Narrative Essay
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Using Narration For A Purpose
Visualization
Supporting Details
Should emphasize your topic
and express your feelings
Body Paragraphs
Conclusion
Introduction
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Should prove a point
in the writing
Narration can entertain because a good story can amuse readers
Begins The story
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You can use narration to express your feelings
Dialouge
Description
You can inform the reader about something
You can persuade someone to do something
Background info
Continue until story is complete
Answer the appropriate journalist questions (May Include)
Explanation
Can help answer the questions of who, what, when, where, and why.
Dialouge
Background Info
Description
Dialogue
Example: Yesterday, I got new shoes.
They have long white and red stripes
down the sides. They are also very
comfortable and have a picture of
a lion on top.
Satisfying finish
States the point of the story if not done elsewhere
Example: In basketball, there are 5 players on the court for each team during a game.
Helps advance the story
Leaves suspense and makes the
reader want to keep reading
Pattern of Narration
A brief narration is called an anecdote. If you wrote a narrative about how your friend is good at sports. You can include an anecdote about how they scored the winning basket.
Narration
Example: '"Get off my lawn!'" screamed the old man as we tried to retrieve our favorite basketball.
Thinking critically about Narration
Is the story truth or fiction
Is the purpose of the narration hurtful
Whether you use a pattern alone or in a combination depends on what helps you achieve your particular writing purpose.
Organizing Details
Makes the piece more interesting.
Helps the author avoid
information that is not needed.
To help signal chronological order you must move slowly through your time sequence, this helps the reader follow the events easier
You usually arrange narrative
details in chronological order so the story makes sense.
Is it original
Tense Shifts (avoid)
Keep In the same tense don't switch, if your in the past tense stay in the past tense
Ex: I walked into classroom and found a seat in the back. As soon as I sat down, Louis Cracked a joke.
What Narration is used for
Police officers write crime reports.
Nurses write narrative reports of their patients' progress.
Using Sources
If you write a letter, you also use narration
plagiarism
Facts n Myths
Myth: A sentence can only have one paraphrase or one quotation
Fact: You can have multiple quotations and multiple paraphrases
Reproduce italics in quotation
Use Quotation marks correctly
Introduce the source
Strategies for writing narration
Revising
Drafting
Generating Ideas
Establishing the point
Selecting a topic