Narrative Writing

How is narrative writing different from descriptive writing?

• Narrative writing focuses on telling the events of a story.

•  Narrative writing focuses on describing the events of a story.

• Narrative writing can only be written in the past tense.

How is narrative writing in a way similar to descriptive writing?

• Narrative writing maybe be written in the present like descriptive writing.

• Narrative writing may not be structured chronologically.

• Narrative writing may also contain descriptions.

Which of the following is NOT a feature of a narrative text?

• It has characters and setting.

• It may be real or make believe.

• It is focused more on creating vivid images on the readers’ minds.

Which of the following titles is most suitable for narrative writing?

• Amira, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World

• The River

• A Day in the Orphanage

The following titles will all make a story except…

• When I Met a Thief

• The Falling Rain

• The Unexpected Guest

Read these openings. Which is not an opening for a narrative text?

• Learning how  to  ride  a  bike  for  the  first  time  was  a  nerve - wrecking independent moment.  I was  about  five years old when  my sister  informed me  that I was too old to still be riding a bike with training wheels.

• The one day I spent in Morocco, Africa was an experience of a lifetime. When I  finally  reached  Morocco  and  got  off  the  bus,  there  were  four  little  girls  standing shoeless in the hot summer sun.

• The sun-kissed beach was a veritable haven. Soft, white sand stretched lazily from one end of the coastline to the other, inviting visitors to take off their shoes and dip their toes in the cool water.

Read the paragraph. This is written in which narrative point of view?

• first person

• third person omniscient

• third person objective

• third person limited

Read this paragraph. From which narrative point of view is it written?

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person objective

Read the narration. This is written in the...

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person objective

Read this. It is written in the ...

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person objective

• 3rd person omniscient