HOW TO WRITE A NARRATIVE

In a narrative we tell a story or recount an event. The story can be true or imaginary.

We usually use past tenses.

STRUCTURE

Beginning- middle-end.

CONTENT

-Make your story as interesting and exciting as possible.

- Use a variety of verbs, adverbs and adjectives to add interest.

- Talk about the atmosphere and your feelings.

- Use a range of past tenses.

- Use sequencing words and linkers to indicate the order of events.

USEFUL LANGUAGE

STARTING: I had never been so excited/ happy, etc. / It was the best /worst day of my life. /It was completely dark. / I will always remember/ One of my happiest/worst memories.

TIME EXPRESSIONS: one day /last week / since / at midnight.

TIME LINKS: Before / first / after that, etc.

ADVERBS OF MANNER: angrily/ happily /quietly

ADVERBS OF DEGREE: really / extremely

ADVERBS OF OPINION: amazingly / luckily /surprisingly

FEELINGS: surprised / excited/ scared / lonely

ENDING: In the end/ Never again!