Narration.pptx

NarrationWhat is narration?DefinitionNarration Narration is to give an account of an event or a series of events.Narrative writing includes1.stories(real or imaginary)2.biographies4.histories3.narrative poems ExamplesExamplesWhat is the difference of narration with description?Different focusNarration&DescriptionFirst,narration often goes hand in hand with description!Describe the setting and characters in your narrativeAccounts of actions may be necessary to the description of a person or a sceneSix elements of a narrativeSetting Characterization(direct or indirect)TimeCause of eventIncidentConsequenceWhen planning a narrative,the writer should consider these five aspects:ContextPurposeSelection of detailsOrganizationPoint of viewContextAt the beginning of a narrative must make clear:when,where,and to whom the action in a narrative happened.Purpose:providing the reader with a circumstances to help him understand the whole narrativePurposeThere must be a purpose in telling a story.Purpose:to prove a theory to illustrate a concept to praise a virtue to condemn a vice,etc.Selection of detailsA narrative is made up of details!Providing enough and only relevant details or things that contribute the main ideas of your narrative.Bearing in mind the purpose of your narrative when selecting the detailsPoint of viewThe first person more graphic and lifelike but the scope of the narrative may be limited.The third person free from limitation,more objective but it is not easy to put things that happen to different people in different places in a good order.Organization Chronological order in the order in which things occur OutlineA beginningA middleAn endDo you really need an end in your narrative?It depends!1.When the story is clearly told,the narrative comes to a natural end.there is no need for a concluding paragraph2.But sometimes it may be necessary to add one or two paragraphs about the significance of the story or about things that happen afterwards.What is the order of narration?A narration is 记叙 usually organized in the order in which incidents actually occurredA flashback is 倒叙 when a short part of a story goes back to events in the past.Narration interspersed with flashbacks is 插叙 when sometimes the flashbacks and the present alternate through the story.Thank you!