Narrative Writing Mini Lesson

Narrative Writing

​Narrative Writing

• Tells a story!​

• Five components: the characters, the setting, the plot, the conflict, and the resolution.

  • These elements keep the story running smoothly and allow the action to develop in a logical way that the reader can follow.​

Multiple Choice

What is the setting of a story?

• The story being told

• The location of the story

• The conflict of the story

• The main problem of the story

Multiple Choice

What is the plot of a story?

• The timeline of the story

• The location of the story

• The back story

• The actual story being told

The actual story​

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Begining, middle, and end

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Clear start and finish to 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

Fill in the Blanks

Every story has a

to solve!

Open Ended

The ________ to the problem is the way the action is resolved.

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.

Sensory details

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​Sensory details are words that stir any of the five senses: touch, taste, sound, smell, and sight.

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“She drank the lemonade,” -----> “She felt her tongue tingle as she sipped the frosty glass of tart, sugary lemonade.”

Sound: describe sounds. ...

Smell and Taste: the words related to these senses are different for each person and evoke concepts such as “good”, “bad”, “pleasant” or “unpleasant”. ...

Sight: words that express colors, shapes or appearances. For example: bright, dark, black, pointed, round, small, blurred, dazzling…

Touch: words that express textures. ...

Sensory Words

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​Sensory words - examples

Sight: huge, foggy, dazzling, gloomy, immense, fuzzy.

Smell: sweet, stinky, smoky, delicate, fresh, fragrant.

Taste: Smooth, bitter, sour, raw, sugary, juicy, fruity, ​zesty.

Motion: vibrating, staggering, mind-boggling,

Touch: hot, furry, hairy, rubbery, puffy, sharp.

Sound: Loud, whistling, snapping, scratch, thumping.

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Open Ended

Your turn!! Add sensory details to the following sentence:

"Mike rode his bike."