how to write narratives

The Purpose is to entertain, motivate or

teach

How to write Outstanding Narratives

Written by Jacqui Sharphttp://sharpjacqui.blogspot.com

Write in second person

• You

Write in third person

• She• Her• He• His•Their•Him•Them•They• It

ate• Past

eat• Present

Was• Past

is• Present

Yesterday they ate cake at the birthday party.She is going to eat her lunch now.

He was in the classroom yesterday.He is not here now.

Write in the Past

• Write a title • Write an introduction

– Set the scene and mood

– Introduce characters– Use second or third

person– Use past tense

• How the kiwi lost his wings

• Tanemahuta was looking very sad because his children were dying one by one.

IntroductionSetting the Scene or the mood

The Problem or Conflict

What was the problem?

When you write the

problem make it interesting!

They were being eaten by bugs.

Tanemahuta’s children, the towering Totara and

the kingly Kauri were being eaten by ravenous,

crawling bugs.

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Activity

What happens next?

What happens after?

What happens later?

What happens finally?

He asked them one by one.

First he asked…

Pukeko replied with a shiver in his voice …

Finally Tanemahuta

asked the Kiwi who answered

bravely in a strong, clear

voice…

ImportantPoints in orderResponse

Action

Tanemahuta called out to all his children of the air and

asked them for a volunteer to live on the forest floor.

ConclusionWrite a conclusion and or a resolution here…

Does it have a summary or a moral?

Tanemahuta punished the birds that would not help him by giving the Tui two white feathers at his throat

as a mark of cowardice. Pukeko would have to… … The gallant and brave kiwi was rewarded with the knowledge, that he would always be remembered as

the most well known and famous bird of them all.

Conjunctions join sentences

Other words for ‘and’ButOr SoAs

As ifAs long as

Neither

EitherBeforeAfter

When WhileUntil

Although

SinceEven if

BecauseNot only

NorBut also

once

Games

Action Verbs express actionJumped

RanTalked

ListenedGiggling

buzz

LearnedSeeing

HoppedShowedRepliedraced

Game

Look at your sentence, is a person or an object doing something. Ask yourselfthe question ‘Can you <insert word>?

Use Vivid Verbs

Walked Plodded Stomped

Talked gossiped nattered chattered

Listened snooped eavesdropped

Think considered contemplated

Get fished hooked

What are vivid verbs?They are Power Words!

Adjectives: describes objects, people

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Have I Yes/No

Written in the past tense?

Written in second and third person?

Written an introduction that sets the scene?

Said ‘What the problem is?

Said ‘what the response was (happens next and after)?

Said what the Action was?

Said what the Outcome was?

Have I used other conjunctions for ‘and’?

Have I used vivid verbs?

Have I used interesting adjectives?

Publishing Examples

Use Word or Pages, add a frame, WordArt heading and a graphic

Use the transferButton

in Inspiration

and edit the text to

form a narrative.

Create some

cartoon pictures in KidPix or

Paint.Insert into Comic Life,

Word or Pages.

Put your graphics in Autoshapes

and make a comic slideshow in PowerPoint or

Keynote.Upload into Slideshare and add it to our Wiki!

Make a movie inPhoto Story.Insert thePicturesyou make in KidPix or Paint.

Upload into Youtube and add it to our Wiki!