Unit 2- Narrative Essay WEEK 2
What is a Narrative Essay? A narrative essay tells a story Structure of a Story: - Setting - Theme - Mood - Characters - Plot
Story Structure- Definitions Setting - location where the action takes place Theme- basic idea of a story Mood- atmosphere that the writer creates for the story Characters- people in the story that are affected by the other elements of the story. Plot- the sequence of events that happen in the story
Effective Narrative Essays Thesis Transition sentences Conclusion
The Introduction What does the writer need to do here? - describe your setting -Introduce your characters -Prepare audience for action to come -Hook -who -what -where -when -why -Thesis- introduces the action that is to come***** (Activity 1)
The Body What should be in the body of a narrative essay? - Most of the Plot - needs to be in chronological order - use transitional words to help essay flow - they should be at the end of each paragraph Transitional Words serve 2 purposes: 1. to signal the action at the end of one paragraph 2. to provide a link to the action in the next paragraph
The Conclusion What should be in the conclusion of a narrative essay? - ideas that finish describing the ending of the story The final sentence should do 1 of 3 things: 1. tell the moral of the story 2. make a prediction 3. reveal a revelation
Group Work Activity 2 Activity 3 Activity 4 (2 sets of stories)
Grammar Connectors and Time Order Words Chronological Orders Words -next,finally, later, now, then Prepositions -After, at (9:00 am), by, during, until Time Words -After, as soon as, before, until, when, whenever, while (Activity 5) Source: words.html
Adjective Clauses Used to combine simple sentences into complex sentences Rules Must contain a subject and a verb The subject of an adjective clause can be- Who (people) Which (things) That (people or things) (Activity 6)
Building Better Vocabulary Word Associations- Activity 7 Using Collocations- Activity 8 -collocation is an arrangement of words…