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Quarter 2 Week 1 Day 3 Narrative Writing

This document discusses different forms of narrative writing. It defines narrative as something that is narrated, such as stories that can be factual or fictional. The types of narratives mentioned include fairy tales, mysteries, science fiction, and historical narratives. Characteristics of narrative writing are also outlined, including plot, characters, setting, point of view, and theme. The three major forms of narrative writing are described as fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Several examples are provided for each form. Fiction includes novels, short stories, fables, folk tales, fantasy, and plays. Non-fiction includes biographies, autobiographies, histories, and diaries/journals. Poetry can be fictional/nonfictional and includes sonnets,

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Quarter 2 Week 1 Day 3 Narrative Writing

This document discusses different forms of narrative writing. It defines narrative as something that is narrated, such as stories that can be factual or fictional. The types of narratives mentioned include fairy tales, mysteries, science fiction, and historical narratives. Characteristics of narrative writing are also outlined, including plot, characters, setting, point of view, and theme. The three major forms of narrative writing are described as fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Several examples are provided for each form. Fiction includes novels, short stories, fables, folk tales, fantasy, and plays. Non-fiction includes biographies, autobiographies, histories, and diaries/journals. Poetry can be fictional/nonfictional and includes sonnets,

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Compose forms of

narrative writing
Second Quarter/ Week 1/ Day
3
MRS. WILBETH P. SOLOMON
OBJECTIVE:
Compose forms of narrative
writing. (EN9WC-IIi-9)
Your Lesson
for Today:
Compose forms of
narrative writing
Narrative text is defined as "something that is narrated
such as a telling stories, true or false, factual or fictional,
in any medium.
•Types of narrative
There are many types of narrative. They can be
imaginary, factual or a combination of both. They may
include: fairy stories, mysteries, science fiction, romances,
horror stories, adventure stories, fables, myths and
legends, historical narratives, ballads, slice of life,
personal experience
Characteristics of Narrative Writing
1. Plot- The structure, “framework” or “skeleton” of the story
Structure: How will the story begin? What will be the problem? How is the
problem going to be resolved?
2. Character and characterization
Character: a person or being in a story that performs the action of the plot.
Protagonist, which is the hero or heroine
Antagonist, which is a character who opposes the protagonist.
Characterization: the process by which the writer reveals the personality
of the character
3. Setting-The time and place or location in which the story takes place.
4. Point of View - the perspective in which the story is told
5. Theme- A main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may
be stated directly or indirectly.
There are 3 major forms of narrative writing. They are:
• Fiction • Non-fiction • Poetry
Fiction: A fiction is an imaginary narrative, which is based on the writer's thoughts and
feelings presented as a collection of many events. A fiction can be any of the following:
Novel: This is a long work of narrative fiction that ranges from 55,000 to 300,000
words.
Example: The Alchemist
Short Story: A short story is a form of fiction that can range anywhere from 1,500 to
30,000 words. Example: Cinderella
Parable/Fable: A story that teaches something in the end. Example: Aesop's Fables
Folk Tale: It is a story that parents have passed on to their children through speech
over many years. Example: Japanese Folk Tales
Fantasy: A writing that contains unreal settings/magic, is set in a medieval time,
sometimes involves mythical creatures or supernatural forms in the plot or theme.
Example: Harry Potter
Play: A fiction that is written in the form of exchanging dialogues in communication.
Example: Hamlet, etc.
Non-fiction: Non-fictions are narratives based on real information or
facts or happenings.
A non-fiction writing can be any of the following:
Biography: A detailed description of a person's life, including their birth,
life events and/or death.
Example: Shakespeare's biography.
Autobiography: The story of a person as told by that person.
Example: Dreams from My Father.
History: This is usually recalling a past event and putting in into words.
The writer can weave a touch a fiction in it, making it a historical fiction
to be compatible with modern times and to add value.
Example: The Art of War
Diaries and Journals: A recalling of events in the first person or a
magazine that deals with a particular subject put in writing.
Example: The Diary of Anne Frank
Poetry: A poetry can be both fictional and/or nonfictional. It is like
comparing one twin with another. A poetry is a narrative where the
expression of feelings and ideas is given intensity by the
use of distinctive style and rhythm.
A poetry may be:
Sonnet: A poetry with 14 lines that rhyme.
Example: Shakespeare's Sonnet
Epic: A long narrative poem that celebrate the achievements of a
hero.
Example: The Epic of Gilgamesh, Illiad, Odyssey, etc.
Limerick: A 5-line poems where lines 1,2 and 5 rhyme. Again lines 3
and 4 rhyme. These poems are usually witty.
Example: The Complete Limerick Book. etc.
GENERALIZATION:
A narrative paragraph tells a story. It shows what
happened at a particular place and time.
Narrative paragraphs are often used to describe our
routines.
A narrative or story is any report of connected events,
real or imaginary, presented in a sequence of written or
spoken words, and/or still or moving images.
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