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Learn the art of storytelling through narratives, whether factual or fictional. Discover literary techniques, create intriguing opening paragraphs, develop rich settings, compelling characters, effective points of view, and well-structured plots. Utilize all senses to enhance storytelling. Use outlines to plan and enhance your narrative writing. Improve your writing with a dictionary and thesaurus.
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What is a Narrative? It is a way of telling a story. This story may be fact or fantasy. Narratives do more than retelling a series of events.
What is a Narrative? Narratives try to create experiences that are shared with the reader. The writer uses many literary techniques to capture the reader’s attention.
Opening Paragraph : • The opening paragraph and the title are the first impressions the reader has of your story. • Your opening paragraph should be interesting so the readers attention is captured
The Closing Paragraph The closing paragraph should tie up the most important threads of your story. Remember : ItDoesn’t have to be a happy ending.
Some Ideas.. Many good stories draw heavily on the experiences of the writer. Create evocative opening paragraphs. Paragraphs can be from one word long to several sentences. Don’t reveal too much. It should intrigue the reader or put questions in their mind.
Setting • Setting is the time and place of the story’s action. Setting includes ideas, customs, values, and beliefs.
The setting in “Cinderella” • The story takes place a long time ago in a land ruled by a king and a queen.
Characters • Characters are the actors in a story’s plot. They can be people, animals, or whatever the writer chooses. There is a main character in every story. • There is another person in the story that is usually in conflict with the main character. Not all stories have this though.
Point of View • Point of view refers to the relationship of the narrator, or storyteller, to the story. • In first-person point of view, the narrator is a character in the story, referred to as “I.” • In third-person limited point of view, the narrator reveals the thoughts of only one character, referring to that character as “he” or “she.”
Plot • Plot is the sequence of events in a story. Each event causes or leads to the next. Plot is often created through conflict, a struggle between opposing forces. • An external conflict is one between a character and an outside force, such as another character, nature, society, or fate. • An internal conflict takes place within the mind of a character who is torn between opposing feelings or between different courses of action.
Problem and Conflict in “Cinderella” • Problem: Cinderella wants to go to the ball, but her stepsisters prevent her from going. • Conflict: The conflict is external—Cinderella versus the stepsisters and their mother.
Using all the senses... • Sight – Many students rely heavily on what is seen. This is important, as sight is one of our most important senses when developing a story. However, it is not the only sense with which we can take in information. • What do you feel? Using the sense of touch can add impact to your story. • What do you hear? Using the sense of hearing can add dramatically to your story. • What do you smell? Using the sense of smell can add to the atmosphere of your story.
Outline • An outline or plan is a good idea. This entails writing a short description of the plot of the story that you intend to write. You can change or add to it if you think of more ideas. • Many writers vary the structure to make their writing more original and interesting. For example a detective story may start off with the problem (murder or robbery) and reveal the setting later.
Writing Tip Keep a good dictionary on hand and use a thesaurus.
