Narrative Writing

Narrative Writing

​Narrative Writing

• It tells a story!​

• Components of Narrative Story: the characters, setting, the plot (events), problem, and solution.

  • These elements keep the story running smoothly and allow the action to develop logically so the reader can follow.​

Multiple Choice

What is the first step of the writing process?

• Writing a rough draft

• Brainstorming/Prewriting

• Revising/Editing

• Writing a final draft/Publish

Hook

• Engage and orient the reader by setting out a problem, situation, or observation and its significance

• You can use a variety of techniques to hook a reader's attention.

• Some examples would include: interesting facts or trivia, anecdote, metaphor, surprise statement, description, or questions.

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Multiple Select

Select all the options below that could be used as a hook.

• Surprise statement

• Thesis

• Question

• Main Idea

• Interesting Fact

Multiple Choice

True or False.  A narrative must have characters.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is the setting of a story?

• The story being told

• The when and where of the story

• The conflict of the story

• The main problem of the story

The actual story​ (EVENTS)

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Beginning, middle, and end

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Clear start and finish to the story​

​Plot

Location of the story

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Where and when the story takes place​

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Describe the environment and/or ​surroundings​

Setting

Setting vs. Plot

Multiple Choice

Every story has a ________ to solve!

• villain

• pet

• problem

• puzzle

Soultion

Problem/Conflict

Problem / Soultion

​The struggle or issue

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The plot is centered on this conflict and the ways in which the characters attempt to resolve the problem.

​The solution to the problem is the way the action is resolved. (The end)

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The resolution must fit the rest of the story in tone, and creativity and solve all parts of the conflict.

Multiple Choice

An example of a transition word is

• Can't

• Freezing

• Next

• Difficult

Multiple Select

A narrative story should have ______

• Introduction

  ~hook

  ~characters

  ~setting

  ~introduce the problem

• Body

  ~events

  ~develop the problem

  ~ dialogue

• Conclusion

  ~solution to problem

  ~ending of chapter or story

• main idea and details