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NARRATIVE ESSAY

HOW TO WRITE A GOOD STORY?

 DON’T MAKE GENERAL STATEMENTS. GIVE SPECIFIC DETAILS.


 PROVIDE SETTING (PLACE & TIME).
 MAKE YOUR CHARACTERS INTERESTING AND REAL.
 DEVELOP YOUR PLOT. THE STORY SHOULD UNFOLD STEP BY STEP. ONE EVENT SHOULD LEAD ANOTHER.
 USE DIRECT SPEECH WHERE POSSIBLE.
 MAKE YOUR STORY INTERESTING BY USING PROVERBS AND OTHER FIGURES OF SPEECH.
 YOUR STORY MUST HAVE A CLIMAX AND A SUITABLE CONCLUSION.

FEATURES PLOT

VOCABULARY TO DESCRIBE FEELINGS

1. THROUGH WORDS

ASHAMED AFRAID HAPPY SAD ANGRY


EMBARRASSED FRIGHTENED BLISSFUL DEPRESSED ENRAGED
HUMILATED NERVOUS ECSTATIC MISERABLE FURIOUS
SAD TERRIFIED THRILLED DISAPPOINTED OUTRAGE

2. THROUGH ACTIONS 3. THROUGH FIGURATIVE / IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS

A. TO SHOW HAPPINESS A. TO SHOW HAPPINESS


 She shed tears of joy  He was on cloud nine…..
 He shouted with joy  The children were in high spirits……
 His heart exploded with joy….
B. TO SHOW SADNESS  She felt a wave of relief …..
 She cried her heart out  Her eyes lit up …..
 He locked himself in the room and
refused to speak to anyone B. TO SHOW SADNESS
 She felt her world going into pieces…
C. TO SHOW FEAR  Ali was in low spirits…
 Her voice shook as she spoke  He wore a worried look…..
 She screamed in terror  The colour drained from his face…..

D. TO SHOW SHOCKED C. TO SHOW ANGER


 He stared into the air  His face swelled with anger…
 He remained speechless for a long time  She turned her blazing gaze …..
 He seethed with hatred…..
4. THROUGH COMPARISONS  They were consumed by bitterness and
 He felt as if he had just struck the jackpot. anguish…..
 He felt as if he had won a million dollars.
 He felt like a drowning man. D. TO SHOW FEAR
 He looked as if he had just seen a ghost.  He stood rooted to the ground.
 She had butterflies in her stomach.
5. THROUGH COLOUR IMAGERY  He could feel his hair standing on their
ends.
 Her face turned ashen.
 He was scarlet with anger.
 The colour drained from his face.
 His face turned crimson.
 He saw red when his brother took his money

VOCABULARY TO DESCRIBE REACTIONS OF PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS.

FEELINGS REACTIONS

1. SURPRISED/ I stood dumbfounded, I stared into thin air, She jumped out of her skin, He couldn’t believe
SHOCKED his eyes.
2. ANGRY He blew his top, She raised her voice, She lost her temper.

3. AFRAID I went weak at the knees, I screamed in terror.

4. EMBARASSED I’ve never felt so small, I hope a hole would open and swallow me.

5. HAPPY She smiled from ear to ear, She burst out laughing.

6. AMUSED He laughed his head off, He has everyone in stiches.

VOCABULARY TO DESCRIBE WEATHER

FINE WEATHER The sun was shining in a clear blue sky, the sun rose majestically in the sky, the golden rays
of the early morning…, the sun spread its golden rays in crimson and gold, a gentle wind
was blowing, etc.

HOT WEATHER The sun appeared like a huge ball of fire, the hot sun shone mercilessly from the cloudless
sky, the scorching heat sucked up the moisture from the air, etc.
RAINY WEATHER Lightning flashed and thunder roared, dark clouds gathered and soon big drops of rain fell
from the sky, the wind hummed/whispered/howled, the wind was blowing with greater force.

SHOWING SENTENCES VS TELLING SENTENCES

• “Show Me, Don’t Tell Me“ is an approach to writing a more vivid paragraph as it breathes life and energy into any
story.
• A reader would want to see how the characters in a story come alive and controls the attention of the reader.
When you ‘tell’ a story…it may seem mundane or boring.
• Telling sentences tell us something and gives general, non-specific and often vague ideas.
• “Showing” sentences show us - they describe the scene and actions, they help us see by using clear, specific details
to create clear, strong pictures in our minds.

touch

Telling Sentence Showing Sentence

Jack was afraid. As the footsteps tapped closer and closer, Jack felt his
stomach muscles tighten. He flattened himself to the
wall, the gritty bricks against his cheek. Jack was
afraid.

hear touch

• In the “telling” sentence, we are given information but in a way that doesn’t involve the
reader
• In the “showing” sentence however, the reader is brought in the scene along with Jack. Here
the 5S ( sense of touch, smell, feel, see, hear ) factor is used

Show Don't Tell 5 SENSES


EFFECTIVE USE OF ADJECTIVES

DON’T USE NORMAL, ORDINARY WORDS.


SUCH AS GOOD, BAD, HAPPY, SAD, NICE,
ETC.

NICE BOOK – THRILLING BOOK

GOOD SPEECH – WITTY SPEECH

SELFISH – EGOISTIC/SELF-CENTERED

SUBSTITUDE OVER-USED ADVERBS

VERY : EXTREMELY, ASTONISHINGLY,


SHOCKINGLY, ETC.

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