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Narration*
1.Description*
2.Narration*
3.Expostion*
4.Argumentation*Narration:*Tonarrateistogiveanaccountofaneventoraseriesofevents.*Initsbroadestsensenarrativewritingincludesstoriesrealori__ginarybiographieshistoriesnewsitemsandnarrativepoems.*Narrationoftengoeshandinhandwithdescription.Whenone____sastoryonedescribesitssettingandcharacters.Ontheotherhandaccountsofactions__ybene__ssarytothedescriptionofapersonoras__ne.*Reading1:*It__ynoth__ebeenloveatfirstsightbutthefirsttimeD__elaideyesonagiantChineseelmtreeinNewYorkCity’sCentralParkheknewhewaslookingatsomethingspecial.*Topicsforcriticalthinkingandwriting:*WhowasinvolvedintheeventWhatisthefocusofthestoryWhendidtheeventoccurWheredidtheeventhappenTheBeginning:Thebeginningofanarrativesetsthes__neorthesetting—thetimeandpla__wheretheeventsunfoldandsometimesatmosphere.Inthispartcharactersinthestoryareintrodu__dandcluesaresetinpla__forfurtherdevelopment.WeusuallygiveanswerstoWhowhatwhenwhereatthebeginning;Atthesametimeweh__etofindawaytograbthereader.*Sometimeswedonotneedtogiveanswerstoallthequestionsinthebeginningpart.We__yprovidesomeoftheanswersinthemiddlepartinwhichwedevelopthebeginning.*Reading2:Salvation*Topicsforcriticalthinkingandwriting:*1WhowasinvolvedintheeventWhatisthefocusofthestoryWhendidtheeventoccurWheredidtheeventhappen*2WhatdetailsareselectedArethosedetailsselectedusefulandeffective*3Whatisthesequen__oftheevents*4Whatisthepurposeofthenarrative*5What’stheadvantageofthefirst-personnarrative*Selectionofdetails:*Anarrativeis__deupofdetails.Thereshouldbeenoughdetailssothatthereaderknowswhatishappeningbutthereshouldnotbetoo__nyofthemorthereaderwillbeconfusedandloseinterestinthestory.Onlyrelevantdetailsorthingsthatcontributetobringingoutthe__inideasofthenarrativeareusefulandeffective.Whenselectingdetailsthereforethewritershouldbearinmindhispurposeinwritingthenarrative.*Organization:*Narrativewritingusually____sastoryinachronologicalorder.Thereaderwillfinditeasytofollowthesequen__ofeventsthatarearrangedaccordingtothetimewhentheyoccur.*Anarrativegenerallyhasabeginningamiddleandanend.Thesetting__ybegiveninthebeginning.Themiddlethebody____sthestoryitself.*Whenthestoryisclearlytoldthenarrativecomestoanaturalend;thenthereisnoneedforasuperfluousconcludingparagraph.Butsometimesit__ybene__ssarytoaddoneortwoparagraphsaboutthesignifican__ofthestoryoraboutthingsthathappenafterwards.*Pointofview:*Thefirstperson*Thestoriesaretoldfromtheviewpointofoneofthecharactersinthestory.Thenarratorisinthestoryandexplainstheeventsthroughhisorherowneyes.*Theadvantageoffirst-personnarrativeisthatthereaderseestheoccurren__oftheeventsaccordingtowhatthenarratorseesorcomestounderstand.Asaresultthefirst-personnarrationallowsanimmediacyandinti__cy.*Purpose:*Theremustbeapurposein____ingastory.Thewriter__ywanttoproveatheorytoillustrateacon__pttopraiseavirtuetocondemnavi__etc.Heshould__kesurethatthetotaleffectofhisnarrativeorthefinalimpressionitle__esonthereaderisinagreementwithhispurpose.*Heshouldsticktothestoryheis____ingand__oidstrayingorgoingoffon/atatangent突然转换话题).*Fiveaspectstobeconsideredinanarrative:*Context:whenwhereandtowhomatthebeginning;*Selectionofdetails:enoughbutnottoo__ny;relevant;*Organization:chronologicalorderandflashback;*Pointofview:first-personandthird-person*Purpose*Reading3:HappyBirthdaySean*“AsIsatinthewoodenpew教堂长椅mymindwanderedbacktothepreviousautumn.IthadbeenSean’snineteenthbirthday....”*
1.Attendingthefuneral*
2.Flashbacktothecharactersinthestoryandtheirrelationship*
3.__lebratingSean’sbirthday*
4.Comingbacktothefuneral*
5.FlashbacktothecaraccidentthatcausedSean’sdeath*
6.Comingbacktothefuneral*Organization:*Sometimesthechronologicalstructurevaries.It__ytaketheformofflashbackwhichreferstoaneventoccurringearlierthanthenarrativetime.Thestorystartsattheendandthengoesbacktosatisfythereader’scuriosityastohowandwhysomethinghappened.*Reading4:*IsthisnarrativetoldinthefirstpersonIfnotwhatisitthenAndwhat’stheadvantageofnarratinginthispointofview*Pointofview:*Narrativescanbewritteninthethirdpersonaswellthatistheeventsarepresentedfromtheviewpointofthewriterasifhewerewatchingthestory.*Thethird-personnarrativeallowsthewritertocommentoncharactersandeventsandthusachievedistan__andsomeo__ectivity.*Questionsfordiscussion:*
1.Doesthebeginningsupplytheinfor__tionaboutwhowhenwhereandhowofthestory*
2.Doesthewritergrabreaders’attentionatthebeginningIfdoeshowdoesthewriter__keit*
3.DoesthewriterselectenoughdetailsWhatdetailsareselectedArethosedetailsselectedusefulandeffective*
4.Whatisthesequen__oftheevents*
5.Whatisthepurposeofthenarrative*
6.What’stheadvantageofthefirst-personnarrative*
7.Anyshiningpointsandshortcomingsormistakeswiththelanguage。