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Narration
What is Narration?
-Narration is a form of discourse (orally delivered or in written form) which tells a story.
-The entire body of related events that make up story is called narrative.
What are the different forms of Narrative writing?
Authorities in the subject arbitrarily classify narrative writing as:
1. Anecdote
2. Incident
3. Sketch
4. Short story
5. Novel
Other forms of narratives, considered expository because they are informative are: history, biography, autobiography, journals and diaries, even dramatic scripts.
Why narrate? What are the purposes of narration?
1. The main purpose of narration is to entertain. Children love to listen to stories, true or imaginary ones.
2. Narration is also a vehicle for sharing, though vicariously, what the narrator may have experienced, or what other people may have experienced as witnessed by or told to the narrator or storyteller.
3. Narration satisfies curiosity. It answers the questions: What happened? When and where did it happen? Why did these things happen? How did it happen and to whom? Who were involved in these events?
4. It is also used to record a sequence of events for recall at some future time.
What are the characteristics of the Narrative?
1. A good narrative is tightly written. Only the relevant events are included; it is never extraneous.
2. A good narrative should not only entertain; it should also give the reader the chance to experience vicariously, what the writer may have experienced.
3. A good narrative is not boring. Through a masterful handing of time and event, a well-planned “ lay-out” of the entire narrative, and with the appropriate use of technique, a writer can stir reader interest and urge him to go on reading with sustained or even heightened interest to the end. For example, when you write a narrative, you can begin with the most significant event, jump back in time for some backgrounders (using flashbacks), the you can move forward by hinting at what
What is Narration?
-Narration is a form of discourse (orally delivered or in written form) which tells a story.
-The entire body of related events that make up story is called narrative.
What are the different forms of Narrative writing?
Authorities in the subject arbitrarily classify narrative writing as:
1. Anecdote
2. Incident
3. Sketch
4. Short story
5. Novel
Other forms of narratives, considered expository because they are informative are: history, biography, autobiography, journals and diaries, even dramatic scripts.
Why narrate? What are the purposes of narration?
1. The main purpose of narration is to entertain. Children love to listen to stories, true or imaginary ones.
2. Narration is also a vehicle for sharing, though vicariously, what the narrator may have experienced, or what other people may have experienced as witnessed by or told to the narrator or storyteller.
3. Narration satisfies curiosity. It answers the questions: What happened? When and where did it happen? Why did these things happen? How did it happen and to whom? Who were involved in these events?
4. It is also used to record a sequence of events for recall at some future time.
What are the characteristics of the Narrative?
1. A good narrative is tightly written. Only the relevant events are included; it is never extraneous.
2. A good narrative should not only entertain; it should also give the reader the chance to experience vicariously, what the writer may have experienced.
3. A good narrative is not boring. Through a masterful handing of time and event, a well-planned “ lay-out” of the entire narrative, and with the appropriate use of technique, a writer can stir reader interest and urge him to go on reading with sustained or even heightened interest to the end. For example, when you write a narrative, you can begin with the most significant event, jump back in time for some backgrounders (using flashbacks), the you can move forward by hinting at what