NARRATIVE WRITING relates a clear sequence of events that occurs over time. Both what happens and the order in which the events occur are communicated to the reader. Effective narration requires a writer to give a clear sequence of events (fictional or non-fictional) and to provide elaboration.
2. Agenda
• Narrative Writing Defined
– Fiction
– Non Fiction
• Elements of Narrative Writing
– Characters
– Protagonist
– Antagonist
– PLOT
– Conflict
– Setting
– Point of View
– Tense
• Structure of Narrative Essay
• Conclusion
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3. Narrative Writing
• Any Kind of Writing Which Tells the Story
• E.g.
– SBBU SPORTS FEST PLAY GROUND MEMORY
– First Day at University
– Near Death Experience
– Climbing a Mountain
– The Most Memorable Experience in my Life
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16. PLOT
• Exposition
– Introducing characters, and settings
• Rising Action
– Includes events leading up to the main problem or conflict
• Climax
– When the problem reaches at high point
• Falling action
– When characters works to solve the problem or conflict.
• Resolution
– The
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27. First Person Point of View
• Narrator
– Person who is telling the story
• Character speaks directly to the reader.
• Helps author to reveal thoughts and feelings in an intimate way.
• Disadvantage - reader only knows about the events of the story from
only one point of view.
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28. First Person Point of View
• E.g. Humpty Dumpty:
• I am sitting on top of the cold sandstone wall,
gazing at the horizon. I am worried I might
fall off and hurt myself.
Me
My
I
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31. Tense
• Most fictional narratives are written in past tense. The
event has happened.
Past Tense
• At Football training last night he twisted his ankle and
the trainer called for a doctor.
Present Tense
• At Football training he runs and twists his ankle. The
trainer calls for a doctor immediately.
Future Tense
• The events of the plot are depicted as occurring soon
or eventually.
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33. Introduction
• The Hook
introductory part that
catches the attention of
the readers.
• E.g. “Shut the Door“, teacher said.
– i couldn't believe my eyes
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34. Introduction (Cont..)
• Thesis Statement
Thesis statement the overall theme of the essay. It can be slightly
different role with the other essay as it can be the opening sentence or
offer a moral lesson learned.
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35. Body Of The Paragraph
• Show, Don’t Tell
• Supporting Evidence
• Passage of Time
• Transitions
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36. Conclusion
• The Moral of the Story The conclusion of a narrative include the closing
action of the event, but also should include some reflection or analysis
of the significance of the event to the writer.
• What lesson did you learn? How has what happened to you affected
your life now?
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38. Novels
• A novel is a long narrative, normally in prose, which describes fictional
characters and events, usually in the form of a sequential story.
• E.g.
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39. Comics
• Are Short Stories Broken in Short Episodes with Graphics or Pictures
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41. Summary.
• Narrative Writing
– Must tell a story
• Fiction
– Imaginary
• Non Fiction
– Real events
• Elements
– Characters
– Plot
– Conflict
– Setting
– Point of View
• Types
– Novels, Comics, Plays,
Narrative Poetry….
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Notes de l'éditeur
Show Don’t Tell:
Good story telling includes details and descriptions that help the reader understand what the writer experienced. Think about using all five senses—not just the sense of sight—to add details about what you heard, saw, and felt during the event.
Supporting Evidence: In a personal narrative, your experience acts as the evidence that proves your thesis. The events of the story should demonstrate the lesson learned, or the significance of the event to you.
Time:
Writing about the events of your experience using time chronologically, from beginning to end, is the most common and clear way to tell a story. Whether you choose to write chronologically or not, use transition words to clearly indicate to the reader what happened first, next, and last. Some time transition words are next, finally, during, after, when, and later.
Transitions:In a narrative essay, a new paragraph marks a change in the action of a story, or a move from action to reflection. Paragraphs should connect to one another. For example, the end of one paragraph might be: “I turned and ran, hoping the bear hadn’t noticed me”, and the start of the next might be: “There are many strategies for surviving an encounter with a bear;