Writitng Narrativa

Important First Module 2

Starter

What are the elements of a good story writing !!!!

Writing a narrative What is a narrative ??

Narrative is the general term for telling a story. A narrative story creates a picture in the readers mind with details, plots, and characters

Classify these words into the appropriate column

Explode/ ring / listen /arrive / shout / flash/ drive / scream/ rescue / go / yell / save / return / stop / hear / see / watch / crash
Action words
1. Explode 2. Flash 3. Crash 4. Rescue 5. Save

Movement
1. Arrive 2. Drive 3. Go 4. Return 5. Stop

Sounds & senses 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Shout Scream Yell Ring Hear See Listen Watch

Adverbs

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Something unexpected happened Something happened little by little Something happened straight away Something happened in the end.

Fortunately Surprisingly
unfortunately

Gradually Immediately

Something good happened.

Eventually

Something bad happened.

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What is the layout of any story ? What does it consist of ??

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Introduction
One Friday evening I was walking home from school. It was raining and it was starting to get dark. I was waiting at some traffic lights when, suddenly, I heard a scream from somewhere above me.

Setting the scene

This sets the scene, creating a visual picture of the setting, atmosphere and time of the story. characters are introduced and clues are set in place for the coming complications. Describe the time, place weather. Say what the main character was doing.

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Development of the narrative
I looked up and saw a woman at a window. She screamed fire and I knew I had to do something quickly. I ran into the house. It was full of smoke, so first I covered my face. Meanwhile, one of the neighbors phoned the

Describe the main action

The story continues through a series of unexpected / happy events.
The problem or conflict

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Conclusion
As they were taking me away in an ambulance, I could see them fighting the fire. In the end, a fireman came up to me and thanked me. A few weeks later I went to .

Resolution Ending
Describe the scene at the end and mention the main characters feelings.

Layout

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Introduction At the beginning of the story The setting

When Where Who The weather Feelings

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The problem

Describe something unpleasant or un expected happened.

Resolution Ending

3
How the problem was solved / ending the story

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