Narrative Writing
GRADE 10 Project
Narrative Writing
Choose any one prompt from the below given options and create a story which includes all the elements of a narrative. (Word limit- 350-400 words). You can use coloured or white papers. Use only A4 size paper. Guide lines:
Give a title for your story
Setting – Vivid and descriptive with clear reference to place and time.
Plot – opening- rising action- conflict -climax- falling action – resolution and well sustained and interesting.
Characterization- direct and indirect characterization and include Antagonist-protagonist and supporting characters.
Divide into paragraphs and add dialogues
Proper and varied sentence structure and punctuation.
1. “Nothing lasts forever. Forever is a lie, all we have is what is between hello and goodbye”. Write a story based on this line. or
2. Write a story based on this picture.
A. The gate swung silently inward. “There had never been a gate here before.” thought Bella
…
B. Was that the Sun? A Spaceship? Or something else? Either way Edgar the business man welcomed it…
Or
3. Analysing an Editorial cartoon
Find an editorial cartoon that you would like to analyse. You might look in a newspaper or newsmagazine,
Include
What is the issue or topic the cartoon addresses?
Who is the intended audience?
What symbols, if any, are used in the cartoon? What do they represent?
What exaggeration or caricature, if any, is used in the cartoon? What effect does the exaggeration have?
What analogies, are used in the cartoon? How do the analogies help tell the story?
What do you think is the cartoonists opinion on the issue or current event? Try to find similarities and differences in the topics, attitudes, and techniques of the cartoonists
Does the cartoon clearly conveys the message. Why or why not?
You will be marked on content/ relevance/presentation
Content-6
Relevance-2
Narrative Writing
Choose any one prompt from the below given options and create a story which includes all the elements of a narrative. (Word limit- 350-400 words). You can use coloured or white papers. Use only A4 size paper. Guide lines:
Give a title for your story
Setting – Vivid and descriptive with clear reference to place and time.
Plot – opening- rising action- conflict -climax- falling action – resolution and well sustained and interesting.
Characterization- direct and indirect characterization and include Antagonist-protagonist and supporting characters.
Divide into paragraphs and add dialogues
Proper and varied sentence structure and punctuation.
1. “Nothing lasts forever. Forever is a lie, all we have is what is between hello and goodbye”. Write a story based on this line. or
2. Write a story based on this picture.
A. The gate swung silently inward. “There had never been a gate here before.” thought Bella
…
B. Was that the Sun? A Spaceship? Or something else? Either way Edgar the business man welcomed it…
Or
3. Analysing an Editorial cartoon
Find an editorial cartoon that you would like to analyse. You might look in a newspaper or newsmagazine,
Include
What is the issue or topic the cartoon addresses?
Who is the intended audience?
What symbols, if any, are used in the cartoon? What do they represent?
What exaggeration or caricature, if any, is used in the cartoon? What effect does the exaggeration have?
What analogies, are used in the cartoon? How do the analogies help tell the story?
What do you think is the cartoonists opinion on the issue or current event? Try to find similarities and differences in the topics, attitudes, and techniques of the cartoonists
Does the cartoon clearly conveys the message. Why or why not?
You will be marked on content/ relevance/presentation
Content-6
Relevance-2