CNFW Lesson 6
CNFW Lesson 6
CNFW Lesson 6
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1. Accuracy is the same with clarity.
2. It’s okay to make readers work through
the implications of what you’re saying.
3. The longer the sentence is, the more complex it is
to understand its meaning.
4. To make a thought simpler, provide examples to
the readers.
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5. When examples are fun and topical, readers pay
more attention.
6. Writers of creative nonfiction base their stories on
real events.
7. Extensive research is needed so as not to
compromise the truthfulness of the events.
8. To emphasize critical moments, writers slow down
or speed up the pace of the story.
9. The most commonly used point of view for
creative nonfiction is second person.
10. An engaging dialogue grant characters a degree of
individuality.
C. Presenting CLEAR WRITING IN CREATIVE NONFICTION WRITNG
examples/ 1. How to make our ideas clear in creative nonfiction? Clear writing is a writing that readers can
instances of follow.
the new It’s okay to make readers work through the implications of what you’re saying, but it’s not okay to
lesson make them piece together what you’re saying in the first place.
Readers must easily understand every point. We'll explore two tools for increasing clarity:
“There’s a lot of research on gut bacteria. We’re quickly learning what roles bacteria play and how
they interact with each other. Researchers want to better understand how these bacteria affect our
overall health.”
The original paragraph's sentences contained two ideas each. That’s a problem. Your brain interprets
the meaning of a sentence after it's done reading it. So, the longer the sentence, the more details
you hold in your head at once. That makes understanding a complex point even harder.
Don't be mean to your readers. Make it effortless to read your words.
Beware rephrasing
When authors restate a point, they point it out: “In other words…”
“That is to say…” “Put another way…”
These are often red flags: the point that came before needed to be rephrased to be understood.
Instead, delete the rephrasing and reword the original statement to be self- evident: use plain
wording and use fewer ideas per sentence.
If simplification can't achieve the necessary clarity, it's time to provide examples.
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Provide examples
Providing examples is another tool for improving clarity. Examples make abstract statements specific.
Your brain best remembers things this way. A few tips for providing examples:
Provide before and after examples, or counterexamples, to clarify what you don’t
mean. Help readers orient themselves on a spectrum of right and wrong.
If you make examples fun and topical, readers pay more attention.
Examples with many moving parts should be diagrams.
Don’t waste time with examples if you’re confident your point was self- evident
c. Characterization
Similar to characters in a fiction narrative, characters in a work of nonfiction can be dynamic and
undergo meaningful growth and change. The author may recall a memory of a person and use
personal perception to further develop the character. The flexibility of the narrative nonfiction genre
allows the writer to fictionalize or blur certain elements of a character or event. Because a writer
doesn’t know the full and truthful motives or thoughts of a person, this genre gives license for writers
to develop and fictionalize certain features of an actual person.
Writers may use engaging dialogue to make characters distinct from one another and grant them a
degree of individuality. Narrative nonfiction allows the writer to develop a particular conflict (such as
character versus society) for characters that may simplify or not precisely portray the person’s actual
life.
5.a. Breitman argues that when Eichmann and Dannecker talked of a “final solution” in 1941,
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they must have intended mass murder. He claims that , as Heydrich had submitted a proposal to
Hitler before the end of January, this must have been when the Final Solution was concretely
adopted.
b. Breitman argues that because Eichmann and Dannecker talked of a “final solution” in early 1941,
this must have meant that they intended a program of mass murder. He substantiates this claim by
pointing out that Heydrich had submitted a proposal to Hitler before the end of January; therefore,
this must have been the time that the Final Solution was concretely adopted.
G. Finding Assessment Activity :
practical Direction: Write the CAPITAL letter of your answer in a separate sheet of paper.
application
s of 1. People have different ways of learning. Some are better at making mental pictures of new
concepts ideas. Others are more comfortable with writing lists of things to memorize. Certain people can
and skills in learn best when listening to music, while others need silence to concentrate. Which of the
daily living following is the main idea of the passage?
A. Mental pictures help many to learn.
B. Some people prefer lists to making mental pictures.
C. To learn well you need to be comfortable.
D. Different individuals have different ways of acquiring information.
2. If you hold a piece of copper wire over the flame of a wooden match, heat will be
conducted by the copper wire to your fingers, and you will be forced to drop the wire. You will,
however, still be able to hold the match because wood is a poor conductor of heat. Which of the
following is implied in the passage above?
A. Copper is a good conductor of heat.
B. Matches should be made of copper.
C. Wood and copper conduct heat equally.
D. Wood is an excellent conductor of heat.
3. Cesar Chavez was an influential leader for farm workers. He fought for their rights and
better working conditions. Chavez led many strikes that angered farm owners. Eventually he
succeeded in getting increased wages and better living situations for farm workers. The passage
indicates that Chavez changed lives by .
A. fighting for the rights of farm owners
B. helping to end the farm workers’ strikes
C. improving the conditions for farm workers
D. working on the farms every day
4. Many people own different pets. Dogs, cats, birds, and fish are common household pets.
Others’ pets are considered to be exotic animals. These include snakes, lizards, and hedgehogs.
According to the passage, snakes are .
A. found only in zoos C. uncommon pets
B. to be found in a household with dogs D. not allowed in people’s
homes
5. When cartoonist Charles M. Schulz was a boy in elementary school, other boys teased him
for being small and not very good at sports, and his art teacher told him he had no talent for
drawing. He had few friends and was too shy to talk to a red-haired girl he admired. Later in life,
Schulz used his childhood experiences in his comic strip Peanuts: the strip’s main character, the sad
and lonely Charlie Brown, represents Schulz as a little boy. Peanuts was unique at the time because
it contained no adult characters. Readers fell in love with Charlie Brown, and Peanuts eventually
became one of the most popular comic strips of all time. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Peanuts was the world’s most widely read comic strip.
B. Schulz was a very famous cartoonist.
C. Schulz turned the pain of his youth into success as an adult.
D. The comic strip Peanuts featured children as its only characters.
6. Before giving first aid to an accident victim, you should obtain his or her consent.
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Asking for consent takes a simple question. Say to the victim, “I know first aid, and I can help until
an ambulance arrives. Is that okay?”
According to the passage, it is wrong to.
A. use first aid on an accident victim without medical training
B. attempt to help an accident victim without permission
C. help a victim before an ambulance arrives
D. call for an ambulance instead of helping the victim
7. Dr. Ellen Ochoa is an inventor and is also the first female Hispanic astronaut. Her inventions
include technology to help robots inspect equipment in space to maintain safety and quality
control on spacecraft. Before retiring, she logged more than 1,000 hours in space across several
space missions.
According to the passage, Dr. Ochoa is the first.
A. Hispanic person to travel into space C. woman to travel into space
B. inventor to travel into space D. Hispanic woman to travel into
space
8. Dogs and cats make very different types of pets. Before deciding whether to buy or adopt a
dog or a cat, prospective owners need to carefully consider their own lifestyles and personalities.
Dogs may make more affectionate companions, but they require more care and attention. They
must be taken out several times a day and should not be left alone for more than a few hours.
Larger dogs require significant exercise to remain fit and healthy. Cats are usually more
independent in nature and interact less with their owners. Also, a cat can be left on its own all day,
or even for several days, as long as it has food and clean water to drink. From this passage, a
reader can conclude that .
A. owning a cat requires less work than owning a dog
B. people who are away from home during the day should not own a cat
C. people who like to play with their pets should own a cat
D. owning a cat is more responsibility than owning a dog
H. Making To summarize the lesson, the teacher will ask the following questions:
generalization How does revising other’s draft help you in writing your own draft.
s and
abstractions
about the
lesson
I. Evaluating Directions: Use a separate sheet of paper for your answers on this
learning activity.
a. On the left side of the column, write five (5) to six (6) of your most favorite
quotes from people you admire. Write the author’s names below them.
b. In the adjoining column (middle), write your interpretation of the quote
and why it appeals to you.
c. If you are feeling good about it, write down why you consider it a great
quote and write your own ideas about it that are important to you in the
last column(right).
Favorite Quotes Your Own Why It Appeals to
Interpretation you/ Why do you
consider it
a great quote
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
J. Assignment
V. Remarks
VI. Reflection