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1 WHAT IS A NARRATIVE? telling stories around the campfire

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3 THIS IS A RARE VINTAGE _______ TOY ______ MADE BY ______ TOY MFG. CO. IN ______. THE TOY MEASURES ______ BY ______ AND BOASTS A WHOPPING ______ WOODEN ______. OVERALL THIS IS IN ______ CONDITION, WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE ______. IT HAS STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL ______ AND ______ BUT IS UNFORTUNATELY MISSING THE ______. THE GAME CAN STILL BE ______, BUT A ______ MUST BE ______ OUT OF AN OLD PIECE OF ______. I’M ONLY ASKING ______ DOLLARS (OR BEST OFFER) FOR A TOY THAT IS BOUND TO BRING YOU ______ HOURS OF ______ ENJOYMENT. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PICTURES.

4 A narrative is a story that describes a sequence of events.

5 Narratives can be found in works of writing, speech, poetry, prose, pictures, song, movies, games, theatre, dance and more.

6 NARRATIVE STRUCTURE What do all narratives have in common?

7 Narrative Structure is about two things: the content of a story and the form used to tell the story.

8 Two common ways to describe these two parts of narrative structure are story and plot.

9 Story is about the key conflicts, main characters, setting and events. Plot is about how and at what stages the key conflicts are set up and resolved, how the story moves.

10 SETTING Where

11 Something has to happen Someplace So did you hear what happened in the Ball Room with a Candlestick?

12 CHARACTER Who

13 He, She or It People – Pets – Personifications, something has to give it personality

14 CONFLICT What

15 The Plot Thickens Beginning – Middle – End help to answer the How and the When Conflict can take many forms, be it emotional, interpersonal, or even between the character and his/her physical environment

16 The Visual Narrative

17 Billy’s Balloon Rejected Cartoons Windy Day The Soldier’s Tale


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