NARRATIVE PARAGRAPH

What is Narrative Paragraph?

• It tells a story or an event.

• It could be tale, novel, an account of one's life, natural phenomena, or social events.

• The story should be arranged chronologically (time order), that is in the order in which they have happened.

A narrative paragraph must have:

• a central idea

• characters

• a plot

• adequate description

• setting

A narrative paragraph must have what the story/event is about or ....

• a central idea

• characters

• a plot

• adequate description

• setting

A narrative paragraph must have who it is about or ....

• a central idea

• characters

• a plot

• adequate description

• setting

A narrative paragraph must have conflict, complication, climax, and resolution of the story/event or ....

• a central idea

• characters

• a plot

• adequate description

• setting

A narrative paragraph must have when and where the story happens or ....

• a central idea

• characters

• a plot

• adequate description

• setting

A good narrative paragraph normally requires necessary components:

• background information

• the story/event (a summary)

• the conclusion

The background information sets the scene for the audience. It includes .....

• a topic sentence

• what story/event is about

• who it is about

• when it happens

• where it happens

The story or even happens at different stages. They are .....

• The beginning of the story

• The middle of the story

• The end of the story

The conclusion is a concluding sentence that ....

• restate the topic

• give a concluding remark

• make a prediction about the story

• make a suggestion