Narrative+Writing

 NARRATIVE WRITING

 · Tells a story  · Relies on personal experience  · Usually told from first person point of view (using “I”), but sometimes in third person  · Makes and supports a point  · Uses specific and sensory details and precise verbs to get the reader involved  · May use dialogue  · Focuses on feelings  · Includes all conventions of storytelling …... ♦ Plot …... ♦ Character …... ♦ Setting …... ♦ Problem …... ♦ Climax …... ♦ Resolution  · Spend significant time in the prewriting stage to get well-thought out details.  · Talk through your story with a friend before writing.  · Recreate the experience for the reader rather than just telling about it. Use specific details to make the reader feel that he/she is there with you.  · Short stories  · Creative writing  · Poems  · Essays <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Symbol"> · Fables, myths <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Symbol"> · Plays <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Symbol"> · Autobiographies/biographies
 * Characteristics of Narrative Writing **
 * Narrative Writing Tips **
 * Examples of Narratives **