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Narrative Paragraph

Narrative Paragraph. What is a narrative paragraph?. A paragraph that narrates a story. The story usually features characters, settings, conflicts and contains a plot. A narrative paragraph has a topic sentence, supporting sentences and a concluding sentence.

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Narrative Paragraph

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  1. Narrative Paragraph

  2. What is a narrative paragraph? • A paragraph that narrates a story. • The story usually features characters, settings, conflicts and contains a plot. • A narrative paragraph has a topic sentence, supporting sentences and a concluding sentence.

  3. Example of a narrative paragraph • Yesterday evening I got home from work at 6 o'clock. My wife had prepared dinner which we ate immediately. After I had cleaned up the kitchen, we watched TV for about an hour. Then we got ready to go out with some friends. Our friends arrived at about 9 o'clock and we chatted for a while. Later we decided to visit a jazz club and listen to some music. We really enjoyed ourselves and stayed late. We finally left at one o'clock in the morning. • Taken from: http://esl.about.com/od/writingabcs/a/writing_narrative_paragraphs.htm

  4. How to write a narrative paragraph • Make a list of topics that you would like to write about. Write no less than 5: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. • Write a topic sentence containing the topic you chose to write about: ________________________________

  5. Example: • Make a list of topics that you would like to write about. Write no less than 5: 1. My first day of college 2. Graduation day 3. My first job interview 4. First day of work 5. Buying my first car • Write a topic sentence containing the topic you chose to write about: I will never forget the day of my first job interview.

  6. How to write a narrative paragraph • Think about all the factors related to your story, such as: • Who are the characters presented in the story? • Where and when does the story take place? • What problems arise during the story, if any, and if so between who or what were the problems?

  7. Example: • Think about all the factors related to your story, such as: • Who are the characters presented in a story? Me, The Interviewer (Jerry) • Where and when did the story take place? In San Juan about 8 years ago. • What problems arise during the story, if any, and if so between who or what were the problems? Didn’t know where the place was, traffic jam.

  8. How to write a narrative paragraph • List the events in chronological order (from earliest to last) that happen in the story. Write no less than three, no more than 7. 1.____________________________________ 2.____________________________________ 3.____________________________________ 4.____________________________________ 5.____________________________________ 6.____________________________________ 7.____________________________________

  9. Example: • List the events in chronological order (from earliest to last) that happen in the story. Write no less than three, no more than 7. 1. I got a call at about 12 pm telling me to meet in a tutoring center for a job interview at 5 pm. 2. I picked out my clothes and looked up directions for the place. 3. Drove towards the center but missed my exit and ended up caught in a traffic jam. 4.Arrived at the location 10 minutes before 5 pm. 5. Couldn’t find the exact location of the place. 6. Finally arrived and was interviewed by Jerry. 7.Got the job.

  10. How to write a narrative paragraph • Think about a sentence with which you want to conclude your narrative paragraph. This will become your concluding sentence. • Concluding Sentence: ___________________________

  11. Example: • Think about a sentence with which you want to conclude your narrative paragraph. This will become your concluding sentence. • Concluding Sentence: In summary, after everything that happened during that day I finally got my first job.

  12. How to write a narrative paragraph • Make a first draft for your narrative paragraph. It should contain 1 topic sentence, 3 to 7 supporting details and a concluding sentence. Topic Sentence + Supporting Sentence 1 + Supporting Sentence 2 + Supporting Sentence 3 + Concluding Sentence

  13. Example: • Make a first draft for your narrative paragraph. It should contain 1 topic sentence, 3 to 7 supporting details and a concluding sentence. I will never forget the day of my first job interview. I got a call at about 12 pm telling me to meet in a tutoring center for a job interview at 5 pm. I picked out my clothes and looked up directions for the place. Drove towards the center but missed my exit and ended up caught in a traffic jam. Arrived at the location 10 minutes before 5 pm. Couldn’t find the exact location of the place. Finally arrived and was interviewed by Jerry. Got the job. In summary, after everything that happened during that day I finally got my first job.

  14. How to write a narrative paragraph • Before writing the final draft of the paragraph, read the following transitional words and use and apply accordingly in order to make your paragraph clearer and more coherent. • Transitional words for the supporting sentences: After, Afterward, As soon, Before, Finally, Later, Now, Not Long After, Until, When, While, One day, Subsequently, First, Second, Meanwhile, Immediately, Soon, Yesterday, Tomorrow, Once, In the meantime • Transitional words for concluding sentence: in summary, all in all, thus, to sum up, overall, then, to summarize, on the whole, therefore, in conclusion, in a word, in sum, altogether, in short

  15. How to write a narrative paragraph • Now edit, revise and write the final version of the narrative paragraph. Remember to include a title and to use indentation. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  16. Example: • Now edit, revise and write the final version of the narrative paragraph. Remember to include a title and to use indentation. My First Job Interview I will never forget the day of my first job interview. First, I got a call at about 12 pm telling me to meet in a tutoring center for a job interview at 5 pm. Immediately, I picked out my clothes and looked up directions for the place. After that, I drove towards the center but missed my exit and ended up caught in a traffic jam. Subsequently, I arrived at the location 10 minutes before 5 pm but I couldn’t find the exact location of the place. Finally, I found the place and I was interviewed by a man called Jerry. In short, after everything that happened during that day, I finally got my first job.

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