Narrative Elements:
ELAGSE4RL3: Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions).
What is a narrative? A narrative is a story. What are elements? Elements are parts of a whole, so narrative elemnts are just story parts. The main narrative elements are:
Broadly defined, narrative text tells a story. It is found in the form of short stories, folktales, tall tales, myths, fables, legends, fantasies, science fiction — even in the reporting of news stories or in biographies and autobiographies. The narrative structure most often features a beginning, middle, and an ending. It most often also features clear story elements, or story grammar, including:
Other Narrative Elements to Think About...
Characterization: the methods used to present the personality of a character in a narrative.
Direct--the author describes the character.
Example--She was a large woman with a large purse.
Indirect--the reader judges what the character is like based on what they say or do, or what other characters say about them.
Atmosphere: the general mood or feeling established in a piece of literature. Atmosphereis created through word choice and pacing.
Word Choice--the author uses words that make the reader feel a certain way.
Pacing--the author controls the speed at which we read through sentence length, punctuation, repetition of words and other techniques.
Point of View: who is narrating the story (2 main types: First Person, Third Person)
First person:the narrator uses "I" to tell the action, and is involved in the story.
Third person:the story is told from a perspective outside the story.The characters are
referred to by name, or as he, she or they.
Conflict: the central problem that drives the action of a story.(two main types)
Internal:The conflict happens in a character's mind.A character with a guilty
conscience is an example of internal conflict.
External:The conflict happens between characters, or between a character and some
outside force, like nature.Sherlock Holmes pursuing a criminal is an example of external conflict.
Theme: The message of the story
What is a narrative? A narrative is a story. What are elements? Elements are parts of a whole, so narrative elemnts are just story parts. The main narrative elements are:
- Characters are what the people or animals a story is about.
- Setting is the time and place in which a story takes place.
- The plot tells the events that happen in a story. Often a plot includes a problem (conflict) and a solution (resolution).
Broadly defined, narrative text tells a story. It is found in the form of short stories, folktales, tall tales, myths, fables, legends, fantasies, science fiction — even in the reporting of news stories or in biographies and autobiographies. The narrative structure most often features a beginning, middle, and an ending. It most often also features clear story elements, or story grammar, including:
- characters
- settings
- themes
- a central problem, or conflict
- a sequence of events that form a story line, or plot
- a resolution to the conflict
Other Narrative Elements to Think About...
Characterization: the methods used to present the personality of a character in a narrative.
Direct--the author describes the character.
Example--She was a large woman with a large purse.
Indirect--the reader judges what the character is like based on what they say or do, or what other characters say about them.
Atmosphere: the general mood or feeling established in a piece of literature. Atmosphereis created through word choice and pacing.
Word Choice--the author uses words that make the reader feel a certain way.
Pacing--the author controls the speed at which we read through sentence length, punctuation, repetition of words and other techniques.
Point of View: who is narrating the story (2 main types: First Person, Third Person)
First person:the narrator uses "I" to tell the action, and is involved in the story.
Third person:the story is told from a perspective outside the story.The characters are
referred to by name, or as he, she or they.
Conflict: the central problem that drives the action of a story.(two main types)
Internal:The conflict happens in a character's mind.A character with a guilty
conscience is an example of internal conflict.
External:The conflict happens between characters, or between a character and some
outside force, like nature.Sherlock Holmes pursuing a criminal is an example of external conflict.
Theme: The message of the story
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http://www.fcatexplorer.com/media/parent/tiplister/flash/tip121a.swf
http://www.learner.org/interactives/story/
http://languageartsgames.4you4free.com/story_elements.html
https://jeopardylabs.com/play/narrative-elements5
http://www.quia.com/rr/4343.html
http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz2141001883c68.html
http://www.southamptonpublicschools.org/webpages/KPalumbo/ela.cfm?subpage=1015900
http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/ttravis-57853-Character-Traits-identify-think-following-Use-organizer-read-trait-Education-ppt-powerpoint/
http://www.freeclubweb.com/powerpoints/languagearts/elements.html
http://youtu.be/NB4xlgwib8Y
http://youtu.be/c6I24S72Jps
Characterization:
Short Character List
Interactive Character Study
Identifying Character Traits
Sample Character Traits
Making Inferences About Characters
http://www.learner.org/interactives/story/
http://languageartsgames.4you4free.com/story_elements.html
https://jeopardylabs.com/play/narrative-elements5
http://www.quia.com/rr/4343.html
http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz2141001883c68.html
http://www.southamptonpublicschools.org/webpages/KPalumbo/ela.cfm?subpage=1015900
http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/ttravis-57853-Character-Traits-identify-think-following-Use-organizer-read-trait-Education-ppt-powerpoint/
http://www.freeclubweb.com/powerpoints/languagearts/elements.html
http://youtu.be/NB4xlgwib8Y
http://youtu.be/c6I24S72Jps
Characterization:
Short Character List
Interactive Character Study
Identifying Character Traits
Sample Character Traits
Making Inferences About Characters