Creative Non Fiction

Writing about Place: Day 1

What do you think creative non fiction is?

Definition of creative non fiction

"Belly Up to the Pond: Teaching Teachers

Creative Nonfiction in an Online Class"

Roy F. Fox and Amy A. Lannin

The Writing Instructor, September 2007

Nonfiction differs from other literary genres because it is directly tied to an individual’s

perception of reality. Other literary genres represent “reality.” Root explains this further:

“It’s that preoccupation with factuality, with preexisting reality, with a world outside the

writer’s mind, that he or she has to interpret and represent, that separates it from the

other ‘three genres’” (3). In creative nonfiction, the writer combines research, as Gutkind

teaches, with reflection, all of this staying in reality. Where does the creative element

arise? According to Root, CNF writers use literary elements such as dialogue, attention

to setting, first-person narration, and creative use of language.

Writing Prompt: Write about a place that has an affect on you-1st draft

Day 2

Reread and share out place piece

Writing mini-lesson-similes, metaphors

Go back to your place piece and add metaphors, similes

Share out in small groups

Day 3

Write about an undesirable place or not-so-great place

From The Lord of the Rings: Two Towers ______________________________________________________________________________________

Writing about Writing

Day 1

From Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott: "Shitty First Drafts"

From Writers (on Writing) Collected Essays from the New York Times

Write a short piece about something that you understand about your process

from Writing Tools: 55 Essential Strategies for Every Writer: "Tool 18-Set the Pace with Sentence Length"

Go back to your place piece and add sentence variety

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