WritingStrategiesUnit1TextAHelpfortheHelperOutline:TypesofwritingDefinitionofnarrationFiveAspectsofNarrationHowtoWriteaNarrationFourTypes:WritingDescriptionNarrationExpositionArgumentationDefinition:Tonarrateistogiveanaccountofeventoraseriesofevents.Initsbroadestsense,narrativewritingincludesstories,realorimaginary,biographies,histories,newsitem,andnarrativepoems.Narrationoftengoeshandinhandwithdescription.Whenonetellsastory,onedescribesitssettingandcharacters.Ontheotherhand,accountsofactionsmaybenecessarytothedescriptionofapersonorascene.Narration:Tips:Whenplanninganarrative,thewritershouldconsiderthesefiveaspects:Context,selectionofdetails,organization,pointofview,andpurpose.(1)Context:When,where,what,andtowhomtheactioninnarrativehappenedisoftenmadeclearatthebeginningofthenarrative.Tips:(2)Selectionofdetails:Onlyrelevantdetails,orthingsthatcontributetobringingoutthemainideasofnarrative,areusefulandeffective.(typicaleventsandexamples,muffledmutterings,infuriatedutterances,anddialogue)(3)Organization:Inchronologicalorder;Startfromthemiddleoreventheendofthestorywiththeeventthatismostimportantormostlikelytoarousereaders’interests,andthengobacktothebeginningbyusingflashbacks…Tips:(4)Pointofview:Astorycanbetoldeitherinthefirstpersonorinthethirdperson.Afirst-personnarrativemaybemoregraphicandlifelike,becauseitgivesthereadertheimpressionthatitiswhatthewriterhimselfhasseenorexperienced.(firstperson)Athird-personnarrativeismoreobjective,butitisnoteasytoputingoodorderthingsthathappentodifferentpeopleindifferentplaces.Tips:(5)Purpose:1.Toapproveatheory2.Toentertain3.Topraiseavirtue4.Tocondemnavice5.Toinform……Nomatterwhatyourpurposeis,youshouldmakesurethatthetotaleffectofthisnarrative,orthefinalimpressionitleavesonthereader,isinagreementwithhispurpose.(what?)Howtowriteanarration?(1)Tochooseatopic.(2)Todetermineyourwritingpurpose.(3)Towriteonetopicsentence.(4)Towritetherelevantdetails.(5)Towritetheconclusionsentence.Thisisabeautifullovestory.Longlongago,therewasabrutallordwhowantedapairofrareantler鹿角.HeforcedayoungmancalledAHei阿黑,ofLiMinority,tohuntadeer.Onetime,whenAHeihuntedinmountains,hesawadeerbeingchasedbyapard豹子.AHeishotthepardtodeathandtriedtocatchupwiththedear.9dayshadpassed,AHeistillpersisted.Finally,theyarrivedatthecoralcliff珊瑚崖nearthesouthofSanyaBay.FacingtowardsthevastSouthChianSea,thedeerhadnowayout.Justatthismoment,whenAHeiwasgoingtoshoot,allofasudden,thedeerturnedaround,andbecameabeautifullady.ShecametowardsAHei,andthentheygotmarried.Thisdeerladyinvitedherdeerbrothersanddefeatedthebrutallord.Afterthat,AHeitogetherwithhisdeerladylivedahappylifeandthecoralcliffwheretheylivedwasconstructedasawonderfulwonderland.WritingPracticeAMemorableExperience1.120~150words2.(when,where,whom,what)3.Beginning/middle/ending4.Selectionofdetails5.Tense&pointofview