Narrative Writing Tips | English Language for Grade 10 PDF Download

What is anarrative

• Narrative: A fictional story. This means that you can make up all of the events.
• Personal Narrative: A TRUE story about an event that happened in your life. Sometimes this is easier to write, as it becomes more emotionally connected with the reader.

Structure

Middle:

• Events happen (Rising Action) - the plot should move forward
• Use details
• Keep the events progressing forward

End:
A consequence and outcome should occur (Falling Action)

Narrators

• First Person: Character is the narrator. Use “I” and “we”. This is used to be able to show the emotions of the character. It only allows for one point of view and we cannot see a balanced point of view.
• Second Person: This is when the reader becomes the narrator. It is often used in advertisement but it is quite difficult to use well in a story.

Third Person Omniscient:
This is when you see a story from many different points of views. The audience is able to see all the thoughts and feelings of the characters

Linguistic Features

Dialogue

You need to follow the rules:

• Use a new line for each new speaker
• Use speech marks: one at the start and one of the end of the words that are spoken.
• Punctuate the speech. There needs to be a comma inside the quotation marks, then who said the words.
• Try to be expressive. Do not just use ‘said’, as it is boring. Try ‘exclaimed’ or ‘shouted’, depending on mood.
• The speech does not represent the end of a sentence. Do not put a capital letter on the afterwards.