Narrative Foundations and Human Relationships · Term 1

Narrative Voice in Creative Non-Fiction

Studying the intersection of personal truth and literary device in biographical writing.

Key Questions

  1. Explain how the author balances factual reporting with emotional storytelling.
  2. Analyze what techniques are used to make personal experiences universally relatable.
  3. Evaluate how the choice of first person point of view limits or expands the narrative.

CBSE Learning Outcomes

CBSE: We're Not Afraid to Die... if We Can All Be Together - Class 11CBSE: Creative Writing - Class 11
Class: Class 11
Subject: English
Unit: Narrative Foundations and Human Relationships
Period: Term 1

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25–45 min

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15–30 min

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