narrative paragraph

ZoeLeiWarm-upSamplesofNarrativeParagraphcontentsLanguagetipsExercisesWarm-upAnarrativeparagraphdescribesaneventwhichhappened.Also,narrativeparagraphsareoftenusedtodescribewhatapersondoesordidoveraperiodoftimeasaroutine.Yourcharacterorstorytellercanbeyou,afriendoryourfictionalcreation.Warm-upThereareafewthingstothinkaboutwhengettingreadytowritenarrativeparagraphs:KnowtheorderinwhichthingshappenedThinkofyouraudience:doesanyonethereneedextrainformationtounderstandpartofyourstory?IdentifyyourcharacterswellExplainthesetting/placewherethingswerehappeningWhatistheMORALOFTHISSTORY?Whatlessondidyoulearnfromit?Organizeallofthisinformationinawaytoshowthebeginning,themiddleandtheendofthestory.Makeyoursentencesasinterestingaspossiblenarrateeitherdailylife:soybeanmilkdeep-frieddoughsticksBoxlunchtoothpastetoothbrushershaveracheesegumOnSaturday,Iamnotasfreeasothers,althoughweonlyhavetwoclasses.Igetupatsixandreviewsomenewwords.Afterbreakfast,Igotoclasses.Whenclassesareover,Isitonthegrass,readinganEnglishnovelforatleastonehour.Intheafternoon,IspendtwohourslisteningtoEnglishtapesandonehourdoingsomesports.From6:00p.m.to11p.m.,Istillhavemanythingstodo.First,Ireadtextsaloud.Next,Istudyaboutonehundredwordsandtrytoremembersomeofthem.AndthenIreadsomebeautifulpoems.Finally,ItalkwithmyselfinEnglishforawhile.Notuntil11:30doIfinishmybusySaturday.SamplefornarrativeparagraphThelateMr.Clarkledaveryregularlife.Hegotupatsixeveryday,sowhenhiswindowwasopen,weknewitwassix.HeusedtocatchthesametraintoLondon,andsetoffattwentypasteighteverymorning.Mr.Clarkneverreturnedhomebeforefournorlaterthantenpastfour.Astheschoolintheneighborhoodwasoveratfivepastfour,motherswouldexpecttheirchildrentocomebacksoonwheneverMr.Clarkappearedinthestreetwalkingtowardshisgreyhouse.ThelightofMr.Clark’shousewentoffexactlyathalfpastteneverynight.Peoplesaidyouwouldnotneedtowearawatchifyoulivedinthestreet.SamplefornarrativeparagraphTheshowingofthebeehivehadeveryone’sattention,andBerniehadtoremindseveraloftheboysnottotouchit.Itwasfragile!Berniecontinuedhisexplanation.“But,eventhoughtherearethousandsofspecies,thereareonly2kindsofbees:thesocialkindandthesolitarykind.Thebeesthatcamefromthishiveweresocialbees,thekindthatmakehoney.Awholebunchofthemusedtolivehere.”Berniewentontoexplaintheintricaciesofhowhoneyismadeandhowbee-keepingasahobbyhadbecomeverypopular.Twoofthegirlstoldhim,theythoughtthehivewasgorgeous.MaryHastings,wasangrybecauseBernie'sshowandtellwasbetterthanhers,triednottobeinterestedinthebeehive,but...evenshejusthadtotakeagoodlookatit.SamplefornarrativeparagraphYo-Yoswerethefadduringmysenioryear.Justabouteveryonehadonetetheredtohisindexfinger.Youweren’tsupposedtoyo-yoduringschoolhours,butnooneenforcedtherule,sobetweenclassesyo-yosflewineverydirection.Someofusgotinnovativeandlengthenedouryo-yostringstomonstrouslengths.Ihadaboutthelongestyo-yostringinthewholeschool.Icouldyo-yooutthesecondstorywindowand“walkthedog”onthesidewalkbelow,evenclimbthefrontstepsoftheschoolwithpassersby,followingtheyo-youpitsstringtomymiddlefinger,withwhichIwouldcrookthestringinfriendlygesture.Sometimesbeforethetardybellwouldring,thewholeclasswouldbeleaningoutthewindowwatchingmyfeatsaying,“Doitagain.”SamplefornarrativeparagraphLanguagetipsThetenseTheagreementbetweenthesubjectandpredicateTheCoherenceandCohesionThetopicsentence.HomeworkPleasepreviewthetextfordescribingPleasedescribeoneofyoupresentclassmate,letothersguesswhohe/sheis.