NARRATIVE UNIT An exciting set of notes to stimulate your mind and jog your memory.
CHARACTERISTICS Whether it is the development of an entire paper or only a segment of a paper, narration has certain characteristics. A narration will
SHOW, NOT JUST TELL A STORY CHARACTER S DEVELOPMENT Speech What does the character say? How does the character speak? Thoughts What is revealed through the character s private thought s and feelings? Effect on others toward the character. What is revealed through the character s effect on other people? How do other characters feel or behave in reaction to the character? Actions What does the character do? How does the character behave? Looks What does the character look like? How does the character dress? These are described through direct and indirect characterization
SHOW, CONT D Setting The time and place a story takes place Settings can include ideas, customs, values, and beliefs
SHOW, CONT D Mood Spirit or feeling in a piece of writing
HAVE A THEME A message, moral, or purpose that has motivated the writer to share the story *NOT a topic! It s what the author says about that topic.
BE WRITTEN IN FIRST PERSON Written as if told in conversation, I this, I that. Narrator, usually the main character, telling the story from his or her perspective and is directly involved in what is going on.
INCLUDE DESCRIPTION Figurative Language Similes Metaphors Personification Alliteration
DESCRIPTION, CONT D Literary Devices Flashback Symbolism Foreshadowing
INCLUDE DIALOGUE Form of conversation Shows speakers exact words Use phrases like he yelled or she snarled to allow the reader to hear the words in the context of the situation Show change in speaker by changing paragraphing
RELY ON SENSORY DETAILS Imagery includes details that incorporate the sensations of hearing, touching, tasting, smelling, and seeing
FOLLOW A CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER An arrangement in the order in which events occur May move from past to present or, in reverse order, from present to past
UTILIZE THE TECHNIQUES OF STORYTELLING Exposition: Information about the plot and the events to come. The author may also give information about past events that may be necessary to understand events to come. Rising Action: The part of the story before the climax. As readers, we are still gather information that will help us understand the climax and the resolution.
ELEMENTS OF A STORY, CONT. Climax: Turning point of the story, destiny, the point of no return, where nothing can be the same. Ex: The Montagues and the Capulets bloody feud escalates, culminating in the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Falling Action: The events which transpire as a result of the climax.
ELEMENTS OF A STORY, CONT. Resolution: Point at which the story is resolved. Characters stories are usually wrapped up. Ex: In their grief, the Montagues and the Capulets make nice.
ELEMENTS OF A STORY, CONT. Conflict: The tension in a situation between characters, or the actual disagreement between characters. A conflict may also be an internal conflict in which a character is battling with him/herself, usually between two courses of action. Should I be good or evil? Types: man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. nature, man vs. society, man vs. technology