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    How To Write A Narrative

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    How to Write a Narrative

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    What is a Narrative?

    What is a Narrative?

     A narrative is a story, told either in the first


    person or the third

     A narrative can be autobiographical or about


    another individual

     A narrative can be a work of fact or fiction


     Narratives contain these plot points pictured
    on the right
    SIX WAYS TO START A NARRATIVE

     You can focus on one of the following to start


    your narrative:

     ACTION
     FLASHBACK
     QUESTION
     DIALOGUE
     DESCRIPTION
     SOUND
    ACTION FLASHBACK QUESTION DIALOGUE DESCRIPTION SOUND
    “The car came to a “Ten years ago, “Ever wonder how “Well, what do you “The snow fell in “CHIRP! CHIRP!
    screeching halt. times were very we got to this point think?” droves upon the CHIRP! Said the
    Late for work, Jim different. The fancy in our lives? Let’s “I don’t know… little cottages down crickets that early,
    hopped out of the new apartments start from the looks kind of below. The quaint, dewy morning…”
    driver seat and had not yet been beginning” shoddy” sleeping hamlet
    sprinted towards built; the old “Shoddy?! Our was not yet aware
    the building” tenements still project is perfect! of the danger
    reigned supreme” Teacher’s gonna looming over the
    love it!” horizon…”

    Here’s a popular one!


     Describe the setting (i.e. the place and time)
     Describe the characters involved (i.e. what they look like, how
    they act, what their goals are, anything really!)
    Early  We call these necessary background details exposition.
    Beginning  Every story has a problem. Describe a problem that needs
    solving and how your character(s) plan on solving it!
     This is the most action-intensive part of the story
     The character faces his/her biggest challenge: the climax of the
    story
    The Middle Part:  Describe in detail how the character faced the biggest challenge
    Rising Action  NOTE: the challenge doesn’t have to be something
    and Climax supernatural! It can be something as simple as facing a difficult
    math test
    Examples of Climaxes

     The final battle scene from Avengers


    movie
     Woody and Buzz trying to catch up to
    Andy in Toy Story
     Luke and Darth Vader duel on the Death
    Star in Return of the Jedi
     Wrap up all the events of your story!
     Describe how the character(s) solved the problem
     Describe the character’s “return to reality.” In other words,
    Conclusion transition back to the beginning of the story before there was a
    problem
     There are SEVERAL ways to end a story
    Different ways to
    end a story:
    Inception had a cliffhanger ending

    Toy Story 3 had an emotional ending

    This episode of Spongebob had a moral


    ending (don’t say bad words)
    The Boys (season 3) had a surprise ending

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