Essential elements of narration
A series of events Told by a narrator For some particular purpose
Activity 1
Check the sentences that you think would make interesting topic sentences for personal experience narrative. And explaive
A narrative is a story developed from an event or a series of events Character, setting and the mood are usually established at the beginning of the story The middle describes events in which a character deals with some kind of conflict The end of the story or climax, tells how the conflict is resolved
What Narrative Writing Is and Is Not
An effective narrative composition . . . Tells a personal or imaginative story May include the writer’s imagination and personal experiences that are related to the story Contains narrative elements such as characters, plot, point of view, setting, conflict, and/or significant events Contains narrative strategies such as, flashback, foreshadowing, dialogue, tension and/or suspense Is multi-paragraph Presents a story that has a well-developed beginning, middle, and end An effective narrative composition is NOT . . . A list of events and/or facts An abundance of facts or personal anecdotes that are unrelated to the topic A list of reasons, opinions, or unrelated episodes
Activity:
Compare two passages by your peers (p.8,p.9) “Reunion with my best friend” “what a change” Which one is better? (Title, topic, structure, content, writing skill, language…)
An effective narrative composition . . . Uses a lively writing voice to engage the reader Uses vivid sensory details and concrete language An effective narrative composition is NOT . . . Flat, uninteresting writing A story that contains imprecise language
Narration
Types Elements Tips on writing personal narratives
Narration and its types
It is the type of writing which tells a story: personal experience imaginative fiction, or historical narrative ( a story or an account of something that happened).
Report
Descriptive
Factual procedures Account
Poetry
Even within each genre of writing there are different kinds of writing
Narrative
Anecdote
Biography
Stories with a plot
Fables and Legends
Autobiography
Narrative Poem
Each “kind” ( or genre) of writing has certain characteristics Narrative
Has a plot- beginning middle end Has interesting characters Has an interesting setting (place, time)
Formulaic, repetitive writing
A single paragraph A paper that lacks a clear beginning, middle, and end
Genres: Narrative Writing
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What Narrative Writing Is and Is Not
Uses a variety of sentences Contains correct sentences, usage, grammar, and spelling that make the writer's ideas understandable
A story with little sentence variety Incorrect sentences, usage, grammar, and spelling that prevent the reader from understanding the writer's ideas
Narrative writing appears in and is not limited to novels, short stories, biographies, autobiographies, historical accounts, essays, poems, and plays.
Genres: Narrative Writing
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Personal experience narrative
Narrator: first person Structure: 1.begining: topic sentence ( who, when, where, what, why, how..), describing the whole event (p.2) 2. body: present the experience in chronological order ( using some transitions: afterward, later, when, soon, while, before, then….) (p.5) 3. end: summarize the whole text and show the theme (p.3 reading)
Memorable significant moments
(period 2)
Warm up
Is there any significant moment in your life? Try to share it with us.
In order for the following to make sense, you need to understand the difference between a phrase and a clause (dependent or independent). A phrase is a group of words that does not express a complete thought. It might have a subject or a verb, but it does not have both. As a result, the phrase does not make sense standing by itself: Waiting at the street corner Tired from working all day This morning at school
Good Narration: Includes specific details to make the incident come alive for your reader Focuses on re-creating an incident that happened to you over a short period of time (usually an emotional experience) Conveys a particular mood (feeling) - do you want to surprise your readers, make them laugh, have them share in your sorrow or fear?
Writing
List all the ideas of reunion you have experienced. Make a plan Discuss with your classmates write according to your plan improved Editing