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Focus, Chronology, and Style

Focus, Chronology, and Style. January 28, 2014. Narrative. A narrative is a story that requires you to FOCUS on a singular event and Use an interesting and useful CHRONOLOGY. Focus. Focus determines the details the writer includes and the kind of evidence he or she relies on.

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Focus, Chronology, and Style

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  1. Focus, Chronology, and Style January 28, 2014

  2. Narrative • A narrative is a story that requires you to • FOCUS on a singular event and • Use an interesting and useful CHRONOLOGY

  3. Focus • Focus determines the details the writer includes and the kind of evidence he or she relies on. • For example, to make an argument about immigration, Perez focuses on one event—a car crash. • What is the focus of Ganberg’s narrative? • Alexie’s? • Scudder’s? • What makes these effective?

  4. Chronology • Chronology means time – the way you choose to organize you narrative. • You have three choice: Beginning at the beginning, middle or end. Let’s look at page 189 to determine the pros/cons of each approach. • Which of our readings thus far has used beginning at the end? The middle?

  5. Analysis • Now, let’s analyze the two readings you did for homework, paying attention to: • Focus • Chronology • Argument • Purpose • Style

  6. Activity • Now, we’re going to actually model some of these different authors’ styles. • First, open a blank word document. • Save it to your DESKTOP and title it “style activity” • Your task: • Write a paragraph about a time you got into trouble in the style of Baker (“Learning to Write.”) As such, revisit the Baker reading and think about the approaches he used (repetition, short sentences, and so forth).

  7. Activity Continued • In the same document, press enter 2-3 times to start a new paragraph. • Rewrite the paragraph about the time you got in trouble using Gansberg’s style. Look back at his style of writing. What chronology does he use? Does he write in first person or third? Model his approach. • When you’re done, email your paragraphs to me at jpack1@pima.edu. We’ll review these at the beginning of next class.

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