Narrative Writing English 9 Perry High school Narrative

Narrative Writing English 9 Perry High school

Narrative Writing A narrative is a STORY. Narrative A fictional story you can make up all of the events. Personal Narrative A TRUE story about an event that happened in your life.

Narrative Techniques Include a mixture of the following techniques to create a well-written narrative:

Plot Establish a context and point of view Introduce a narrator and/or characters Organize the sequence of events

Beginning: plot Introduce characters and setting (time and place) Middle: Introduce CONFLICT Events happen (Rising Action) Use descriptive details Keep the events progressing forward End: Result (Falling Action)

Point of View First Person: Character is the narrator. Use “I” and “we” Second Person: When the narrator puts the reader in place of the main character. Uses “you” Third Person Limited: Only see the perspective of one character. Third Person Omniscient: The narrator knows the thoughts of all characters. You see the story from many perspectives.

Dialogue A conversation between people Indent for each new speaker. Use quotation marks Use commas inside the quotation marks, then identify the speaker

Back and Forth Conversation “Look at that, ” Jim said. “I know, ” whispered Joe. “How do you know? ” “I just do. ” “Yeah, right. ” (You can stop using their names each time when they talk back and forth right away. )

PACING- SPEEDING PACING is moving your story smoothly. How to speed up your story: Limit unimportant information Be sharp, short and hard-edged Speed up your story through dialogue Fast scene examples: fight scenes, chase scenes, critical moments in the plot. UP

PACING- SLOWING How to slow down your story: DOWN Describe, in detail, the setting Offer character details Write long, drawn-out conversations Slow scene examples: introducing important characters, middle of the plot, key moments in the story.

SENSORY LANGUAGE Information(I that appeals to )your senses: MAGERY What do you … See, Hear, Feel, Taste & smell?

SENSORY LANGUAGE Remember to(C show, ONTdon’t. ) TELL Which is more inspiring? It was snowing outside. The sky was dark. or … The white slush blanketed the ground. The earth stood still in eerie silence as I watched my frozen breath billow before me. Snowflakes danced in a soundless ballet, daintily toward their final curtain call.

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE Consider using the following to enhance your narrative: metaphor: a figure of speech containing a implied comparison (ex. Her tears were a river flowing down her cheeks. ) simile: a METAPHOR using the words “like” or “as” (ex. It was light as a feather. )

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE (C ONT. ) Hyperbole: a gross exaggeration used to make a point (ex. My backpack was 6 ft. tall and weighed a million pounds!) Personification: giving human attributes to inhuman objects (ex. The angry wind shouted and spit dirt at us. )

Narrative Writing Now go tell YOUR story!