reader is the focal point of the
narrator’s story.
● Third person. The narrator is an outside observer, not
a character, in the story he or she presents.
Types of Point of View

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ELEMENTS IN FICTION
● Limited. The narrator tells the actions and the speech
of the characters.
● Omniscient. The narrator shares everything about the
characters in the story, including their thoughts and
feelings.
Types of Third-Person Point of View

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ELEMENTS IN FICTION
This is the arrangement of
incidents and actions in a story. A
plot does not always have to be
chronological.
Plot

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ELEMENTS IN FICTION
● Linear. This shows the chronological order of events
that happen in the story.
● Episodic. This is a set of connected incidents that form
a bigger plot.
Types of Plot

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ELEMENTS IN FICTION
● Parallel. This is a combination of two or more linear
plots that happen simultaneously.
● Circular. This starts and ends in a similar fashion.
Types of Plot

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ELEMENTS IN FICTION
● In Medias Res. This starts at the middle of the story.
● In Extrema Res. This starts at the end of the story.
Types of Plot

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ELEMENTS IN FICTION
● Exposition. The initial part of a plot that introduces the
story’s characters, setting, and mood
● Rising Action. The incident or the set of incidents that
leads to the complication
Elements in a Plot

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ELEMENTS IN FICTION
● Climax. This is the highest point of tension in the story
where the conflict is shown or settled.
● Falling Action. This is the section where the story’s
tension decreases and the other unsettled issues are
solved.
Elements in a Plot

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ELEMENTS IN FICTION
● Resolution. The denouement or a part of the story
where the main problem is resolved and the end of a
plot is told.
Elements in a Plot

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ELEMENTS IN FICTION
This is the struggle that exists in
the story.
Conflict

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ELEMENTS IN FICTION
● Man versus self is the struggle between the
protagonist and his or her self.
● Man versus man is the struggle between the
protagonist and another person.
Types of Conflict

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ELEMENTS IN FICTION
● Man versus nature is the struggle between the
protagonist and natural forces.
● Man versus the supernatural is the struggle between
the protagonist and someone who has an ability beyond
human nature.
Types of Conflict

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ELEMENTS IN FICTION
● Man versus technology is the struggle between the
protagonist and technology or product of technology.
● Man versus society is the struggle between the
protagonist and a group of people who belongs to a
social institution.
Types of Conflict

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ELEMENTS IN FICTION
This describes or represents the
unifying idea or statement of a
literary work.
Theme

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ELEMENTS IN FICTION
Read W.W. Jacobs’ “The Monkey’s Paw.”
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Why are the elements in fiction important?
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IDENTIFICATION. IDENTIFY WHAT IS BEING
DESCRIBED BELOW.
1. IT IS THE NARRATIVE MODE THAT
INTRODUCES THE STORY’S CHARACTERS,
SETTING, AND MOOD.

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IDENTIFICATION. IDENTIFY WHAT IS BEING
DESCRIBED BELOW.
2. IT IS AN ELEMENT IN FICTION THAT ACTS
AS THE PRIMARY MOVER IN THE STORY.

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IDENTIFICATION. IDENTIFY WHAT IS BEING
DESCRIBED BELOW.
3. IT IS A TYPE OF PLOT THAT BEGINS AT THE
MIDDLE OF THE STORY.

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IDENTIFICATION. IDENTIFY WHAT IS BEING
DESCRIBED BELOW.
4. IT IS AN ELEMENT OF A PLOT THAT
CONTAINS THE CRISIS AND THE
COMPLICATION OF THE STORY.

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IDENTIFICATION. IDENTIFY WHAT IS BEING
DESCRIBED BELOW.
5. IT IS THE NARRATIVE MODE THAT USES
SELF-TALK.

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IDENTIFICATION. IDENTIFY WHAT IS BEING
DESCRIBED BELOW.
6. IT IS AN ELEMENT IN FICTION THAT
FOCUSES ON THE ANGLE OF THE STORY’S
NARRATION.

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IDENTIFICATION. IDENTIFY WHAT IS BEING
DESCRIBED BELOW.
7. IT IS THE TYPE OF CONFLICT ABOUT THE
STRUGGLE BETWEEN A PERSON AND A BEING
THAT HAS POWER BEYOND HUMAN NATURE.

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IDENTIFICATION. IDENTIFY WHAT IS BEING
DESCRIBED BELOW.
8. IT IS AN ELEMENT OF A PLOT WHERE THE
CONFLICT IS RESOLVED.

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IDENTIFICATION. IDENTIFY WHAT IS BEING
DESCRIBED BELOW.
9. IT IS THE NARRATIVE MODE OF TALKING
WITH OTHER PEOPLE IN THE STORY.

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IDENTIFICATION. IDENTIFY WHAT IS BEING
DESCRIBED BELOW.
10. IT IS A TYPE OF POINT OF VIEW WHERE THE
NARRATOR AND THE MAIN CHARACTER ARE
THE SAME.

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SHORT-RESPONSE ESSAY. ANSWER THE
FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN NO MORE THAN
THREE SENTENCES.
1. WHAT IS A CHARACTER? WHAT ARE ITS
TYPES?

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SHORT-RESPONSE ESSAY. ANSWER THE
FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN NO MORE THAN
THREE SENTENCES.
2. WHAT ARE THE ELEMENTS THAT MAKE UP
THE SETTING OF A STORY?

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SHORT-RESPONSE ESSAY. ANSWER THE
FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN NO MORE THAN
THREE SENTENCES.
3. ARE CRISIS AND CONFLICT SIMILAR?
EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER.

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● Fiction is an imaginative text.
● A narrative mode is a procedure used by fiction
writers to tell a story. The types of narrative modes
are exposition, action, description, monologue,
and dialogue.
● The elements in fiction are character, setting, plot,
point of view, conflict, and theme. These
elements have different roles in a story.

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● The elements in fiction have classifications. A
character can be a protagonist, antagonist,
deuteragonist, confidant, foil, love interest,
tertiary, dynamic, static, round, or flat. A point of
view can be in the first, second, and third person.
A conflict can be classified as man versus self,
another man, nature, supernatural, technology, or
society.

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● A plot has the following elements: exposition, rising
action, climax, falling action, and resolution. The
types of plot structure are linear, episodic, parallel,
circular, in medias res, and in extrema res.

62. 1. Read the Japanese
fairy tale “My Lord Bag
of Rice” by scanning or
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code! Scan or click this!

63. 2. Write a three-paragraph analytical text
about the fairy tale using one of the writing
prompts in the next two slides. This task
will determine your knowledge about a
particular element in fiction.

64. ● Write an essay that focuses on the
characters of the fairy tale. Classify them
according to their roles and their traits.
● Write an essay that focuses on the plot
structure of the fairy tale. Create a plot
diagram that will show the story’s
progression.

65. ● Write an essay that focuses on the
thematic issues integrated in the fairy tale.
Provide at least three issues that you will
elaborate and analyze.