Creative nonfiction critique, Exercises of English

Download Creative nonfiction critique and more Exercises English in PDF only on Docsity! Senior High School DedED DEPARTM| “| EDUCATION Creative Nonfiction Quarter 2 - Module 4: Critiquing Creative Nonfiction Creative Nonfiction — Grade 11/12 Alternative Delivery Mode Quarter 2 — Module 4: Critiquing Creative Nonfiction First Edition, 2020 Republic Act 8293, section 176 states that: No copyright shall subsist in any work of the Government of the Philippines. However, prior approval of the government agency or office wherein the work is created shall be necessary for the exploitation of such work for a profit. Such agency or office may, among other things, impose as a condition the payment of royalties. Borrowed materials (i.e., songs, stories, poems, pictures, photos, brand names, trademarks, etc.) included in this module are owned by their respective copyright holders. 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Rizal, Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija, 3101 Telefax (044) 940-3121 E-mail Address [email protected] 3. “Passing hence from infancy, I came to boyhood, or rather it came to me, displacing infancy. Nor did that depart,—({for whither went it?)—and yet it was no more. For I was no longer a speechless infant, but a speaking boy. This I remember; and have since observed how I learned to speak. It was not that my elders taught me words (as, soon after, other learning) in any set method; but I, longing by cries and broken accents and various motions of my limbs to express my thoughts, that so I might have my will, and yet unable to express all I willed, or to whom I willed, did myself, by the understanding which Thou, my God, gavest me, practice the sounds in my memory. ~The Confessions of Saint Agustine ____4. “Eleven years after the devastation wrought by tropical storm ‘Ondoy’ (Ketsana) on September 26, 2009, we watched the same scenes of people on top of their roofs, streets covered with floodwater, people wading through waist-deep water, their possessions on their heads — in Marikina and some parts of Quezon City. Two days later, we read messages of desperate pleas — and watched on various platforms of social media -more heartbreaking scenes in Cagayan and Isabela provinces, where neighborhoods and highways were covered with water. Authorities called it “massive flooding, the worst one they had experienced.” ~Where are we in our disaster preparedness timeline? ___5. One reason I think we get so angry mad at our children is that we can. Who else can you talk to like this? Can you imagine hissing at your partner, “You get off the phone NOW! No, NOT in five minutes ...”? Or saying to a friend, “You get over here right this second! And the longer you make me wait, the worse it’s going to be for you.” ~Mother Rage: Theory and Practice by Anne Lamott ____6. Despite having the second-largest number of infections in Southeast Asia, the pandemic situation in the Philippines has provided an opportunity for all stakeholders to strategically plan and innovate quality healthcare delivery during the response, based on principles contained in the Asia Pacific Strategy for Emerging Diseases (APSED III). The World Health Organization (WHO) Philippines supports the Department of Health (DOH) and subnational areas in the Philippines with technical expertise to build up national and local level responses for expansion of diagnostic capacity, early contact tracing and management, expansion of healthcare pathways and strengthening surveillance systems and risk communication. ~WHO supports DOH and subnational areas in the Philippines for COVID-19 response ___7. “It doesn’t mean you still want to be with that person,” he says. “It doesn’t mean there’s something wrong with you. It means there’s complex physiology associated with romantic attachments that probably stays with us for most of our lives — and that’s not something to be afraid of, particularly if you had a great run.” 3 ~Your Brain’s response to Your Ex According to Neuroscience by Amy Paturel ___8. “When I walked out of prison, that was my mission, to liberate the oppressed and the oppressor both. Some say that has now been achieved. But I know that that is not the case. The truth is that we are not yet free; we have merely achieved the freedom to be free, the right not to be oppressed. We have not taken the final step of our journey, but the first step on a longer and even more difficult road. For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. The true test of our devotion to freedom is just beginning. ~Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom ____9. Koreanovela, a word that has been coined through the combination of the words Korean and Telenovela or television dramas, has long had a special place in the hearts of many Filipinos. But, K-Dramas in the Philippines reached yet another milestone as the wildly popular hit drama “Crash Landing on You” and “Itaewon Class” came through the streaming application, Netflix. ~K-Dramas and K-Culture: A shared experience between the Philippines and Korea during the pandemic by Han Dong-man ___10. Saturday, June 20, 1942 “My father was 36 when he married my mother, who was then 25. My sister Margot was born in 1926. I followed on June 12, 1929, and, as we are Jewish, we emigrated to Holland in 1933, where my father was appointed Managing Director of Travis NV. This firm is in close contact with the firm Kolen and Company in the same building, of which my father is a partner. The rest of our family, however, felt the full impact of Hitler’s snit-Semitic laws, so life was filled with anxiety. In 1938 after the pograms1, my two uncles escaped to the USA. ~Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl Read and comprehend the Personal Narrative Essay written by a High School student and answer the questions that follow. My Greatest Instrument Some people express themselves through beautiful art; others are masters of the page and speak silently through writing. I, on the other hand, express myself with the greatest instrument I have, my voice. I make my living by speaking to groups large and small. Nothing gives me more satisfaction than public speaking, and my interest in public speaking began when I was quite young. At age eight I realized that I belonged in front of an audience. I started giving demonstrations and speeches in local county 4-H competitions until I was eligible to participate in state competitions. I won every state competition that I entered. Soon other public speaking opportunities arose; I represented an artist named Ann Cross at the Art Walk in Keene and was an active participant on the debate team and the captain in eighth grade. During March of eighth grade, I had the best opportunity yet to practice my oratorical skills: I was selected, out of all the students entered in New Hampshire, to write and read a four-minute speech on national television. My job was to introduce Elizabeth Dole, who at the time was interested in running for president. I was notified the day before the event and so had only one night to write and memorize my speech. When I arrived the next morning in Bedford, New Hampshire, I was greeted by photographers, camera crews, and newspaper reporters! Then I was escorted backstage to meet Elizabeth Dole. After speaking briefly with her and having her review my speech, we marched through a crowd of flashing bulbs to our places on the stage. Soon it was time for my speech. I was introduced, and as I walked to the podium, I couldn’t help but smile at the audience. I had a feeling of complete exhilaration flowing through my veins. When I finished, I received a standing ovation, and Mrs. Dole surprised me by giving me a great hug and thanking me for my comments on the importance of education. But even after she finished speaking, the excitement was far from over. I was with her for all her photographs, and I was interviewed for a few moments by WMUR and later by the Keene Sentinel. After the media finished with us, I met various supporters of Mrs. Dole’s. They were all happy to meet me and flooded me with questions and praise. I truly felt on top of the world. 1. Does the writer have a clear but understated purpose to the essay? 2. Does the essay contain suspense or tension that is resolved in some way? 3. Does the essay make good use of concrete description, anecdote, and dialogue? 4. Does the essay help you to feel the emotions rather than just describe the emotions of the author? 5. Does the essay reveal a significant aspect of the writer’s personality? 5 What’s More Memoir vs. Autobiography Previously, you learned about the guidelines on how to write an autobiography as an example of a creative nonfiction text. It is about the author’s personal information and insights. Almost the same with an autobiography, a memoir is also the story of a person's life written by that person but the difference between the two is that a memoir focuses on reflection and establishing an emotional connection, rather than simply presenting the facts around their life. Read and comprehend a sample mini critique of Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoir Eat, Pray, Love from The New York Times’ Revisiting Elizabeth Gilbert’s ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ (June 7, 2019). In Elizabeth Gilbert’s 2006 memoir “Eat, Pray, Love,” the novelist and journalist chronicle her journey across Italy, India, and Indonesia. Early on in “Eat, Pray, Love,” her travelogue of spiritual seeking, the novelist and journalist Elizabeth Gilbert gives a characteristically frank rundown of her traveling skills: tall and blond, she doesn’t blend well physically in most places; she’s lazy about research and prone to digestive woes. “But my one mighty travel talent is that I can make friends with anybody,” she writes. “I can make friends with the dead. ... If there isn’t anyone else around to talk to, I could probably make friends with a four-foot-tall pile of Sheetrock.” This is easy to believe. If a more likable writer than Gilbert is currently in print, I haven’t found him or her. And I don’t mean this as a consolation prize, along the lines of But she’s nice. I mean that Gilbert’s prose is fueled by a mix of intelligence, wit, and colloquial exuberance that is close to irresistible, and makes the reader only too glad to join the posse of friends and devotees who have the pleasure of listening in. After reading, Revisiting Elizabeth Gilbert’s ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ complete the table below with the parts of a mini critique. Parts Guide questions State whose memoir and the title INTRODUCTION of the memoir. What is the thesis statement? SUMMARY Summary of the memoir. EVALUATION Did the writer like the memoir? Why or Why not? CONCLUSION What is the writer’s general opinion of the memoir? fa | What I Can Do y/ Peer-Critiquing Activity 1 You will be assigned to critique a classmate’s autobiography written in the previous lesson. Write a 300 to a 400-word mini critique of your classmate’s autobiography following the steps and the parts of writing a mini critique on pages 7-8. Use a separate paper for your mini critique. You will be graded following the rubric below. 1 Point 2 Points 3 Points 4 Points 5 Points Positive Feedback Positive Positive Positive Positive Very feedback was | feedback feedback was | feedback was | descriptive Critique not was given | relevant and| relevant and | and thorough included what descriptive and somewhat the you liked most somewhat descriptive description about the text: descriptive, was fair but not relevant to the text Suggestions Suggestions Suggestions | Suggestions Many Suggestions Your were made | were made | were made | suggestions were well- suggestions but showed a | but lacked | and were made | considered, showed that | lack of effort detail descriptive but could | thorough, and you carefully but not | have been | fair read your effective more classmate's towards the | descriptive autobiography text Grading Your Comments Classmate More Comments Comments Comments were thorough comments were not|need to be] were fair but | and complete Your should have | descriptive more could. have comments on | been made descriptive been more your thorough classmate's autobiography were descriptive. 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Books: Barrot, Jessie S. Academic Reading and Writing Skills for Senior High School. C&E Publishing Inc. Quezon City. 2016. Barrot, J.S. and Sipacio, J.F.S. Communicate Today English for Academic & Professional Purposes for Senior High School. C&E Publishing Inc. Quezon City. 2016. Vibal. Creative Nonfiction Senior High School Self Learning Modules. Vibal Group Inc. 2020. B. Websites: Essay Critique Guidelines Guidelines. 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Retrieved November 16, 2020 from https://www.ionos.com/startupguide/productivity/sandwichmethod/#:~:te xt=The%2 0sandwich%20method%20is%20a,appreciative%20words%20are% 20used%20again What is a Memoir? By Jessica Dukes Retrieved 16, 2020 from https://celadonbooks.com/what-is-a-memoir/ Writing a Critique. Retrieved November 16, 2020 from https://www.citewrite.qut.edu.au/write/critique.jsp 14