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UnitIIINarrationNarrate,now!BasicknowledgeaboutnarrationWhatisnarration?•Narrationisanaccountofaneventorconnectedevents.Thisisacommonlyusedmethodinwritinganovel,astory,realorimaginary,ornnewsreports.Sample•Onedayavisitorfromthecitycametoasmallruralareatodrivearoundthecountryroads,seehowthefarmslooked,andperhapstoseehowfarmersearnedtheirliving.Thecitymansawafarmerinhisyard,holdingapigupinhishands,andliftingitsothatthepigcouldeatapplesfromanappletree.Thecitymansaidtothefarmer,Iseethatyourpiglikesapples,butisntthatquiteawasteoftime?Thefarmerreplied,Whatstimetoapig?(P72)Fiveaspectsinanarrative:1.PurposeThepurposemaybetoteachalesson,toillustrateaconcept,toproveatheory,topraiseavirtue,etc.Fiveaspectsinanarrative:2.ContextMakeclearwhen,where,andtowhomtheactioninournarrativehappen.Thebackgroundknowledgewillhelpthereaderunderstandthearnarrative.Fiveaspectsinanarrative:3.SelectionofdetailsWhenwritinganarrative,weshouldprovideenoughdetailstoletthereaderknowwhathappensaswellasourpurposeintellingthestory.Besuretobearinmindourpurposeinwritingthenarrative.Fiveaspectsinanarrative:4.StructureGenerrallyspeaking,anarrativeessayhasthreeparts:Beginning,wegivethesetting,backgroundknowledgeofwhen,where,what...Body,tellsthestoryitself.End,givenafterthestoryistold.Fiveaspectsinanarrative:5.Pointofviewfirstperson,secondpersonorthirdperson.Chronologicalorderandflashbackcanbeusedinnarrativewriting.Chronologicalorder:presenteventsinexactlytheorderinwhichtheyoccurred,movingfrombeginningtoend,fromfirsteventtothelast.Ifyouarewritingastraightforwardaccountofahistoricalevent,chronologicalorderisoftenused.Chronologicalorderandflashbackcanbeusedinnarrativewriting.•Flashback:atechniqueusedtoarousereaders’interestorcuriositybybeginningwithakeyeventfromthemiddleofthestory,orevenfromtheend,andthenpresentingtheeventsthattookplacebeforeit.Infictionalnarrativesorinpersonalexperienceessays,youmaybegininthepresentandthenuseaseriesofflashbacks,shiftsintothepast,totellyourstory.SampleTHEDRESS•Oneevening,Mayawasmakingplansforherbirthday.Shesatinthelivingroomwithherfatherandinstructedhimonwhattogetforher.•Iwantachocolatecake...onlyachocolatecake...andwhitecandlesontop,pleaseensuretheyarewhite...andfive-differentlycolouredballoons,andofcourse,Nina'sbluedress,shetoldhimgravely.•Herfatherwhowaswritingallthisdown,lookedup.WhyNina'sbluedress?heasked.•Becauseitistheonlyonethatisthecolourofthesky,sheanswered.Youknowdaddy,blueismyfavouritecolour.•Isit?repliedherfatherwhoknewwhy,overnight,hisdaughter'spreferencesincolourhadchanged.Maya'scousinNina,hadcometospendtheweekendattheirhouse.Ninawascomingfromschool,andshewasreallyexcitedbecauseshehadaroleintheschoolplay.Shehadbeengivenalovelysilkbluedresswhichwastobeherdressfortheplay,justbeforecomingtoMaya'shouse.So,shebroughtitwithherandshoweditofftoMaya.•Whenheldupagainstthelight,thedressshimmered.•AndMayafelldeeplyunderitsspell.•Fromthatminute,shebegantotellanyonewhowouldlisten,thatbluewasherfavouritecolourandthatshewouldwearonlyabluedresstoherparty.Notjustanybluedress,though.Onethathasalltheselightsandpleatsinfront,justlikeNina's.•SinceherbirthdaywasthefollowingdayandsinceNina'splayhappenedthreedaysafterthat,Maya'sintentionswerecleartoeveryone,includingNina.Mayawantedtowearthedressforherbirthdayparty.•Shespenttheentiredayconvincingherhaplesscousinthattheyweresoulsistersandthatwhatbelongedtoone,naturallyalsobelongedtotheother.So,Maya'sdollsandwardrobeofdresseswereNina's,andNina'sbluedresswasMaya's.AndNinacouldnotbesoselfishastodenyhercousinthebriefpleasureofwearingthebluedressfortheparty,couldshe?•PoorNina!Notknowinghowtoreacttohercousin'srelentlesstalkofselflessness,shedeeplyregrettedhavingbroughtthedresswithher.Shecouldsee,inhermind'seye,aresplendentMayabaskingunderalltheattention,attheparty.Mayawearingthebluedressthatwasrightfullyhers.Howunbearable.•Maya'sparents,whoknewtheywouldbeinforthemostspectaculardisplayoftantrumsiftheysteppedin,wereinadilemma.Howcouldtheymaketheirdaughterseewhatshewasdoingwasplainbadmanners,withoutgivingherachancetoactlikeamartyr?•Thenextday,whenthebirthdaygirlwokeup,shefoundherparentsandNinaalreadyupandwake.Ninagotupandhandedthebluedresstoher.Youcanwearthistotheparty.It'smybirthdaygifttoyou,shesaidsmilingtothesurprisedMaya.ButyouhavetogiveitbacktomeasIhavetowearitfortheplay.•Wow,thankssomuch,beamedMaya,whohadn'timaginedthatvictorywouldbethiseasy.Shehadbeengettingreadytobeallteary-eyedandmopeaboutuntil,afewminutesbeforetheparty,herdesperatefamilymemberswouldletherwearthedress.•Nowforourgifts,saidherfather,andMayasawthatheandmotherwereholdingtwotickets.Ticketstothenewestchildren'sfunspotintown.Mayahadheardsomuchaboutitthatshewasdyingtogothere.•Buthangonaminute,addedhermotherassherushedforwardtoclaimthem.TheseshouldbelongtoNina.Afterall,thesetwoaresoul-sisters.AndifNinaisgivinghernewdresstohercousintowear,it'sonlyfairtoexpectMayatohandtheticketstoNina.•Sure,we'llgotogether,gushedMaya.•Iftheyaremine,Igettodecidewhocomeswithme,don'tI?repliedNina,thenturnedtoMaya'smother.Auntywillyoucomewithme?•