1. “The Sea Devil” by Arthur Gordon
Narrative Structure

2. Manta Ray

3. “The Sea Devil” by Arthur Gordon
Narrative Structure

4. Reading the Story & Marking the Test
Today we will focus on:
Narrative Writing – tells a story
Analyze the elements of narrative writing
Helps you ORGANIZE your story.
Figurative language and Sensory Imagery
Appeals to the senses
Metaphors, Similes, Personification, Hyperbole
Makes your story COME ALIVE!

5. Narrative Structure Review
Introduction
Establish the setting
Introduce the characters
Inciting incident
begins rising action
Rising Action
Problem
Continued Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution

6. Figurative Language Review
Simile – compare 2 things using “like” or “as”
“The night was black as a witch’s cat”
Metaphor – compare 2 things without using like or as
“The lights of the highway made a yellow necklace across the sky”
Personification – giving human characteristics to non-human objects
“The radio talked importantly to itself”
Hyperbole – extreme exaggeration
“Ten thousand tides had swirled around the ancient dock”

7. Sensory Imagery Review
Descriptive language that appeals to one of the 5 senses (sight, taste, hearing, smell, touch)
“He liked the clean taste of salt when he gripped the edge of the net with his teeth as a cast netter must.” (taste)
“At last, a pair of stakes rose up gauntly out of the night. Barnacle-encrusted, they once had marked the approach from the main channel.” (sight)
“The sharpedged helmet of a horseshoe crab” (touch)
“Somewhere out in the channel a porpoise blew with a sound like steam escaping” (sound)

8. Marking the Text As You Read
HIGHLIGHT examples of figurative language and sensory imagery
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS in the margins about the elements of narrative:
SETTING
CHARACTERS
RISING ACTION
PROBLEM
CLIMAX FALLING ACTION
RESOLUTION

9. Highlight Figurative and Sensory Language
The setting is dark and still. It is peaceful but there is a hint of excitement, like something is about to happen.

10. Marking the Text As You Read
AS YOU READ THE STORY
HIGHLIGHT examples of figurative language and sensory imagery
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS in the margins about the elements of narrative:
SETTING
CHARACTERS
RISING ACTION
PROBLEM
CLIMAX FALLING ACTION
RESOLUTION

13. PAGE 1 Answer the questions
Highlight examples of figurative language and sensory imagery

16. PAGE 2 Last 3 events that happen on this page.
List 3 events that are part of the rising action: 1.    2. 3.
Last 3 events that happen on this page.
Highlight examples of figurative language and sensory imagery

19. PAGE 3 Answer the questions
What is the problem that the character encounters?   
List 2 descriptive details that the author includes to make this problem exciting: 1. 2.
Answer the questions
Highlight examples of figurative language and sensory imagery

22. PAGE 4 Last 3 events that happen on this page.
Highlight examples of figurative language and sensory imagery

23. “The Sea Devil” by Arthur Gordon
ANALYZING a SURVIVAL NARRATIVE

26. PAGE 5 Last 3 events that happen on this page.
Highlight examples of figurative language and sensory imagery

29. PAGE 6 Answer the questions
At what point does the rising action lead to a climax?
 What 2 descriptive details add to this climax to make it exciting? 1.    2.
Was there a resolution?
What was the point of the story?
Answer the questions
Highlight examples of figurative language and sensory imagery

30. “The Sea Devil” by Arthur Gordon
ANALYZING a SURVIVAL NARRATIVE

31. Analyze a Survival Narrative: Narrative Structure
Describe: Characters, Setting and Problem
List: Events in the rising action
Describe: Climax of the story and Ending
What is the message of the story?

32. Analyze a Survival Narrative: Figurative Language
personification
The night was breathless; summer's dead hand still lay heavy on the land.
The still and quiet night
Choose 4 other images from the examples you underlined in the story and complete the back side of the handout.

33. “The Sea Devil” by Arthur Gordon
Brainstorming and planning a SURVIVAL NARRATIVE

34. Brainstorming Topics for Survival Narrative
Describe a time when you gave up something that was important to you.
Describe a challenge you have faced.
Describe something you did that scared you.
Describe something you accomplished that was difficult.
Describe your proudest moment.
Describe a challenge faced by a friend or family member that inspired you.
Describe an experience where you learned something new or exciting.
Describe a time you overcame something you didn’t think you could.

35. THURSDAY: Planning your own SURVIVAL NARRATIVE
PLAN your STORY:
Characters, Setting, Problem, Main Events (Rising action), Climax, Ending, Themes
Plan your Figurative Language By creating your own version of these sentences form “The Sea Devil”

36. Monday: Finish planning your own SURVIVAL NARRATIVE and begin writing your 1st Draft of the story
Step 1: Complete Planning Page (Yellow paper)
FRONT: PLAN your STORY
Characters, Setting, Problem, Main Events (Rising action), Climax, Ending, Themes
BACK: Plan Figurative Language By creating your own version of these sentences form “The Sea Devil”
Step 2: Begin writing your story (Notebook paper)
Remember …
Include all parts of narrative structure
Use figurative language in your writing.
Narrative Structure
Introduce characters
Introduce setting
Begin rising action
Introduce problem
Continue rising action
Climax (most exciting moment of the story)
Falling action
Resolution (ending)