DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN CREATIVE NONFICTION

Sections taught:

Grade 12 – HUMSS Marx A&B

Grade 12 – HUMSS Aquinas A&B
Grade 12 – HUMSS Socrates A&B
Grade 12 – HUMSS Hobbes A&B
Grade 12 – HUMSS Machiavelli A&B

SY 2020-2021

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:
1. Define and differentiate the various forms of personal narratives.
2. Write a draft of creative nonfiction piece based on memorable real-life experience.
(HUMss_CNF11/12-llg-j-20)
3. Discern the importance of autobiographical writing in highlighting one’s real-life experience.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Featuring the Story of Life: Writing Personal Narratives

III. MATERIALS:
1. Quarter 2: Module 9: Writing a Piece from a Memorable Real-Life Experience
2. Microsoft PowerPoint
3. Messenger; Google Meet; Google Slides

IV.PROCEDURE

KRA Teaching Time

Teacher’s Tasks Learners’ Tasks
Objectives Strategies Allotment
1. Engage:
(Review of previous Good morning/afternoon class. Good
lesson) Today, we are going to have morning/afternoon
another lesson in Creative ma’am.
Nonfiction.

For a start, first we will review the

previous lesson.
Select, Using PPT slides,
develop, You have to unscramble the
the teacher presents following sets of letters to form
organize and
use a short quiz to terms related to forms of creative
appropriate learners to review nonfiction.
teaching and the previous lesson.
learning Ex.
resources, 1. harpygobi (Clue: It Ma’am, the answer
including ICT, portrays the for item number 1,
to address experience s of all is biography.
learning goals. events occurring in the
life of a person). The answer for item
2. aegloretuv (Clue: It 10 mins.
number 2, is
is a piece of writing travelogue.
about travel)
3. eimmor (Clue: It And for item number
came from a French 3, it’s memoir.
word that means
memory or
reminiscence).
 The teacher then
checks if the learners
got the answers
correctly.
Easy, right? You are correct that a
biography portrays the
experiences of all events occurring
Select, in the life of a person. It is a little bit
develop, different from an autobiography
organize and with reference to who writes it. A
use travelogue, on the other hand, is a
appropriate travel account. It can be write-up
teaching and about a place, culture, festival, or
learning food. When you write a memoir,
resources, At this point, the you are reminiscing a particular
teacher proceeds to event in your (or someone’s) life.
including
the next lesson.
ICT, to
address We shall be discussing more of
learning these particularly autobiography
goals and its various forms as well as the
requisite skills for writing them.
But before that, let us have a short
activity.
2. Explore: 1. Do you have an idea what an An autobiography
(Activation of Prior autobiography is? How is it different ma’am, is the life
Knowledge:) from a biography? story of a person
written by no other
but himself, while a
The teacher asks
biography is the life
Apply the learners a story of a certain
knowledge of question, then person (usually very
content within proceeds to the 10 mins.
influential/popular)
and across brainstorming written by another
curriculum
activity. person.
teaching areas
Recall and name three (3) events in
your lives. Then decide which one
could be an interesting topic for an
autobiography in our succeeding
activity.
3. Explain.
(Activation of Prior
Knowledge)

Apply When the students 2.What is the importance of Autobiographical

knowledge of are done with autobiographical writing in writing is important
content within brainstorming, the highlighting one’s real-life or is valuable in
and across experiences? highlighting one’s
teacher will ask the
curriculum real-life experiences
teaching areas class a question: Paraphrase: Why do you think it is in the sense that:
(Answers may vary). important that we write significant * it gives us an
events in our life? opportunity for
introspection 5 mins.
*and as we write
significant events in
our lives, we are
able to reflect on
them and make
corrections on
ourselves or our
actions in the past.
*We become aware
of ourselves and our
mistakes, so we can
do something about
it to prevent us from
making the same
mistakes over and
 over again.
*We can look back
at so many
wonderful moments
and be grateful for
them.
*By writing our life
story, we come to
know more about
The teacher gives ourselves.
Apply
feedback or “Very good answers.”
knowledge of
content within appreciation of “You did a great job at expressing
students’ answers. your thoughts.”
and across
curriculum
Autobiographical writing is indeed
teaching areas
valuable to get to know our selves
better as we learn from our past
experiences.
4. Elaborate.
(Acquisition of New PERSONAL NARRATIVES - can be
Knowledge something written for private
enjoyment or it could be something
The teacher will now that is intended to be shared to
present to the class inspire or inform others. This
the new lesson. brings to life a memorable event
and tells how the writer felt about
She will discuss key the experience.
concepts of
autobiographical Forms of Personal Narratives
writing (e.g., various
forms of 1. Autobiography – is a true, self-
autobiographical written life story. It usually
writing, and the covers more of your life and may
Apply requisite skills to be contain many elements which are
knowledge of able to write an also present in a short story such 10 mins.
content within autobiography). as dialogue, description, and
and across incidents developed in
curriculum chronological order.
teaching areas
2. Memoirs – A collection of
memories that someone writes
about his or her own life. The
definition of a memoir is very similar
to that of an autobiography;
however, an autobiography can
cover an entire span of a life,
whereas a memoir is usually
centered on a specific part of a
life (e.g., an important turning point
in a person’s life, a particularly
memorable story, or group of
touchstone events).

3. Reflective Essays – is an
The teacher will once analytical practice in which the
in a while ask learners writer describes a real scene,
if they understand the event, passing thought, memory, or
concepts defined in interaction and adding a personal
the lesson or if they reflection on the meaning of the
have any questions. incident in his/her life. It is similar
to a journal entry only that it
Should there be none, requires better coherence,
the teacher may structure, and mechanics. The
proceed with the writer primarily examines his/her life
remainder of the for him/her to provide a platform to
discussion/lecture. recount a particular life experience
and to explore how he/she has
changed or learned from the said
experience. In a nutshell, reflective
essays constitute a critical
examination of a life experience.
 REQUISITE SKILLS FOR
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL WRITING

1. Write down key points to share.

2. Identify the purpose of writing
3. Create a timeline of events.
Apply
4. Do an outline.
knowledge of
5. Make the story more credible by
content within
using names, places, and dates
and across
6. Use descriptive details and
curriculum
dialogues
teaching areas
(Refer to Module 9 pp. 10-14 for
more on this)

Apply (Application) We are almost done with this

knowledge of lesson, we have defined personal
content within At this point, the narratives and its various forms
and across teacher will such as autobiography, memoir,
curriculum summarize the lesson and reflective essay. Now, let us
teaching areas and gives a quick recap important things you have Yes, ma’am.
review to check on learned.
students’
comprehension. What is a personal narrative? It can be something
written for private
enjoyment or it
could be something
that is intended to
be shared to inspire
or inform others,
ma’am.

Very good! That is correct.

Next question, what is the Ma’am, an

difference between an autobiography can
autobiography and a memoir? cover an entire span 3 mins.
of a life, whereas, a
memoir is usually
centered on a
specific part of a life
(e.g., an important
turning point in a
person’s life, a
particularly
memorable story, or
group of touchstone
events).
That is correct! Wow, you’ve been
very attentive during the lecture.
Keep it up.

You have just learned various

forms of personal narratives: This
time, you are going to accomplish
the graphic organizer for Activity 4
(Module 9, p.16). Using that part of
your life, in the brainstorming
The teacher will activity, plot out the events of your 2 mins.
instruct learners on life using the template found on p.
how to do the 16 of Module 9. You may write
following activity: your draft on a yellow pad paper.
Yes, ma’am.
Activity 4:
The Journey of My
Life
 5. Evaluate.
(Assessment) For the final output of this lesson,
you are going to do Activity 7
(Module 9, p.19).
The teacher will
For activity 7: Nostalgia; A Story
instruct learners on from the Heart, you are going to
how to do the organize your ideas and start the
following activity: writing stage. Please follow the
guidelines in preparing your final
output:
1. Decide on a medium to use:
Activity 7: English, Filipino, or vernacular
Mapping Memoir 2. Write your chosen narrative
from Memories (Autobiography, Memoir, or
reflective Essay)
3. If you have the luxury of a
computer and printer, print your
output on an 8.5 x 11 bond paper.
Use Arial font, size 11 with a line
spacing of 1.15 and moderate
margins. Don’t forget the 5 mins.
pagination on the lower right part of
the pages.
4. You may also want your output
handwritten. Observe proper
Plan & deliver margins and indent your
teaching paragraphs.
strategies 5. The output shall have a cover
responsive to page with the title Nostalgia: A
special Story from the Heart and your
educational name in the next line followed by
needs of your grade and strand and section.
learners in 6. Be guided with the rubric for your
difficult chosen personal narrative (please
circumstances refer to Module 9 pp.20-22).

So, is everything clear?

Should you have any questions
regarding this activity, feel free to
contact me on our messenger
group chat or you may also PM me. Yes, ma’am.

Here ends our lesson for CNF. Thank you, ma’am,

Have a great day! See you again for teaching us.
on our next meeting. Stay safe Good bye, and stay
everyone. safe too!

TOTAL NO. OF MINUTES 45 mins.

Prepared by: Noted by:

T- III, Subject Teacher/Ratee MT-I, Class Observer/Rater

Approved by:

School Principal II