Narrative
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Narrative text is a text that tells a story / description of events.
Purpose of Narrative text :
Purpose of Narrative text :
To entertain, to gain and hold a reader’s interest. However narratives can also bewritten to teach or inform, to change attitudes / social opinions.
Types of Narrative are Imaginary and Factual or a combination of both.They may include Fairy Stories, mysteries, science fiction, romances, horrorstories, adventure stories, fables, myths and legends, historical narratives, ballads,slice of life, and personal experience.
Features :· Characters with defined personalities / identities· Dialogue often include – tense may change to the present or the future· Descriptive language to create images in the reader’s mind and enhance the story.
Structure :In a traditional narrative, the focus of the text is on a series of actions :
* Orientation :In which the characters, setting and time of the story are established. Usuallyanswers who ? when ? where ?e.g Mr.Wolf went out hunting in the forest one dark goomy night.
Types of Narrative are Imaginary and Factual or a combination of both.They may include Fairy Stories, mysteries, science fiction, romances, horrorstories, adventure stories, fables, myths and legends, historical narratives, ballads,slice of life, and personal experience.
Features :· Characters with defined personalities / identities· Dialogue often include – tense may change to the present or the future· Descriptive language to create images in the reader’s mind and enhance the story.
Structure :In a traditional narrative, the focus of the text is on a series of actions :
* Orientation :In which the characters, setting and time of the story are established. Usuallyanswers who ? when ? where ?e.g Mr.Wolf went out hunting in the forest one dark goomy night.
* Complication or a problem :The complication usually involves the main character(s).(often mirroring the complications in real life).
* Resolution :There needs to be a resolution of the complication.The complication may be resolved for better or worse / hapilly or unhappily.
* Re-orientationThe ending of story.
* EvaluationA stepping back to evaluatethe story or the moral message of the story.
The narrative text use the temporal conjuction . Example :. once upon a time. after. before. when. Then, etc.
The narrative text use the temporal conjuction . Example :. once upon a time. after. before. when. Then, etc.
Sometimes there are a number of complications that have to be resolved.These add sustain interest and suspense for the reader.
To help students plan for writing of narratives , model, focusing on :· Plot : what is going to happen ?· Setting : where and when will the story take place ?· Characterisation : who are the main characters ? what do they look like ?· Structure : how will the story begin ? what will be the problem ? how the problem going to be resolved ?· Theme : what is the theme / message the writer is attempting to communicate ?
To help students plan for writing of narratives , model, focusing on :· Plot : what is going to happen ?· Setting : where and when will the story take place ?· Characterisation : who are the main characters ? what do they look like ?· Structure : how will the story begin ? what will be the problem ? how the problem going to be resolved ?· Theme : what is the theme / message the writer is attempting to communicate ?
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