A Learning Object used to help students with the development of their own narrative writing.

1. YEAR 11 ENGLISH
Narrative Writing

2. Narrative Writing
A narrative tells a story or gives an account of events or
incidents.
A narrative often revolves around a plot or story-line and it
may encompass a moral

3. Narrative Structure
Narrative Structure is about the way a story has been put
together. The main structural features of a narrative are:
Development
Climax or anti-
Orientation Main Body of Resolution
Climax
complication

4. Narrative Writing
When writing a Narrative it is important to plan.
Logically ordering thoughts and actions will help you to
develop a plot or story-line.
Create a
Brainstorm flow chart of idea
your ideas
your plot line
Brainstorm Brainstorm Brainstorm idea idea
your ideas your ideas your ideas
Brainstorm idea idea
your ideas

5. 1. Orientation
 Indicates
time and setting and introduces
the main characters. A gripping opening
sentence is effective and essential.

6. 2. Main Body
 Consists of a number of paragraphs. This
series of events contains the development
of complication of the plot. These may
lead to a climax or anti-climax.

7. 3. Development of
Complication
 Complications enhance the driving conflict of
a piece of narrative fiction by raising the
stakes or making the resolution harder to
achieve. This extends and heightens dramatic
tension to make stories more gripping.

8. 4. Climax or Anti-Climax
 Is the point of highest tension or drama or when
the action starts in which the solution is given
 An anti-climax is where something which would
appear to be difficult to solve in a plot is solved
through something trivial.

9. 5. Resolution
 Where the plot is resolved.
 The conclusion of your narrative.

10. Types of Narratives
Linear Narratives
•Linear structures tell the story from beginning to end, moving through events in
chronological order.
Multi-Narratives
•Multi-narratives tell the story through several points of view to give the reader a
wide scope of opinions
Fragmented Narratives
•Fragmented narratives tell only part of the story, leaving the reader to work out
unspoken details.
Flashbacks
•this structure is usually found within another structure to add depth and fuller
understanding.

11. Narrative Style
1st, 2nd, 3rd Person, Alternating View Narrative
•A narrator is, the non-fictional or fictional, personal or impersonal entity who tells the story to
the audience.
Omniscient Narrator
•The role of the omniscient narrator is to chronicle the events of a story in an impartial way.
He or she has full access to the events and dialogue occurring in the narrative, rendering his
or her account the most complete and accurate.
Point of View Characters
•From whose perspective the story is viewed.
Narrative Voice
•The narrative voice describes how the story is conveyed (for example, by "viewing" a
character's thought processes, by reading a letter written for someone, by a retelling of a
character's experiences, etc.).

12. Tense
 Mostfictional 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.

13. Setting
 The setting includes the historical moment in
time and geographic location in which a
story takes place, and helps initiate the main
backdrop and mood for a story
 Elements of setting may include culture,
historical period, geography, and hour.

14. Characters
 These
should be limited in number and
thought thoughtfully described so that the
reader can identify with them.

15. Dialogue
 Isoften used for effect, but it should be
used thoughtfully and sparingly.
Direct Speech-Quoted Speech
•She said, “take your homework out please.”
•“I hate homework” came a muttering from the students.
Indirect Speech - Reported Speech
•The teacher asked her students to get their homework
out.
•One of the student’s mentioned he hated homework.