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Narrative Text

Narrative Text. Purpose. The basic purpose of Narratives is to entertain, i.e. to gain and hold the reader’s interest in a story.

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Narrative Text

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  1. Narrative Text

  2. Purpose • The basic purpose of Narratives is to entertain, i.e. to gain and hold the reader’s interest in a story. • Narratives may also seek to teach or inform, to embody the writer’s reflections on experience, and – perhaps most important – to nourish and extend the reader’s imagination.

  3. Types • Narratives are typically imaginary but can be factual. • They include fairy stories, mysteries, science fiction, romances, horror stories, adventure stories, fables, myths and legends, historical narratives.

  4. Structure • Orientation  setting the scene • Complication  problem and series of events • Resolution of the problem • Coda (optional)

  5. Story Maps

  6. Story Maps

  7. Narrative organisation/story mountain – Adventure

  8. Narrative organisation/story mountain – Mystery

  9. Language features • Focus on specific participants • Use of past tense • Time words to connect events/circumstance of time (one day, finally) • Circumstance of place (at the palace) • Types of verbs: Being verbs Having verbs Action verbs (dropped, read) Saying verbs (said, proclaimed, told) Mental verbs (like, overjoyed, understand, hear)

  10. Deconstructing a Narrative It all happened when I was walking home from school. Two kids from my class decided to pick on me. They started yelling stupid names like spazzo, pigface etc. I didn’t mind this. I also didn’t mind Kelly punching me in the shoulder. What I did mind was the Kelly kept me occupied while Matthew (better known as Roberts) rode my bike around the cul de sac of the street. This was harmless. But, still riding, he kicked off my bag and jumped off the bike leaving it to fall. This made me sore. I gave in to my temper. When Matthew saw this he took off. So it was me and David Kelly to battle it out. I chased him around and around the street. When I finally caught him I threw punches galore. Most of them missed. Kelly managed to escape and run home. I think I was the victor, but if I was, I don’t think it was worth it.

  11. Story Map

  12. ORGANISATION /STRUCTURE ORIENTATION 1st paragraph sets time and setting Who “I”, Kelly, Matthew What Kelly and Matthew picked on me When When I was walking home from school Where On the street

  13. COMPLICATION followed by a series of events 2nd paragraph Matthew kicked off my bag and jumped off the bike I chased Kelly I punched Kelly RESOLUTION 3rd paragraph Kelly escaped and ran home.

  14. Language features Happened, started, decided, didn’t mind, rode, kicked, jumped, took, chased, caught, threw * past tense * Specific participant I, Kelly, Matthew Punch, rode, kicked, jumped, took, chased, caught, threw, run * Action verbs * Saying verbs Yelling * Thinking verbs Think, mind Was * Linking verbs * Time connectives When, while

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