Narration四级作文.pptVIP

Unit III Narration Narrate,now! Basic knowledge about narration What is narration? Narration is an account of an event or connected events. This is a commonly used method in writing a novel, a story, real or imaginary, or n news reports. Sample One day a visitor from the city came to a small rural area to drive around the country roads, see how the farms looked, and perhaps to see how farmers earned their living. The city man saw a farmer in his yard, holding a pig up in his hands, and lifting it so that the pig could eat apples from an apple tree. The city man said to the farmer, I see that your pig likes apples, but isnt that quite a waste of time? The farmer replied, Whats time to a pig? (P72) Five aspects in a narrative: 1. Purpose The purpose maybe to teach a lesson,to illustrate a concept,to prove a theory,to praise a virtue,etc. Five aspects in a narrative: 2. Context Make clear when,where,and to whom the action in our narrative happen.The background knowledge will help the reader understand the ar narrative. Five aspects in a narrative: 3. Selection of details When writing a narrative,we should provide enough details to let the reader know what happens as well as our purpose in telling the story.Be sure to bear in mind our purpose in writing the narrative. Five aspects in a narrative: 4. Structure Generrally speaking,a narrative essay has three parts: Beginning,we give the setting,background knowledge of when,where,what... Body,tells the story itself. End,given after the story is told. Five aspects in a narrative: 5. Point of view first person,second person or third person. Chronological order and flashback can be used in narrative writing.  Chronological order: present events in exactly the order in which they occurred, moving from beginning to end, from first event to the last. If you are writing a straightforward account of a historical