Characteristics of Narration
The basic order or arrangement in a narrative.
Narratives may or may not follow this orderly sequence.
What is chronological order?
Usually contains the thesis either explicitly or implicitly stated
What are introduction paragraphs?
The name of the author's mother.
Who is Martha Ruth Smith?
The name of the main woman who was murdered.
Who is Kitty Genovese?
Connecting words/phrases that link events in time and enable narratives to flow smoothly. They indicate order of events and signal time shifts.
What are transitions?
Avoid sounding monotonous while writing a narrative by utilizing these.
What are sentence variations?
A technique in which authors retell, recount, or restate a story by laying out the events in some form of orderly/logical sequence.
What is narration?
Having an office job.
What is the way the government defines work?
The name of the man who killed the main woman in the passage.
Who is Winston Moseley?
To engage readers' attention, begin with an event in the middle or end of the chronological sequence of events.
These often support the narrative's main idea in a descriptive or illustrative manner. They add authenticity and interest to a piece.
What are details?
Fiction, poetry, folk and fairy tales etc.
What are types of literature narration is in?
The date her parents got married.
What is 1921?
The name of another woman that was killed by the same man.
Who is Annie May Johnson?
These help readers follow along in a narrative by expressing a time reference.
What are verb tenses?
Provide a sense of completion by restating the thesis or summing up the main points
What is the conclusion?
The reason her mother didn't qualify for the death benefit.
"Well, you see - your mother never worked."
What is her mother never worked?
The name of the street the woman's apartment was located at.
What is Austin Street?
Should always avoid these. They occur when two sentences are joined incorrectly with a lack of punctuation.
What are fused sentences?
These are a specific type of run-on that occurs when two sentences are joined incorrectly with only a comma.
What are comma splices?
These can sometimes be stated explicitly in the introduction, but other times they must be searched for.
What are theses/thesis statements?
The amount of money of the death benefit.
What is $255?
The time at which the woman's body was recovered.
When is 4:25 a.m.?