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Narrative Writing. Narrative writing=telling a story Elements of a narrative include: Setting (time, place, mood) Characters A conflict or goal A plot (the actions of the story) A theme, moral, or message. Narrative Writing. When writing a narrative, keep the following in mind:
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Narrative Writing • Narrative writing=telling a story • Elements of a narrative include: • Setting (time, place, mood) • Characters • A conflict or goal • A plot (the actions of the story) • A theme, moral, or message
Narrative Writing When writing a narrative, keep the following in mind: • Your story should have a clear purpose • Why are you writing? What’s your message? • You need a beginning, middle, and end • Description is extremely important. • SHOW don’t TELL and use VIVID, SPECIFIC LANGUAGE • Jessie walked through the creepy woods. • As Jessie crept hesitantly down the path, the bare and twisted arms of the trees stretched overhead, blocking light from the October sun. • Figurative language is a good idea! • Dialogue can and should be used to help tell the story. • Make sure to punctuate all dialogue properly.
Narrative Writing Tips for writing your narrative: • PLAN out your story first. • You can’t start writing if you don’t know what you want to say. • Make an outline. • Don’t try to take on too much. Come up with a story you can manage in the time frame given. • All parts of the story should be equal. • Don’t start out with detailed, descriptive writing in the beginning, only to rush the end. • Its okay to add to and delete from your draft. • Cross parts out, add at the end and use arrows, etc. • Drafts should be messy!
