Paragraph One
· Based on the readings from this unit and the previous unit, how do you think nonfiction is like/different from fiction?
· How do you think that nonfiction writers shape their stories?
Paragraph Two
The title creative nonfiction could be used to describe any of the essays in this unit.
· Write about how you think the creative and nonfiction elements blend together in these stories.
· Come up with your own definition of creative nonfiction. Then, include at least one example from a story we have read from this unit to support that definition.
Please make sure to include an APA formatted in-text citation and a corresponding References page when citing examples from articles or essays.
Reading and Resources
Langston Hughes describes a turning point in his relationship with religion and faith.
· Hughes, L. (1940). Salvation. Retrieved from https://www.centerforfiction.org/forwriters/the-model-short-story/quotsalvationquot-by-langston-hughes/
On families experience saying the rosary is described in this essay.
· Cotter, G. (1998). The five glorious mysteries. Creative Nonfiction, (10).
The genre of creative nonfiction is explored.
· Creative nonfiction. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.uvm.edu/wid/writingcenter/tutortips/nonfiction.html#nonfiction
A major component in most stories, whether fiction or nonfiction, is theme.
· The Literary Element of Theme (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson800/theme.pdf
Techniques for writing an argumentative essay are discussed.
· Argumentative essays. (2013). Retrieved from https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/685/05/
Remember that your argument should be fair and logical.
· Using logic in writing. (2012). Retrieved from https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/659/04/