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What is Narrative Writing? Narrative writing describes an experience, event, or sequence of events in the form of a story Purpose = to tell a story Narrative = story Personal narrative = personal story Details: who, what, where, when, why, how Order/Sequence: first, then, next, finally Pacing: speed which story is told

Writing Narratives: Details, Order and Pacing are Key Details are achieved by using descriptive language Description is painting a picture with words Tips: Use all 5 senses (called sensory language). Use adjectives (e.g. His cologne was disgusting). Use nouns and verbs (e.g. His cologne smelled like a wet dog). Only describe what matters.

Writing Narratives: Details, Order , and Pacing are Key The order in which things happened is called the sequence of events. If events happen in the order of which they occurred, it is called chronological order. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Morning, afternoon, and night A different approach is chronological order with flashback Begins at the end and flashes back to the beginning Then, through flashback, the writer tells the rest of the story in chronological order

Writing Narratives: Details, Order , and Pacing are Key Pacing is the flow of writing; the rhythm. If the pace were the same all the time, our writing would be BORING! Tips: Choose words carefully. Use different sentence structures. Slow things down when you want to emphasize something. How? Description and flashbacks. Speed things up when you want action. How? Dialogue and lean text.

Dialogue Dialogue is conversation within a text between characters. Actual, specific statements. Used to speed up pacing. Used when the manner of speaking is important (e.g., dialect). Need to make sure that punctuation is correct… “We don’t need no more,” said the foreman, scratching his head.

Transitions Transitions are words or phrases that connect ideas, details or events in writing. Transitions = linking words…our tools to coherent writing There are lots of types of transitions, including those that: Add Information (and, also) Conclude or Summarize (finally, therefore) Show a Difference (but, yet, however) Emphasize a Point (again, in fact, indeed) Show Similarities (like, both, similarly) Clarify (that is, in other words) Show Location (next to, alongside) Show Time (first, after, prior to)

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