1. Carla M. Jefferson
ED095
Sandhills Community College
Narration

2. What Is Narration?
Narration means telling a story
A narrative paragraph tells a story about something that happened to you or to someone else, or about something that you saw or read.
3. The Narrative
Relies on specific details
Covers events in a time sequence
Always about happenings, events, actions, incidents
A good narrative helps the reader become involved in the story by providing vivid details
4. Give the Narrative a Point
Include your point in the topic sentence
The point of the narrative is the incident or incidents that youre writing about
What did I learn?
What is the meaning of this story?
What is my attitude toward what happened?
Did it change me?
What emotions did I feel?
Was the experience a good example of something?
5. Looking at Effective Topic Sentences
Im going to tell you about the time I flunked my driving test.
When I failed my driving test, I learned not to be overconfident.
Yesterday my car was stalled in rush hour traffic.
When my car stalled in rush-hour traffic, I was annoyed and embarrassed.
6. Lets Practice!
Exercise 1
The terror of the experience was the sudden loss of control.
When the police showed up at our party, we knew the fun had gone too far.
Suddenly I realized that my sister was not a superior being, but a woman trying to cope with her own loneliness.
7. Lets Practice
Exercise 2
By facing my fears , I was able to speak in public.
Once I joined the computer club, I felt likea part of the college.
Even adventurers have to come home sometime.
8. Hints for Writing a Narrative Paragraph
When youwrite your story, be sure to:
Be clear
Be interesting
Stay in order
Pick a topic that is not too big
9. Using a Speakers Exact Words In Narrative
When using a speakers exact words use quotation marks.
Youre being silly, he told me.
He told me that I was being silly
My sister said, Id love to go to the party.
My sister told me she would love to go to the party.
10. Gather Ideas
Using a Questionnaire
Freewriting
11. A Suitable Narrative Topic
Specific
Interesting
12. Lets Practice
Exercise 4 (all questions)
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, & 9
Exercise 5
A talk with my aunt helped me to understand my fathers behavior toward me.
My last meeting with Melissa was a shocking time for me.
13. Devising a Plan
After youve completed your pre-writing and createda topic sentence, your next step is to write a rough outline.
Your rough outline should have the following qualities:
Relevance:Do all the details connect to the topic sentence?
Order:Are the details in a clear order?
Development:Does the outline need more details?Are the details specific enough?
14. Lets Practice
Exercise 6
1, 3, 2, 7, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 9
2, 1, 3, 8, 9, 4, 5, 6, 7
15. Lets Practice
Exercise 7
Paragraph 1
Its also fun to go to the theme parks in Orlando.
Sometimes it is hard to figure out which lane will be the fastest moving.
Im always afraid of losing the card that indicates how much toll to pay.
16. Revising for Sharper Details
Jot down the underlined words in the first draft.
Match them with the additional details in the second draft.
What details do you find effective?Why?
17. Combining Sentences
Exercise 8
I had just entered the hall of my apartment building when I saw several envelopes and flyers on the floor near the mailboxes.
I was glad that the man was conscious and speaking.
At that moment, I under what it is like to life a person who cant help himself.
We lifted the old man, carried him between us, got him into his apartment, and rested him on the sofa.
Because of me, two people were safe and happy.
18. Adding Better Details to a Narrative Draft
Exercise 9
for two years
met for coffee or for a meal
ignoring and brushing off my questions with one-word answers
speaking to her in a cutting ton, using as few words as possible
treating me as if I didnt exist
selfish and immature
trust our friendship
19. Using Transitions Effectively in Narration
Look at info box on page 97
Exercise 11
When
Immediately
Soon
Next
Meanwhile
Then
Finally
before
20. Using Transitions Effectively in Narration
Exercise 12
When/After
Before/At first
Immediately/Again
Next/Last
Always/Finally
At last/Frequently
21. Polishing and Proofreading
Exercise 13
Save as:
[Assignment Name] [First Initial Last Name] [Block Number]
Example:NarrationReviseCJefferson01