WHAT IS A NARRATIVE?

A Narrative isO A STORY O It tells the events of a character from

beginning to end. O Answers the question of what happened O Usually follows a progression of a

character from a conflict to the final outcome or solution.

O It can be non-fiction or fictionO Asks the questions – Who? What? Where?

When? Why? and How?

Let’s practice finding those “w”Read the paragraph and identify the “w”

Highlight the “w” and write which “w” over the line

Sue and I almost drowned on our last trip to the beach. We had gone into the ocean at Seaside Beach late one afternoon. Although it was a cloudy day, the water was quite warm. The beach was nearly empty. Everyone, including the lifeguards, had gone home for dinner. We were laughing and splashing. Then, suddenly, or laughs became screams of fear. We realized we had been caught by the outgoing tide and could not get back to short. Neither Sue nor I was strong enough to fight the tide alone. We were beginning to panic when a group of women came walking up the beach. When they saw us waving our arms they swam out to help us. They were strong swimmers, and soon we were safe on shore.

Can I picture a story O Yes you can picture a story. It looks

like….

Rising

Act

ion

Falling Action

Climax

Exposition Resolution

Overall conflict

Let’s see if we can apply the story map to our earlier story

Identify each part of the story map using the story below

Sue and I almost drowned on our last trip to the beach. We had gone into the ocean at Seaside Beach late one afternoon. Although it was a cloudy day, the water was quite warm. The beach was nearly empty. Everyone, including the lifeguards, had gone home for dinner. We were laughing and splashing. Then, suddenly, or laughs became screams of fear. We realized we had been caught by the outgoing tide and could not get back to short. Neither Sue nor I was strong enough to fight the tide alone. We were beginning to panic when a group of women came walking up the beach. When they saw us waving our arms they swam out to help us. They were strong swimmers, and soon we were safe on shore.

Class paragraphEd and Tonio thought they would never find their way out of the forestWho(people involved):

Where(location of event(s)):

When(date, season, time of day, etc)

Why(reason for event)

How(reason you were faced with the conflict and how was it resolved)

Let’s write!!!!We are going to write Ed and Tonio’s story based on our “w”s