Narrative writing

NARRATIVE WRITING

Function: telling about the past event by adding in  the conflict and  giving the solution or resolution

Tenses:

<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.       <!--[endif]-->Past simple (s + verb 2 + o + adv)

<!--[if !supportLists]-->2.       <!--[endif]-->Past continuous (s + was/were + verb-ing + o + adv)

<!--[if !supportLists]-->3.       <!--[endif]-->Past perfect (s + had + verb 3 + o + adv)

Stages:

<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.       <!--[endif]-->Introductory paragraph or orientation. In this stage or paragraph, it concludes the time (when), the setting/place (where), the characters (who), the reasons (why).

<!--[if !supportLists]-->2.       <!--[endif]-->Body paragraph or complication. In this stage or paragraph, it concludes the activity or event (what), the conflict or climax.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->3.       <!--[endif]-->Concluding paragraph or resolution. In this stage or paragraph, it concludes the way to solve the problem or conflict.

Example:

My Bad Day

                It was in the afternoon (when). I was on the way home (where). I was with my school friend, Donny (who).  Donny and I were going to my friend’s house, Ika to do the assignment.

                We were walking along when we heard the dog barked. The sound was heard more clearly . Then  we saw a big dog. We felt scared. The dog stared at us and directly chased us. We ran away and ran toward the big tree. We climbed up the tree. Unfortunately, the dog waited for us right under the tree. We could do nothing. The only thing that we could do was waiting as the dog did. We shouted ‘help’, but nobody heard. It took for hours.

                We heard the man shouted ‘Miles’ repetitively. We guessed Miles was the name of the dog. Our guess was right. That man was the master of the dog. The man saw the dog and called it. Finally, the dog walked away. We felt relief. We climbed down the tree. And we ended up to go to Ika’s house since it was too late and we had already been tired waiting for a long time on the tree. It was my bad day that I ever had.

Assignment

Now your turn to write the narrative text by these following titles:

<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.       <!--[endif]-->Unforgettable Moment

<!--[if !supportLists]-->2.       <!--[endif]-->My bad day

<!--[if !supportLists]-->3.       <!--[endif]-->My last vacation

<!--[if !supportLists]-->4.       <!--[endif]-->Amusing moment

<!--[if !supportLists]-->5.       <!--[endif]-->My fantastic day