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Writing Narration and Description. Writer’s goal. Write about a significant event in your life Write so readers: Vividly relive the experience Learn something about you (and themselves). Key to success: Be passionate. Choose an experience from your life that still makes you: Happy Angry - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Writing Narration and Description
Writer’s goalWrite about a significant event in your life
Write so readers:Vividly relive the experience
Learn something about you (and themselves)
Key to success: Be passionateChoose an experience from your life that still makes you:HappyAngryHumbleAfraidOr some other strong emotion
Think of it as a truthWe see ourselves in
an earlier time, but we also see it in context of what we know todayWe know more than
what we seeShare that with the
reader
Is there an itch you need to scratch?Start with what
interests you, but ask:Is there anything
about this experience you want to understand better?
Does anything about it make you curious?
Confused? Uncertain?That’s a great place to startYou don’t have to have it figured out before you begin
Dig deeper and ask:Why did I do
that?What does it
mean?Why did it
happen?How did I really
feel?What do I really
think about it?
Include charactersMake people in your narrative come to lifeShow their actionsUse their wordsBe descriptive
Create memorable descriptionTrigger senses
What did you see?
What did you hear?
Choose strong nouns, active verbs
Guidelines for narrative essayChoose a memory important enough to share
Remember a time you first discovered the world was stranger, more wonderful, more complex than you had though as a child.
Focus on a moment or outcomeWhat led to this key moment?
How did others experience this?
What has time taught you?
What would you have changed?
Think about purpose, audienceWhy are you telling this story?
To entertain?To remind?To warn?To challenge?To persuade?To encourage?
Gather materialsTo remember details, use:PhotosHome videosLettersConversation
Write a first draftSet the stageInclude dialogueBuild the plotExpress your feelingsUse transitionsSelect verbs carefully
Revision checklistDid you focus on a
specific incident or event?
Are there details, description, dialogue?
Is the significance clear?
Does the writing sound sincere, natural?