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St Andrew's Cathedral School Library | |
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Narrative
Text Type | |
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Narrative Purpose
A
narrative serves to entertain
or inform readers by telling them a story. Structure
A
narrative has a number of
parts: · Orientation
who, when, where ·
Complication
event that causes a complication; there may be more than one in a story.
Descriptive words are used to give information about characters and
events. ·
Evaluation
reaction by characters to the complication ·
Resolution
solution to the problem |
Narrative
Scaffold Orientation (who, when,
where)
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Complication
Evaluation/reaction Complication
Evaluation/reaction Complication/climax Evaluation/reaction Resolution
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Language features of a
narrative Description of characters and places using: - Adjectives to describe nouns heavy, frosty, transparent, grumpy - Adverbs to describe verbs quickly, secretly, quietly, energetically, suddenly - Similes to compare one thing with another, using like or as as as bright as the moon, the kiss felt like a butterflys wings against her cheek Time words Once upon a time, long ago, then, last week Verbs indicating actions in the story hid, ate, ran, whispered, looked |
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Examples of an narrative Fiction novels like adventure and fantasy, spoken and written stories | |
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References: Greef, C. (1995). Summary of school text types in science [Draft]. Disadvantaged Schools Program Anderson, M. & Anderson, K. (1997). Text types in English 1. Macmillan: South Yarra. Anderson, M. & Anderson, K. (1997). Text types in English 2. Macmillan: South Yarra. Literacy Committee, St Andrews Cathedral School | |
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