NARRATIVE WRITING Think…Story!

NARRATIVE WRITING This is called the “plot map” Exposition: Climax Resolution provides the background information needed to properly understand the story, such as the characters, the basic conflict, and the setting. the basic conflict is complicated by the introduction of related secondary conflicts, including various obstacles that frustrate the character's attempt to reach his goal. the turning point. Marks a change, for the better or the worse, in the character’s affairs. Point of highest tension or drama, or when the action starts in which the solution is given. the moment of reversal after the climax, the conflict between the characters unravels, with one winning or losing. The falling action might contain a moment of final suspense The conclusion. How the story wraps everything up

NARRATIVE WRITING  These elements all together create the PLOT of the story.  Narrative Writing can be a true story (a memoire, biography, etc.), or a made-up story (fairy tale, novel, etc.), as long as it follows the PLOT MAP!  Conflict is a necessary element of narrative writing. It is defined as the problem in any story. Can be human versus human, human versus self, human versus nature, etc.

TAYLOR SWIFT: “YOU BELONG WITH ME”  You're on the phone with your girlfriend, she's upset She's going off about something that you said 'Cause she doesn't get your humor like I do I'm in the room, it's a typical Tuesday night I'm listening to the kind of music she doesn't like And she'll never know your story like I do But she wears short skirts, I wear T-shirts She's Cheer Captain and I'm on the bleachers Dreaming about the day when you wake up and find That what you're looking for has been here the whole time If you could see that I'm the one who understands you Been here all along, so why can't you see? You, you belong with me, you belong with me Walking the streets with you and your worn-out jeans I can't help thinking this is how it ought to be Laughing on a park bench, thinking to myself Hey, isn't this easy? And you've got a smile that could light up this whole town I haven't seen it in a while since she brought you down You say you're fine, I know you better than that Hey, what ya doing with a girl like that?  She wears high heels, I wear sneakers She's Cheer Captain and I'm on the bleachers Dreaming about the day when you wake up and find That what you're looking for has been here the whole time Chorus Standing by and waiting at your back door All this time how could you not know? Baby, you belong with me, you belong with me Oh, I remember you driving to my house in the middle of the night I'm the one who makes you laugh when you know you're 'bout to cry And I know your favorite songs and you tell me 'bout your dreams Think I know where you belong, think I know it's with me Chorus You belong with me Have you ever thought just maybe You belong with me? You belong with me If you had to map the PLOT of this “story”, how would you do it???

NARRATIVE WRITING  Setting: includes the time, location, circumstances, and characters, everything in which a story takes place, and provides the main backdrop, tone and mood for a story. Setting has been referred to as story world.timelocation charactersstorybackdropmood If you had to describe this setting, what kinds of words would you use? Forks, WA

SETTING  When establishing the setting of a story, you will set the MOOD and the TONE of the writing.  Mood: what YOU, the reader, feel about the piece.  Tone: what the author or narrator thinks about the piece.

SETTING  For example, the tone of a movie might be scary…like Scream…but as the audience, you might find the mood to be silly or funny. The characters will portray the tone, but you as the reader or audience define the mood.  Finding Nemo…the character of Dori, the forgetful fish is very serious. She goes through life-threatening situations, sharks, jellyfish, etc. But the mood of the movie is overall very humorous. Back to the pic, did you use any words that relate to the mood or the tone??

MOOD/TONE MAN Tone Mood

CHARACTERIZATION  Characters are developed in THREE ways: Dialogue Actions Descriptions

HOW IS THE CHARACTER DEVELOPED? “They were sitting in the corner of the cafeteria, as far away from where I sat as possible in the long room. There were five of them. They weren’t talking, and they weren’t eating, though they each had a tray of untouched food in front of them. They weren’t gawking at me, unlike most of the other students, so it was safe to stare at them without fear of meeting an excessively interested pair of eyes. But it was none of these things that caught, and held, my attention. “They didn’t look anything alike. Of the three boys, one was big – muscled like a serious weight lifter, with dark, curly hair. Another was taller, leaner, but still muscular, and honey blond. The last was lanky, less bulky, with untidy, bronze-colored hair. He was more boyish than the others, who looked like they could be in college, or even teachers here rather than students”

HOW IS THE CHARACTER DEVELOPED? “Prim!” The strangled cry comes out of my throat, and my muscles begin to move again. “Prim!” I don’t need to shove through the crowd. The other kids make way immediately allowing me a straight path to the stage. I reach her just as she is about to mount the steps. With one sweep of my arm, I push her behind me. “I volunteer!” I gasp. “I volunteer as tribute!”

HOW IS THE CHARACTER DEVELOPED? “My favorite ice cream’s strawberry! What’s yours?” “Strawberry.” Piper was thrilled that they already had so much in common. “Ever wonder why they call them strawberries? I mean, they don’t look nothing like straw. They’re red.” Sally Sue had never had such a thought but now that she did consider it, she had to admit that it was might strange. “Huh, you’re right about that.” “Maybe they should call them blush berries. Or rosy-berries.” “Or red berries.” “Or scrumptious berries.” “I ain’t never renamed something before.” “Ever wonder what it’d be like to eat nothing but ice cream all the time?” Piper had. “I’d have lamb-chop ice cream for dinner with a side of corn ice cream.”

 the main character of the story. Can be the hero, but not always.  A person, or a group of people who oppose the main character, or the main characters, not always the villain. CHARACTERIZATION Protagonist Antagonist Most stories will have…

 someone who undergoes an important, internal change because of the action in the plot.  one whose personality doesn't change throughout the events in the story's plot. CHARACTERIZATION DYNAMIC CHARACTER STATIC CHARACTER

NOW, MAKE A GUESS… Is this character static or dynamic? Hannah Montana Mike “The Situation”