Lecture-12-Narrative-Writing

UNIT12UNDERSTANDINGNARRATIVEWRITINGTYPESOFNARRATIVE•Anarrativeisastorywithcharactersandthereisadefiniteplotline.Anarrativenormallyhasabeginning,amiddleandanend.•Therearetwotypesofnarrative–fictionandnonfictionFICTIONALNARRATIVE•Thisincludesnovels,plays,shortstoriesandminisagas.•Scripts(film,TVandradio)alsobelonginthefictionnarrativecategory.NON-FICTIONNARRATIVE•Thisincludespersonalnarratives(i.e.Reallifestoriesaboutyourselforsomeoneelse),autobiographies,featurestoriesinmagazinesandnewspapers,andtravelarticles.Columnsinnewspapers•头版,第一版•thefrontpage•晨版•bulldogedition•记事•article•标题/头号大标题•Headline/bannerheadline•标题下署名之行•byline•日期、发稿地之行•Dateline•大/头条/最新/独家新闻•Flash/big/hot/exclusivenewsColumnsinnewspapers•特讯•Scoop•时事问题•topicality•读者投书栏•letters•插图•cut•连载•serialstory•讣闻•obituarynotice•评论/社论•Criticism/editorialElementsofNarrativeWriting•Thewho,what,where,when,why,andhowoutlinethatgivesthenarrativedirection.•Whatisthestoryabout?•Eventsunfoldastheyhappen.•Theframeofthenarrative.PLOT….NOWTHIS…•Chooseoneofthefollowing‘PLOTSTARTERS’andorganizeaseriesofeventsandcharacterinteraction/responsesuitabletotheplot.•Thisisstory-boarding(电影脚本)–arrangingaPLOTintoSCENESHesatthere,….1)Aboyiswaitingforhisfriendonaparkbench.Anoldladygoesby.Withoutnoticing,shedropssomething.Shewalkson.Afterawhile,theboypicksupwhatshe’sdropped.It’sanenvelopecontainingtwothousanddollars.Helooksaroundbuttheoldladyhasmysteriouslydisappeared…..2)Aboyhasjustarrivedatanewschool.Atthefirstrecess,heisconfrontedbyagroupofbuffguyswarninghimoutoftheir‘turf’.Heremainsandunpackshislunch….Giveplottothefollowingstories:PlotStructureofNarrativeWriting•1.Beginning:–Enticingopeningtocapturereaders’interest.–Settingrevealed.–Maincharactersintroduced.–Conflictpresented.PlotStructureofNarrativeWriting•2.Middle–Charactersattempttoresolveconflictsorproblems.–Actionprogressessequentially,stepbystep.•3.Climax–Theturningpointofthenarrative.–Revealstheprocessinvolvedforsolvingtheconflicts.PlotStructureofNarrativeWriting•4.End–Tellshowtheresolutionoftheconflictshaveaffectedthecharacters.–Nonewcharactersorplotideasintroduced.–Themeormessageunderstoodbyreader.ElementsofNarrativeWritingCHARACTERS•Thepeople,animals,orinanimateobjectswhoareaffectedbytheactionsoftheplotorwhoarethecauseofcertainevents.ElementsofNarrativeWriting•Whereandwhenthenarrativetakesplace.•Allowsthereaderstovisualizethescenesandthecharactersinthosescenes.•Althoughthesettingmaybeclearfortheauthor,he/shemustcreateapictureforthereaders.SETTINGCHARACTER,SETTINGANDPLOT•Tellingastoryisnotsomethingthathappensbyaccident.Evenatrue-lifestoryhastobe‘shaped’with•aninterestingbeginning•a‘page-turning’development•aclearandsatisfyingending•Itisimportant•tobringoutcharacter,•tosketchinthesetting,•andtocreateenergyofsomekind–whetherbystructuringthepiecearoundwhatamountstoaplotoratleastaddingastrongdramaticelement(tensionbetweencharacters),•Aninterestingtone,likehumourorsatireComparethetwostoriesthatfollow.Whichoneismoreeffective?STORY1WhenIwasatschoolIusedtositatthebackoftheclass.IsattheresoIcoulddostuff.Igotawaywithlotsofstuffbysittingatthebackoftheclasswheretheteachercouldn’tseemeproperly.IlikedtomakepeoplelaughwhenIfeltlikeit.Alotofpeopledidlaugh.STORY2Thebackdeskatschoolwasthebest.Why?Becausethat’swhereIcouldsitandplanmyplotsofmischief.Itwassocool.IremembersittingbehindWayne,thishugekidwithareallybigheadandbroadshoulders.Hewasthebestshieldaguylikemecouldhavewishedfor.Therewasnowaytheteachercouldseepasthimtome.Perfect.Iusedtolobwaterballoonsanditchy-itchyballsintothelapsofthegirlsfrommydeskandtheywouldthinkitwasWayne!ItwasascreamtoseeWaynelookupfromhisbooksandjustsay,‘What?WhatdidIdo?Oneday,I…….Suspensefulbeginningtoenticereaders’interestElementsofNarrativeWriting•Thefigurativelanguage(similes,metaphors,etc.),sensoryimagery,vividverbs,strongsentences,dialogue,andpointofviewthatmakeseachauthorunique.•Everystudenthashis/herownstyleandtechnique.Althoughwehavethesametopic,everyonewillwritedifferently.STYLEElementsofNarrativeWriting•Theproblemthatmustbeovercomeorresolvedsothatthereaderswillnotbelefthanging.•TypesofConflict:–PersonversusSelf–PersonversusPerson–PersonversusSociety–PersonversusMachine/Technology–PersonversusNatureCONFLICTPersonversusSelf/PersonversusPerson/PersonversusSociety/PersonversusTechnology/PersonversusNatureAbbyandherbestfriendMeganareworkingtogetheronagroupproject.Abbydidnotdoanywork,leavingitallforMegantodo.Whenthegirlsgettogethertodotheproject,MeganfindsoutAbbydidnotdoanywork.Shebecomesangry,yellsatAbby,andstormsoutoftheroom.PersonversuspersonAbbyneedstogotothelibrarytobeginworkingonherproject.Whenshearrives,shefindsoutthatjuvenilesundertheageofeighteencannotenterthelibrarywithoutaparent.Hermomisatwork.Abbyismadaboutthisthing,totallyoutofhercontrol.Shewritesalettertothelibrary,expressingherdisgust.PersonversusSelf/PersonversusPerson/PersonversusSociety/PersonversusTechnology/PersonversusNaturePersonversussocietyPersonversusSelf/PersonversusPerson/PersonversusSociety/PersonversusTechnology/PersonversusNature