Narrative Writing
What is a narrative writing?
Personal story
What is a typical organization pattern of an essay?
Title
Introduction
Body paragraph
Conclusion
Where you do write your title?
Center and top your essay
What should be the first sentence of the introduction?
attention getter
similar meaning is in the text
Ex: A beaver uses its big front teeth to gnaw trees. These incisors continue to grow as they are worn away.
Synonyms
Which one is NOT a narrative writing?
1. it tells a story
2. Can be real or hypothetical
3. it doesn't have order
3. it doesn't have order
How many sentences do you have to write (typically) in a paragraph?
3~5 OR 5~7
Is good title is always a sentence?
NO
Introduction comes ______ of an essay.
beginning
opposite meanings in the text
Example:
Antonym
What is setting?
When / Where
Suppose you want to write an essay about problems of online education in US. What could be a good title?
1. Online Education
2. Problems and Solutions: Analyzing New Education System
3. Online Education system has many problems, and we must fix it.
2. Problems and Solutions: Analyzing New Education System
Introduction is where the writers..
1. talk about the content
2. re-told what you have said
3. talk about what you will going to say
3. talk about what you will going to say.
meaning is stated in the sentence
Ex: Chinese junks were sails ships with flat bottoms.
Direct Definition
What is business narrative?
Powerful tool to tell your business story
Writing a narrative about your business is the first step in formulating those random thoughts into a story that you can tell prospective investors and employees.
What word do you have to write in the beginning of your body paragraph?
transition word
To make your title sounds better, you must use __________ verb.
active
What do you need to write down at the end of the introduction?
Thesis
a group of items in a category
Ex: The animals feed on grasses, leafy plants, shrubs, and other vegetation
Example
Tell me three characteristics of narrative writing.
It tells a story
Can be real or make believe
Has beginning, a middle, and an end.
Has sequential order
Has a setting
Has characters
What transition word do you have to use for rebuttal?
However,
On the other hand,
In contrary
Why do you need a title? (2 reasons)
Introduces the topic
Generates reader's interest
What are 5 different types of attention getter?
1. questions
2. statistics
3. Generalization
4. Fact / quote
5. Example story
meaning is set off by commas
Ex: A country imports, or brings in, products from other countries.
Appositive