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Action, Narrative, and Dialogue

Action, Narrative, and Dialogue. Narrative Strategies. What’s the difference?. ACTION: Stuff happens NARRATIVE: The author “narrates” the story DIALOGUE: The characters say stuff. Action, Narrative, or Dialogue?. Chelsea grabbed her hat and took off running after the bus.

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Action, Narrative, and Dialogue

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  1. Action, Narrative, and Dialogue Narrative Strategies

  2. What’s the difference? • ACTION: Stuff happens • NARRATIVE: The author “narrates” the story • DIALOGUE: The characters say stuff

  3. Action, Narrative, or Dialogue? • Chelsea grabbed her hat and took off running after the bus.

  4. Action, Narrative, or Dialogue? • Chelsea grabbed her hat and took off running after the bus. ACTION

  5. Action, Narrative, or Dialogue? • The family had lived in the little brick house for over twenty years.

  6. Action, Narrative, or Dialogue? • The family had lived in the little brick house for over twenty years. NARRATIVE

  7. Action, Narrative, or Dialogue? • “Get away from me, you imbecile!”

  8. Action, Narrative, or Dialogue? • “Get away from me, you imbecile!” DIALOGUE

  9. Time to Practice • You will need a yellow, pink, and green highlighter. • Work with a partner to highlight the excerpt. • Narrative • Action • Dialogue

  10. Debriefing • Of the three, which is the easiest to pick out? • How would you describe the difference between narrative and action? • Do you prefer reading stories with more dialogue, narrative, or action? • Which strategy are you most likely to use in your writing?

  11. Apply • Individually, choose one page of your own narrative to highlight. • Narrative: Yellow • Action: Pink • Dialogue: Green

  12. Assess • Which strategy do you use the most? • Which strategy might you add?

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