Patterns of Writing Organization Narrative Paragraph VS Descriptive

Patterns of Writing Organization Narrative Paragraph VS Descriptive Paragraph

Patterns of Writing Organization Narrative Paragraph

Narrative paragraph • Written to explain what, when, and who • The story itself is written in time, or chronological order, as the events occurred. • To explain who is in the story, tell what is happening, and when it happened • To describe what a person does over a period of time • To make the reader feel involved, teach a lesson, help get an idea across, or feel emotionally about it.

Common Transitional expressions • after, finally, soon, as (soon as), later, then, before, meanwhile, upon, during, next, later, when, first, now, and while. Narrative

Narrative paragraph My Shopping Norte’s Nightmare I’ll never forget the first time I got lost in La Paz City. I was traveling with my parents during summer vacation. We were in a department store, and I was so excited to see such a huge place. Suddenly, I turned around to ask my mom something, but she was gone! I begun crying and screaming at the top of my lungs. A salesclerk came up to me and dad came running toward me and ask if I was okay. Narrative http: //www. cba. edu. bo/sabado/central/WRITING%20 NARRATIVE%20 PARAGRAPHS 262011. pdf

Narrative paragraph My Shopping Norte’s Nightmare (con. ) She got on the public address (P. A. ) system and notified the customers that a little boy with blue jeans and a red cap was lost. Two minutes later my mom and dad came running toward me. We all cried and hugged each other. I’ll never forget that day as long as I live. http: //www. cba. edu. bo/sabado/central/WRITING%20 NARRATIVE%20 PARAGRAPHS 262011. pdf Narrative

Analyzing: My Shopping Norte’s Nightmare 1. What’s the topic sentence of this paragraph? 2. Where does the story happen? 3. How old do you think the boy was? 4. What is the beginning of the story? (circle one) a) He was in a large La Paz department store. b) He got separated from his parents. Narrative

Analyzing: My Shopping Norte’s Nightmare (Con). 5. What is the middle of the story? (circle one) a) He screamed and cried. b) He got separated from his parents. 6. What’s the end of the story? (circle one) a) his parents found him b) the size of the store excited him. Narrative

Examples: narrative paragraph Yesterday evening I got home from work at 6 o'clock. My wife had prepared dinner which we ate immediately. After I had cleaned up the kitchen, we watched TV for about an hour. Then we got ready to go out with some friends. Our friends arrived at about 9 o'clock and we chatted for a while. Later we decided to visit a jazz club and listen to some music. We really enjoyed ourselves and stayed late. We finally left at one o'clock in the morning. Narrative

Narrative: Peddling On My Own Learning how to ride a bike for the first time was a nerve racking independent moment. I was about five years old when my sister informed me that I was too old to still be riding a bike with training wheels. That was the time I decided not to depend on them anymore. Even though I had some doubt, my sister and I went outside and started to take the little wheels off my bike. Source: http: //english 120. pbworks. com/w/page/19006987/narrative%20 paragraphs Narrative

Narrative: Peddling On My Own (cont. ) After my bike went through the transformation, I was now ready for the big moment. With butterflies in my stomach, I slowly got on the bike, and with my shaky hands, I gripped the handles tightly. Meanwhile my sister was holding on to me to help keep my balance. I was so afraid the she would let go, yet I was determined to ride this bike on my own. Next with a little push from her, I started to peddle. The faster my bike went the faster my heart raced. Source: http: //english 120. pbworks. com/w/page/19006987/narrative%20 paragraphs Narrative

Narrative: Peddling On My Own (cont. ) Finally I looked back nervously and noticed that my sister let go of my bike a long time ago. I was so excited that I accomplished freedom on my bike that I forgot to peddle. The next step I remember, I was lying on the ground, yet I did not care because of the adrenaline rush. I will never forget the exhilarating moment and growing up stage of riding a bike without training wheels. Source: http: //english 120. pbworks. com/w/page/19006987/narrative%20 paragraphs Narrative

Narrative http: //slcharlton. files. wordpress. com/2010/09/narrative-paragraph-examples-and-brainstorming. pdf

Narrative: My Favorite Family Experience One of my favorite family experiences was when I went to see Anne Frank’s (a Jewish victim of the Nazi persecution during World War II) hideout in Amsterdam, Holland. I had read Anne’s published diary when I was younger, so I was extremely thrilled to actually have the chance to see where she and her family hid from the Germans for so many months. I walked up the stairs of an apartment building and into a room with only a bookshelf in it. Narrative Source: http: //english 120. pbworks. com/w/page/19006987/narrative%20 paragraphs

Narrative: My Favorite Family Experience (cont. ) From what I remembered from reading the diary, there was a doorknob behind the books. I found the doorknob and turned it and there was the secret annex. When I stepped into the room behind the bookshelf, I felt as if I had stepped back into history. I found Anne’s room still with pictures of her favorite celebrities on her walls. Narrative Source: http: //english 120. pbworks. com/w/page/19006987/narrative%20 paragraphs

Narrative: My Favorite Family Experience (cont. ) The Frank family’s furniture was still placed where they had left them in the rooms, everything just as described in the diary. I toured each room in awe of actually seeing how they had lived, yet with sadness to know how it all ended. Anne’s diary was no longer just a book to me, but true heart-felt, emotional life story written by a girl I felt I almost knew. Narrative Source: http: //english 120. pbworks. com/w/page/19006987/narrative%20 paragraphs

Patterns of Writing Organization Descriptive Paragraph

Descriptive paragraph • Include or suggest time order because a person, place, or object usually appears in a situation, or an incident usually occurs or suggests a scene. • To make our readers see, feel, and hear what we have seen, felt, and heard. Whether we're describing a person, a place, or a thing, our aim is to reveal a subject through vivid and carefully selected details http: //www. wikihow. com/Write-a-Descriptive-Paragraph Descriptive

Descriptive paragraph Descriptive transition words signal that the details follow a logical order based on one or more of the following elements: 1. The arrangement in space of a person, place, object, or scene 2. The starting point from which the writer chooses to begin the description 3. The time frame as relevant to the description http: //www. wikihow. com/Write-a-Descriptive-Paragraph Descriptive

Narrative paragraph http: //esl. about. com/od/vocabularylessonplans/a/characteradj. htm • To describe what a person looks and acts like generous easygoing cheerful trustworthy optimistic sensitive moody sociable indecisive reserved attentive ambitious hardworking impatient

Sample Descriptive Paragraph About an Object Trisha stirred the large stock pot of stew, watching as flashes of bright orange carrot and stark white potato danced around, occasionally peeking through the thick brown liquid as it bubbled and steamed. The stew had a strong, spicy scent, and when she ventured a taste, Trisha was immediately struck by a slap of red cayenne pepper and a bold tanginess that reminded her of the sauce served at her favorite steakhouse. Descriptive http: //www. wikihow. com/Sample/Descriptive-Paragraph-About-an-Object

Sample Descriptive Paragraph About an Object (cont. ) The stew was hot on her tongue, and even the small amount she had taken was enough to warm her throat as it slid down. As she leaned forward, the steam made her face equally warm, and the soft sound of roiling bubbles tickled her ears. It wouldn't be long now until the dish was ready, and the thought made her stomach give a small grumble of anticipation. Descriptve http: //www. wikihow. com/Sample/Descriptive-Paragraph-About-an-Object

Descriptive Paragraph About a Feeling http: //www. wikihow. com/Sample/De scriptive-Paragraph-About-a-Feeling Judith watched as Kenneth, the man she had been in love with for what seemed like years, slowly and affectionately intertwined his long, slender fingers with the petite fingers of another girl's hand. Judith closed her eyes to block out the image, but the scent of coffee—rich, bold, and bitter— still lingered in the air, and the knowledge that it was his coffee was enough to make the inside of her mouth taste and feel like cotton. Descriptive

Descriptive Paragraph About a Feeling http: //www. wikihow. com/Sample/Desc riptive-Paragraph-About-a-Feeling Kenneth and the other girl remained silent, but the silence spoke volumes about how intimate the moment between them was. A large, painful lump was beginning to form inside of Judith's throat, making it hard to breathe, and she felt as though she might suffocate if she did not flee from the room. Her legs were frozen, however, and would not budge, leaving her with the faintest hope that perhaps the rest of her would soon become just as numb. Descriptive

Sample Fictional Character Description Agatha had a narrow, oblong face with angular cheekbones and a pointed chin. Her slit-like eyes were a clouded hazel, and her thinly plucked eyebrows were shaped into a deceivingly perfect arch that followed the slight curve of her eye. A long nose hooked over continually pursed lips, which were painted a bright red in an unsuccessful effort to mask their natural thinness. http: //www. wikihow. com/Sample/Fictional-Character-Description Descriptive

Sample Fictional Character Description Bleached blonde hair, made thin from too many years of hair dye, hung straight down into an angular cut at her jaw. The sharp features of Agatha's face were merely a reflection of her entire body structure, and everything—from her skeletal arms to her paper-thin waste—screamed of unnatural skinniness. She walked in long strides, her shoulders back and face held forward, wearing tall stiletto heels and a bold leopard-print minidress. Descriptive http: //www. wikihow. com/Sampl e /Fictional-Character-Description