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What Is Narrative Writing Slide Deck

This document defines narrative writing and provides guidance on its key elements. Narrative writing tells the story of a meaningful event or moment in someone's life and allows them to reflect on its significance. A strong narrative includes an attention-grabbing lead, supporting details in body paragraphs, a climax of high tension, and a resolution that answers any remaining questions. The document also lists different types of narratives such as fables, realistic fiction, myths, and nonfiction narratives.

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What Is Narrative Writing Slide Deck

This document defines narrative writing and provides guidance on its key elements. Narrative writing tells the story of a meaningful event or moment in someone's life and allows them to reflect on its significance. A strong narrative includes an attention-grabbing lead, supporting details in body paragraphs, a climax of high tension, and a resolution that answers any remaining questions. The document also lists different types of narratives such as fables, realistic fiction, myths, and nonfiction narratives.

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WHAT IS

NARRATIVE
Style Colors.
WRITING?
Presentation
Templates
NARRATIVE WRITING ANCHOR CHART

• What is narrative writing?


• What makes a strong piece
of narrative writing?
• What is not included in
narrative writing?
• What kind of narrative writing
have you done before?
NARRATIVE
WRITING GRAPHIC
ORGANIZER
DEFINITION OF
NARRATIVE WRITING

A personal narrative tells the story of ONE


meaningful event/moment in your life and
allows you to reflect on its significance.
DEFINITION OF
NARRATIVE WRITING

A personal narrative begins with a lead


that grabs the reader’s attention and is
followed by body paragraphs with
supporting commentary and details.
DEFINITION OF
NARRATIVE WRITING

A lead includes the introductory sentences


of a narrative. Strong writers craft many
different leads before settling on one!
DEFINITION OF
NARRATIVE WRITING

As the narrative builds toward the


climax, each sentence should be
carefully constructed to “show, not tell”
and move the story along.
DEFINITION OF
NARRATIVE WRITING

The climax of the story is where the


tension of action reaches its most
intense or highest part.
DEFINITION OF
NARRATIVE WRITING
The ending of a narrative should bring
resolution to the reader, so no
questions are left unanswered. It
allows the author to reflect on the
experience they wrote about.
DEFINITION OF
NARRATIVE WRITING

The resolution of a story is essentially the


end of the story, when the conflict is
resolved and all loose ends are tied up.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF NARRATIVES

❑ Fable: a story that provides a lesson with the


help of animal characters that act like people
❑ Realistic Fiction: contains characters and setting
that are based on a real-life event
❑ Myth: explains the wonders of nature and the
mysteries of life
❑ Nonfiction Narrative Writing: based on real
stories and facts (example: personal narratives)
• Typically tells the story of one meaningful
event/moment in your life and allows you to
reflect on its significance
Personal Narrative

A personal narrative tells the story of ONE


meaningful event/moment in your life and
allows you to reflect on its significance.
LET’S GET
STARTED!

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