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Examples:
• Fiction Example: "1984" by George Orwell is a classic
dystopian novel that explores a totalitarian society
where the government manipulates truth, reality, and
individual freedoms.
• Creative Nonfiction Example: "The Year of Magical
Thinking" by Joan Didion is a memoir where the
author reflects on the year following her husband's
death, intertwining personal experiences and
emotions with factual events and observations about
grief and loss.
8 common types of creative non-
fiction
• Memoir
• Personal essay
• Travel writing
• Biography
• Nature writing
• Literary journalism
• Historical non-fiction
• Creative non-fiction anthologies
Memoir
• Personal narratives that focus on specific periods,
events, or themes in the author's life, often
reflecting on personal growth, experiences, and
emotions.
Personal essay
• Reflective and introspective essays that explore the
author's thoughts, feelings, and experiences,
usually tied to broader themes or ideas.
Travel writing
• Accounts of personal journeys, experiences, and
observations while traveling, blending factual
details with narrative storytelling.
Biography
• Detailed accounts of a person's life, encompassing
research and interviews, often written by someone
other than the subject.
Nature writing
• Explorations of the natural world, combining
scientific observation with descriptive prose, often
highlighting the author's personal connection to
nature.
Literary journalism
• In-depth reporting and storytelling techniques
applied to nonfiction topics, presenting factual
events in a narrative format.
Historical non-fiction
• Research-based narratives that delve into historical
events, periods, or figures, aiming to inform and
entertain readers.
Creative non-fiction anthologies
• Collections of essays or stories from different
authors, often centered around a particular theme
or topic.
Autobiography
• is a story of a person's life in a specific moment in
time that is told by the person himself or herself.
Auto biography can be subjected to truthfulness
because of misleading or information provided.
Biographies
• Are written in the third person someone other than
the author. It may profile subjects both living and
dead.
Four shorter typesof auto
biography
• Journals
• Diaries
• Letters
• Memoirs
Journals
Are daily written persnal
accounts, observation,
experience but not emotional
Diaries
Are emotional acounts
and personal experience
of the writer
Letters
Are written messages
addressed to a particular
person, organizations, or
institution
Memoir
Are narrower in focus,
carrying memories,
feelings, and emotion of
the writer
Example of autobiography
• Long walk to freedom by: Nelson Mandela

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Creative non-fiction What-is-Fiction-and-Non-fiction.pptx

  • 1.
  • 2.
  • 3. Examples: • Fiction Example: "1984" by George Orwell is a classic dystopian novel that explores a totalitarian society where the government manipulates truth, reality, and individual freedoms. • Creative Nonfiction Example: "The Year of Magical Thinking" by Joan Didion is a memoir where the author reflects on the year following her husband's death, intertwining personal experiences and emotions with factual events and observations about grief and loss.
  • 4.
  • 5. 8 common types of creative non- fiction • Memoir • Personal essay • Travel writing • Biography • Nature writing • Literary journalism • Historical non-fiction • Creative non-fiction anthologies
  • 6. Memoir • Personal narratives that focus on specific periods, events, or themes in the author's life, often reflecting on personal growth, experiences, and emotions.
  • 7. Personal essay • Reflective and introspective essays that explore the author's thoughts, feelings, and experiences, usually tied to broader themes or ideas.
  • 8. Travel writing • Accounts of personal journeys, experiences, and observations while traveling, blending factual details with narrative storytelling.
  • 9. Biography • Detailed accounts of a person's life, encompassing research and interviews, often written by someone other than the subject.
  • 10. Nature writing • Explorations of the natural world, combining scientific observation with descriptive prose, often highlighting the author's personal connection to nature.
  • 11. Literary journalism • In-depth reporting and storytelling techniques applied to nonfiction topics, presenting factual events in a narrative format.
  • 12. Historical non-fiction • Research-based narratives that delve into historical events, periods, or figures, aiming to inform and entertain readers.
  • 13. Creative non-fiction anthologies • Collections of essays or stories from different authors, often centered around a particular theme or topic.
  • 14.
  • 15. Autobiography • is a story of a person's life in a specific moment in time that is told by the person himself or herself. Auto biography can be subjected to truthfulness because of misleading or information provided.
  • 16. Biographies • Are written in the third person someone other than the author. It may profile subjects both living and dead.
  • 17. Four shorter typesof auto biography • Journals • Diaries • Letters • Memoirs
  • 18. Journals Are daily written persnal accounts, observation, experience but not emotional
  • 19. Diaries Are emotional acounts and personal experience of the writer
  • 20. Letters Are written messages addressed to a particular person, organizations, or institution
  • 21. Memoir Are narrower in focus, carrying memories, feelings, and emotion of the writer
  • 22. Example of autobiography • Long walk to freedom by: Nelson Mandela