Do Now: Do Now: • For homework, For homework, you were asked to you were asked to

develop three tipsdevelop three tips for an effective for an effective narrative. narrative.

• Of your threeOf your three, which do you think is , which do you think is most most importantimportant? ?

Tips for Narration

Aim: How do you Aim: How do you effectively organizeeffectively organize a a narrative?narrative?

Aim: How do you Aim: How do you effectively organizeeffectively organize a a narrative?narrative?

Maintain Chronological Order Maintain Chronological Order

Using Using FlashbacksFlashbacks—Shifts into the —Shifts into the pastpast

Using Using Accurate Verb TensesAccurate Verb TensesUsing Time Using Time TransitionsTransitions—connecting words —connecting words

((first, immediately, soon, etc.)first, immediately, soon, etc.)

Aim: How do you Aim: How do you effectively organizeeffectively organize a narrative?a narrative?

• We, as authors, We, as authors, need to need to show the show the passagepassage of time. of time.

• Let’s look at how Let’s look at how one author does one author does this.this.

• In the Shadow of In the Shadow of Man by Jane Man by Jane Goodall.Goodall.

Aim: How do you Aim: How do you effectively organizeeffectively organize a a narrative?narrative?

• One evening when I was wading in the shallows of the lake to pass a rocky outcrop, I suddenly stopped dead as I saw the sinuous black body of a snake in the water. As I stared at it, an incoming wave gently deposited part of its body on my feet. I remained motionless, not even breathing, until the wave rolled back into the lake, drawing the snake with it. Then I leaped out of the water as fast as I could, my heart hammering.

Aim: How do you Aim: How do you effectively organizeeffectively organize a a narrative?narrative?

• Effective narration often depends on Effective narration often depends on establishing an accurate sense of the establishing an accurate sense of the chronologychronology of the events discussed of the events discussed as well asas well as carefullycarefully leading the reader through this leading the reader through this chronology.chronology.

• Read and annotate Read and annotate ShameShame by by underlining all underlining all the chronological references the chronological references Dick Gregory Dick Gregory makes in this essay. When you finish, makes in this essay. When you finish, compare your list with those made by others compare your list with those made by others in your groupin your group. . Identify and discuss Identify and discuss what your what your answers have in common. answers have in common.

Aim: How do you Aim: How do you effectively organizeeffectively organize a narrative? a narrative?

Group One Group Two Group Three

Aim: How do you Aim: How do you effectively organizeeffectively organize a a narrative?narrative?

• As a group, As a group, come up with a strategy for come up with a strategy for each list.each list. Think about Think about what each list has what each list has in common…in common…–What does each list do or show the What does each list do or show the

reader?reader?–What is each list made up or? Parts of What is each list made up or? Parts of

speech, structures, etc.speech, structures, etc.

Aim: How do you Aim: How do you effectively organizeeffectively organize a a narrative?narrative?

• If we approach Gregory as a If we approach Gregory as a model, what do these lists tell model, what do these lists tell us are some of the us are some of the strategies strategies successful writers use in successful writers use in organizing a narrativeorganizing a narrative? ?

Strategies for Effective Chronological Organization

Homework/Extension• Assess the writing situationAssess the writing situation of the of the

prompt online prompt online using SOAPSToneusing SOAPSTone. . • Once you have done that, Once you have done that, use at least use at least

one invention techniqueone invention technique (listing, (listing, clustering, questioning, or free writing) clustering, questioning, or free writing) to select a specific topicto select a specific topic for your for your narrative. narrative.

Aim: How do you Aim: How do you effectively organizeeffectively organize a narrative? a narrative?

Write a narrative that Write a narrative that re-creates a significant re-creates a significant moment or experience moment or experience to reveal an insight to reveal an insight about the action or people involvedabout the action or people involved. You might . You might write about an experience in which you write about an experience in which you encountered people from a culture different encountered people from a culture different from your own. You might write about a turning from your own. You might write about a turning point in your life—perhaps a time when you point in your life—perhaps a time when you were forced suddenly to grow up, a time when were forced suddenly to grow up, a time when you faced a difficult challenge, or a time when you faced a difficult challenge, or a time when you reassessed your values. you reassessed your values.