NARRATIVE WRITING

STUDENT NAMES:
• ALFREDO ALBERT
• JOANNE SIAM
• ISNI SINGGARI
 What is Narrative
Writing?
• Basically, it tells a story.

• An interesting one that

capture the interest not only
the author but the reader.
Evoke Emotion Creative

What the reader says about narrative writing???

I want it to become my story, I want the story to make me
feel as if I were part of the story.
 EXAMPLES OF
NARRATIVE WRITING

• Story (personal, true, imaginative)

• Fable

• Myth

• Poem

• Play

• Biography

• Autobiography
ORGANIZATION

A plot that is organize in

a cronological order.
Middle End

Beginning Climax
Cronology

Plot gives you the sense of…

• Direction to who, what, where, when,
why, and how about the story.
• What is the story about?
• Events unfold as they happen.
ELEMENT OF NARRATIVE WRITING
CHARACTER SETTING
Living things or non-living that is Where and when the narrative takes
affected by the action of the story. place.
Characters real or imaginative can be Scenes and characters are visualizable.
brought to life. Make it clear for readers.
If a character is not described well,
the story will not be believable. STYLE
• The problem that must be overcome
CONFLICT or resolved so that the readers will not
be left hanging.
The figurative language (similes, metaphors,
etc.), sensory imagery, vivid verbs, strong • Types of Conflict:
sentences, dialogue, and point of view that – Person versus Self
makes each author unique. – Person versus Person
Although we have the same topic, everyone – Person versus Society
will write differently. – Person versus
Machine/Technology
– Person versus Nature
 WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO
SEE IS TYPES OF CONFLICT
WE WILL NOT EXPAIN IT BUT
IF YOU WANT, WE’LL GLADLY
SHOW IT TO YOU
 Types of Conflict: Examples
Person versus Self:
One month ago, Abby was assigned a book
to read for a book report. Upon sitting at
the computer to work on it, Abby struggled
with the decision to do the reading or to
surf the web instead. She felt guilty,
knowing she should do the work, but was
really motivated by her desire to look up
new information about her favorite rock
band.
 Types of Conflict: Examples
Person versus Person:
Abby and her best friend Megan are working
together on a group project. Abby did not
do any work, leaving it all for Megan to do.
When the girls get together to do the
project, Megan finds out Abby did not do
any work. She becomes angry, yells at
Abby, and storms out of the room.
Types of Conflict: Examples
Person versus Society:
Abby needs to go to the library to begin
working on her project. When she arrives,
she finds out that juveniles under the age
of eighteen cannot enter the library without
a parent. Her mom is at work. Abby is
mad about this thing, totally out of her
control. She writes a letter to the library,
expressing her disgust.
Types of Conflict: Examples
Person versus Machine/Technology
Abby begins her report, finally! All of the
sudden, there is a power surge and her
computer crashes. She loses all of the
information that she has been working on
for four hours.
 Types of Conflict: Examples
Person versus Nature:
Abby tries to remember exactly where she
left her book for the report. She
remembers that she was sitting on a
bench outside of her house, so she returns
to that spot. She finds it, however, it had
rained the night before and the book is in
shambles.
POINT OF VIEW
1ST PERSON – “I” as the narrator
POINT OF – Good for personal accounts.
VIEW – Example: I will never forget the day that my
hamster died…
3RD PERSON – “He,” “she,” “it,” “they” perspective
POINT OF – Written as if the story is observed from
VIEW outside of the characters.
– Reader must guess the feelings of the
characters by their actions and words.
– Reader must guess the feelings of the
characters by their actions and words.
(limited view)
– Narrator can write about the thoughts and
feelings of all the characters. (Omniscient
view)
FIGURATATIVE LANGUAGE
SMILE A simile is a comparison between two unlike
things, using like or as.
PERSONIFIKASI Personification assigns human characteristics and
traits to non-human objects.
HYPERBOLE Hyperbole is the use of gross exaggeration to
describe something that could never happen in
real life.
METAPHORA A metaphor directly compares two unlike things
without using like or as.
PERSONIFIKASI Personification assigns human characteristics and
traits to non-human objects.
ALLITERATION Alliteration is the repetition of two or more sounds.
ONOMATOPEIA Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates a sound.
5 W + 1 H: QUESTION METHOD
Answering the 5 W and H questions
provides the basic info needed to begin a
story.
– WHO will be in the narrative?
– WHERE will the narrative take place?
– WHY will the characters do what they do?
– WHAT is the narrative about?
– WHEN will the events happen?
– HOW will the conflict be resolved?
 STEPS OF MAKING NARRATIVE
WRITTING
Step 1 Write a title

Step 2 Make a Story Board

Jot down ideas, descriptions, and feeling for
Step 3
your story.
Talk about where or when the story takes place,
Step 4 Get your story rolling Introduce a character, Use dialogue, Make an
interesting comment & Use action

Step 5 Use transitions The next day, When we arrived, Finally, As soon as,
Around noon, During & One evening

Step 6 End Your Story

Edit- spelling, punctuation, grammar, and
Step 7 Edit, revise, and publish sentence structure
Revise- make it better, reword parts, does
the story make sense?
Publish- Share you story.
 CONCLUS ION
 Narrative essays are organized in chronological order.
They tell a story in the order that the events happened.
 Like any other essay, the narrative essay should begin
with an introductory paragraph, which will set up the
event being related.
 This paragraph will be followed by a minimum of three
body paragraphs.
 Always end your essay with a memorable and strong
concluding paragraph.
 Always remember to stick to one point throughout the
essay. Each paragraph should flow smoothly from one
to another.
THANK YOU
EVERYONE!!!