Your Words Create A World
Your Words Create A World
Your Words Create A World
Lesson # 2
Your words
create a world
Narrative Writing
- Telling a
story is what
you are doing
on a narrative
writing.
Narrative Writing
- writing that is characterized by
a main character in a setting who
engages with a problem or event
in a significant way. As writing
instruction goes, narrative
writing encompasses a lot:
author’s purpose, tone, voice,
structure, in addition to teaching
sentence structure, organization,
and word choice.
Narration
- Is creating a world based on the
writer’s imagination.
Example:
Telling: Tom didn’t want to go to school today.
Showing: Tom threw his books into his bag, crumpling
his half- complete homework; he sighed.
EFFECTIVE NARRATIVE
2. Consistent Point of View
The three most point of views are:
Example:
EFFECTIVE NARRATIVE
Consistent Point of View
EFFECTIVE NARRATIVE
Consistent Verb Tense
- A consistent Verb Tense is needed to make clear to the
reader whether the story in the narrative had already
happened, has been happening for some time now,
happens on a regular basis, is currently happening
and will do so indefinitely or will happen sometime in
the future.
EFFECTIVE NARRATIVE
Well-Defined Point or Significance
- A well defined point
or significance in any
narrative is
something akin to
the literary element
we came theme.
Narrative Techniques
Narrative Techniques
Narrative Devices
- The use of Narrative Devices is a
technique writers utilize to add
flavor and enrich the meaning of
their stories. With these devices, an
author can shorten, lengthen and
focus on a particular event in the
story.
Narrative Techniques
1. Anecdote
- An anecdote is a short story about a real person
or event, usually serving to make the listeners
laugh or ponder over a topic. Generally, the
anecdote will relate to the subject matter that the
group of people is discussing.
Draw an Island
Step 1: Have a plenty of sheets of
long bond paper
Originality 3
Importance 5
Originality 2
Significance 3