Elements of Narrative Writing

ELAGSE7W3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences Narratives are.. articles on true events fictional stories with real events fictional stories with made up events Point of View is the perspective that the story is being told from. First person POV is a character in the story. Second person POV is when the narrator puts the reader in the story. Third person POV is when the story is being told from an outside narrator. Pacing is.. the speed at which the story is told when a character is talking Words used to make a story more interesting Dialogue is the speed at which the story is being told when characters are talking words used to make the story more interesting Descriptive details when the characters are talking words used to make the story more interesting the speed at which the story is told Sort the following into the correct categories. THERE WILL BE ***5*** items in each category. Pacing Shows movement in the story's plot Transition words Then, Next, Later Yesterday After I ate dinner Descriptive Details Adjectives and adverbs My overly-excited dog chased the flying squirrel up the oak tree. See, hear, smell, taste, touch Helps the reader get a good mental picture of the story The sleek and shiny limo rolled into the crowded parking lot amidst all of the old beat up mini vans. Dialogue Uses quotation marks when a character says something "When did you get your hair cut?" Marcy asked. "How rude!" Michelle exclaimed. "I wouldn't date you if you were the last boy on Earth," Brittany screamed. Read the passage below then continue telling the story by adding at least 2 examples of pacing, 2 examples of dialogue, and 2 examples of descriptive details. One minute to go and he’d be eleven. Thirty seconds…twenty…ten…nine – may be he’d wake Dudley up, just to annoy him – three…two…one…BOOM!The whole shack shivered and Harry sat bolt upright, staring at the door. Someone was outside, knocking to come in. Flashbacks.. scene in a movie that happens after the story is over scene in a story that happens earlier than the main story dialogue Cliffhangers leave the audience in... terror sadness suspense