1. NARRATIVE/ DESCRIPTIVE

2. WHAT ARE NARRATIVES? Narratives are stories.
“Stories are the intersection of self with a history, at a moment in time” – Dr. Kate Haake.
“A writer is at the same time a political being constantly aware of what goes on in the world, whether it be harrowing, bitter or sweet, and he cannot help being shaped by it”- Nadine Gordimer

3. CHARACTERISTICS OF NARRATIVES
Movement
Character
Conflict
Descriptive Language

4. MOVEMENT Plot Structure Point A to Point B A B Climax Exposition
Resolution
A B

5. CHARACTER Physical Appearance Actions Interactions Inner Thoughts
How to show Character?
Physical Appearance
Actions
Interactions
Inner Thoughts

6. CONFLICT
with Self
with Other
with Nature
with technology
with society

7. DESCRIPTIVE WRITING Adjectives, Adverbs, Strong Verbs
Figures of speech:
Similes, Metaphors, Personification, Onomatopoeia, Oxymoron
Connotative language vs. Denotative language

8. To describe is to create a
Verbal Picture
A person, a place, a thing or even a state of mind can be made vivid through description

9. A story, if broken down into the simplest form, is a connection of cause and effect. And that is exactly how we think. We think in narratives all day long, no matter if it is about buying groceries, whether we think about work or our spouse at home. We make up (short) stories in our heads for every action and conversation. In fact, Jeremy Hsu found [that] "personal stories and gossip make up 65% of our conversations."

10. Look around you there are stories everywhere.
SHOW DON’T TELL
Stories are at the heart of every type of writing. Without stories we would have no culture, no history, no present and no future.
They surround us!
Look around you there are stories everywhere.