英语四种文体篇章分析.ppt

Narration Definition: To narrate is to give an account of an event or series of events.In its broadest sense, narrative includes stories, real or imaginary, biographies, histories, news items, and narrative poems.Narrative often goes hand in hand with description. When one tells a story,one describes its setting and characters.On the other hand, accounts of actions may be necessary to the description of a person or a scene.When we plan a narrative,we should consider five aspects：purposes, selection of details, context, organization,and point of view. Structure Analysis Title: Fresh Start Main Idea: The text told the author’s experience that she made lots of mistakes, such as going into the wrong classroom, falling down in the cafeteria, and dining alone on junk food when she was as a fresh man in college, and she understood what was true meaning about college life. I. (para1): How I felt the first day on campus after my parents had left. II.(para2-7): I made a lot of mistakes and what was my reactions. A. sitting in the wrong class B. falling down in the cafeteria, so I just ate junk food instead of eating in cafeteria. III. (para8) A football player made the same mistake as I did, but he showed a different reaction. IV.(para9-12) Through making mistakes, I understood the true meaning of college life. A. A malicious attempt to embarrass a native freshman was just moment of college fun. B. I should act my way and become myself. Ways of Developing This text is a narration of what the writer experienced during her first few days at college. Following the development of time, the writer makes the series of events: her parents leaving her all by herself in the parking lot, noticing the football player on her way to the dorm, going into the wrong classroom, falling down in the cafeteria, dining alone on junk food, and witnessing the football player falling down in the cafeteria. After she experienced these events, she eventually understood what