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1、L/O/G/ONarrationWritingthattellsastoryNarration1)Novel2)Film3)TVNarrationTonarrateistogiveanaccountofwhathappenedorishappening.Atthissimplest,narrationisthetellingofastory,whichinvolvescharactersandongoingactions.Itattemptstorecreateeventssothatthereadermaysharetheexperiences.HowtoplananarrativeSixElements:•Who•When•Where•Why•What•HowSummaryThesixelementsofnarrativesareoftenmadeclearatthebeginningofthenarrative.Thiswillprovidethereaderwithacontext,orcircumstances,tohelphimunderstandthewholenarr。
2、ative.Anarrativeismadeupofdetails.Thereshouldbeenoughdetailssothatthereaderknowswhatishappening,butthereshouldnotbetoomanyofthem,orthereaderwillbeconfusedandloseinterestinthestory.Onlyrelevantdetails,orthingsthatcontributetobringingoutthemainideasofthenarrative,areusefulandeffective.Whenselectingdetails,thewritershouldbearinmindhispurposeinwritingthenarrative.ExampleAIgotupat8A.M.ongraduationday,eventhoughgraduationwasn’tuntil8p.m.Iwatchedalotoftelevisionthatdaybeforegoingtotheauditoriumfortheac。
3、tualceremony.Inthemorning,Iwasalsoonthetelephonealot,becauseallmyfriendskeptphoningeachother.Graduationdaywasonetimethatthewholefamilyatetogether,too.IwatchedTVprogramsintheafternoon,becauseIwasalwayscomplainingaboutmissingthemwhenIwasinschool.Ialsogottogetherwithsomeofmyfriendsintheearlyafternoon.Afterawhile,IgottiredofwatchingTV,soIstraightenedupmyroomandgotoutmyclothesfortheevening.Onereasonthewholefamilyatedinnertogetherwassowecouldearlyforthegraduation…ExampleBIgotupat8A.M.ongraduationday,e。
4、venthoughgraduationwasn’tuntil8p.m.formostofthemorningIwasonthetelephone,becauseallmyfriendskeptphoningeachother.Iwasallowedtoloungearoundandnotgointoworkthatday,soIgottogetherwithsomeofmyfriendsintheafternoon.ThenIcamehomeandwatchedsomeoftheTVprogramsIalwayscomplainedaboutmissingbecausetheywereonwhenIwasinschool.Afterawhile,sittinginfrontoftheTVsetgotboring.BylateafternoonIwastiredofwatchingTV,soIstraightenedupmyroomandgotoutmyclothesfortheevening.Finally,itwastimefordinner,andthewholefamilyate。
5、togethersowecouldleaveearly…(1).Anoperation.____Afrienddrovemetothehospital.____Iwokeupwithsevereabdominalpains.____TwodayslaterIfeltfineandwenthome____Mydoctorsuspectedappendicitisandsentmetothehospital.____Asurgeonoperatedonmeandremovedtheappendix.(2).Atripbyplane____Wedrovetotheairportthroughheavytraffic.____Theviewoutthewindow,especiallyoverthemountains,waswonderful.____Wegotontheplaneandfastenedourseatbelts.____Ourluggagewastaggedandsentthrough.____Welandedatourdestinationandpickedupourlugg。
6、age.(3).Findingajob.____Sheentersastoreandasksforajobapplication.____Shescansthestoresinthemallforhelpwantedsigns.____Theinterviewwiththemanagerisasuccess.____Shestartsworkthatafternoon.____Shefillsoutthejobapplicationandgivesittothemanager____Sheisofferedthejob.(4).Amarathonrace____Themarathonrouteislaidout.____Helpersandsupportpeoplegototheirassignedstationsalongthemarathonroute.____Runnerssignupfortherace.____Adateandtimearesetforthemarathonrun.____Winnersreceivetheirprizes.SummaryEventsinana。
7、rrativeareusuallyrelatedinchronologicalorder,thatis,intheorderinwhichtheyoccur.Possibletostartfromthemiddleortheendofthestory.(flashback)Commonpattern:beginning(setting),middle(thestoryitself),ending(conclusionorsignificanceofthestory)ExampleAHavinglivedinManhattanmyentirelife,Iknewnothingabouthorses.Ihadneverbeentoaracetrackoracircus.IneverlikedWesterns.MyonlycontactwithhorseswasasinglecarriagerideinCentralParkonemuggyJulyafternoon.WhenmysisterinvitedmetoherhorsefarminWashington,Iofferedtoearnm。
8、ykeepbyhelpingout.OnlythendidIrealizehowdelicatethoselumberingbeastsare.Ilearnedthathorsesrequiredmorecarethanmyfragile-lookingbutheartylittleBichonFrise.ExampleBTheAblesonCompanywasfoundedin1910byFrankandGeorgeAbleson,bothofwhomhadworkedforUnionPacific.Theirfirmperfectedthesteamregulator,whichbecamestandardequipmentonalllocomotivesby1920.TheSanFranciscofirmexpandedduringtheTwentiesandbuiltfacilitiesinOakland,St.Louis,Atlanta,NewYork,andBoston.DuringtheDepression,theAblesonbrothers,bothsuffering。
9、fromheartdisease,soldthefirmtoNationalGearandBrake.ExampleCImetFrankMintonassoonashewasdischargedfromthehospital.Hefeltluckytobealive.Hisseatbelthadkepthimfromgoingthroughthewindshield,andhehadonlyaswollencheekandsomedouble-visiontoindicatehehadsurvivedanearlyfatalcrash.Butintheweeksthatfollowed,Ibegantonoticestrangeaftereffects.Frankforgottoreturnphonemessages.Oneafternoon,whilewritingoutpayrollchecksforhisstaff,herepeatedlyaskedmethedate.Iwatchedashispenfrozeovertheyellowcheckbook.Hewouldthenf。
10、lipbacktocheckthespellingofafriend'sname.Atthepiano,heplayedthesamebaroverandoveragain,seeminglyunabletoproceedtothenext.Itwouldbemonthsbeforeanyofuswerewillingtoacceptthepainfulfactthathisjazzcareerwasover.SummaryNarrativesaregenerallywritteninthefirstpersonsingular,i.e.,I.Infirstpersonnarratives,thewriterisoftenthemainparticipantoractor,usuallyfocusingonpersonalreactionstoevents.However,thirdperson(he,she,orit)canalsobeused.Whichpersonyouusemostoftenisafunctionofwhoseperspectiveisbeingcapturedi。
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