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Writing a Narrative

A narrative is a story that includes… characters setting point of view sensory details (description) dialogue. Writing a Narrative. Character.

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Writing a Narrative

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  1. A narrative is a story that includes…characters setting point of view sensory details (description) dialogue Writing a Narrative

  2. Character A narrative must include and describe a character. The character is the person the story is about or the person who takes part in the action of the story.

  3. Example: Character Description “Byron had just turned thirteen so he was officially a teenage juvenile delinquent and didn’t think it was ‘cool’ to touch anybody or let anyone touch him…” The Watson’s Go to Birmingham, pg. 2

  4. Setting A narrative must also include and describe a setting. The setting is where and when the story takes place.

  5. Example: Setting Description “Sunset Towers faced east and had no towers. This glittery, glassy apartment house stood alone on Lake Michigan shore five stories high. Then one day (it happened to be the Fourth of July)…” The Westing Game, pg. 1

  6. Point of View Every narrative must have a clear point of view. In other words, it must be clear to the reader who is telling the story. The point of view also determines if the story is told in the past tense or the present tense.

  7. Examples of Different Points of View Example 1: “I never had a brain until Freak came along and let me borrow his for a while, and that’s the truth, the whole truth.” (Freak the Mighty, pg. 1) Example 2: “Esperanza heard Papa and the others singing. They were outside her window and their voices were clear and melodic. Before she was aware, she smiled because her first thought was that today was her birthday.” (Esperanza Rising, pg. 23)

  8. Sensory Details A good narrative uses sensory details to describe the characters and setting. Sensory details are details about the five senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell) and sometimes the sixth sense (gut feeling).

  9. Example: Sensory Details “He saw the first tree shudder and fall, far off in the distance. Then he heard his mother call out the kitchen window: “Luke! Inside. Now.” He had never disobeyed the order to hide. Even as a toddler, barely able to walk in the backyard’s tall grass, he had somehow understood the fear in his mother’s voice. But on this day, the day the began taking the woods away, he hesitated. He took one extra breath of fresh air, scented with clover and honeysuckle and- coming from far away- pine smoke. He laid his hoe down gently, and savored one last moment of warm soil beneath his bare feet. He reminded himself, “I will never be allowed outside again. Maybe never again as long as I live.” (Among the Hidden, pg. 1)

  10. Dialogue The last thing a narrative needs to include is dialogue. Dialogue is a conversation between characters in a story.

  11. Example: Dialogue “Shove over, Zipperbutt, and let the real king pass,” Nick McKelty said, blasting some of his iguana-cage breath my way. “McKelty, the only kingdom you rule is Gross Land,” Ashley said. “Don’t you ever brush your teeth?” “I have people who do that for me,” McKelty snarled. It seemed like he was rehearsing for the part of the king, too. “Well, dude, they must be on vacation,” Frankie said. (The Curtain Went Up, My Pants Fell Down, pg. 65)

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