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1 Writing Al-Manar International School IGCSE Section
Prepared by: Mrs. Eman Abd El-Aal Ahmed

2 Aims of the session 1- To recognize what the narrative letter is.
2- To have an overview of the narrative letter. 3- To set your own plan before and while writing. 4- To be able to write a simple narrative letter.

3 Individual Work Time: 3 minutes Read the letter and discover the hidden mistakes then correct them.

4 Dear Tommy, it was amazing to get you are letter last week and congratulations on passing your exams. I thought I'd drop you a line to tell you that this week end I had the happiest moment in my life. Two weeks ago, I hear that a large marathon was going to be held all round the city. One of my friends, George, Suggested that I could try and run the marason which would help me to lose weight. I thought about the idea and decided to accept the challenge. so, I joined the race and although I didn't win, I finished it before a lot of others. The momment I crossed the finish line, I felt that I had overcome my fear of not finishing the marathon. Since as you know, I was overweight. Many of my friends were attending the race and was surprised that I managed to run continuously without stopping throughout the entire race. That day was probably the happiest and proudest moment in my life. Now, you know all about the most exciting goal which I set myself and managed to do. Successfully, Take good care of yourself. I am looking forward to see you soon. Love, Joe

5 Dear Tommy, It was amazing to get your letter last week and congratulations on passing your exams! I thought I'd drop you a line to tell you that this weekend I had the happiest moment in my life. Two weeks ago, I heard that a large marathon was going to be held all round the city. One of my friends, George, Suggested that I could try and run the marathon which would help me to lose weight. I thought about the idea and decided to accept the challenge. so, I joined the race and although I didn't win, I finished it before a lot of others. The moment I crossed the finish line, I felt that I had overcome my fear of not finishing the marathon. Since, as you already know, I was overweight. Many of my friends attended the race and were surprised that I managed to run continuously without stopping throughout the entire race. That day was probably the happiest and proudest moment in my life. Now, you know all about the most exciting goal which I set myself and managed to do successfully. Take good care of yourself. I’m looking forward to seeing you soon. Love, Joe

6 Remember the last task?! habits age hobbies Like/dislike family
Appearance age hobbies Like/dislike family

7 Narrative letter: What is the narrative letter? It’s a letter written to a friend to describe a series of events in the recent past. *Consider it a daily friendly phone call, so you should write short form. [ I’ve – He’s – Don’t – I’d ]

8 Types of Narrative Letters
Type 1 situations: writing a letter to a friend about something that could happen to you in everyday life. Type 2 situations: writing a letter to a friend about what you have done that is daring. Type 3 situations: writing a letter to a friend about your happiest or proudest moment.

9 What Should I focus on before writing?
Main target of the question. Important details. Exact number of words. Settings [ place, time, people]. Vocabulary, connectives, idioms and tenses. 150 200

10 Set your own plan: Shape
[Dear] followed by your friend’s name then a comma [Dear Tomas,]. Introduction of the letter. The body of the letter [ the events]. Write chronologically . Definite beginning. A Climax [ most dramatic or interesting moment of it]. A clear ending of the events. Conclusion of the letter. Love or Yours followed by a comma. Your name.

11 Introduction: What is the importance of the introduction? The main purpose of the introduction is to create interest in the story you’re going to relate. Keep it short as it will give you the chance to use more words in the body to tell the story. *Don’t forget to mention when the incident happened For example: this morning, this afternoon, just now, a few moments ago Imagine that you’re contacting your friend as soon as you can after the event happened.

12 Examples: I can’t wait to tell you ……………… I’m dying to tell you ………………
Wait until you hear ……………… You won’t believe ……………… You’ll never guess ……………… Your today’s homework is to create your own language for interesting introductions and REMEMBER every student should have his/her own vocabulary and language.

13 Body of the letter: Set this scene with the FIVE Ws.

14 These questions are important to be answered, so the scene you describe should be routine and ordinary. This will provide a contrast with the main event. Who People What Thing Where Place When Time Why Reason My mother and I were walking in the City Centre ,early in the morning, looking for a birthday present for Dad.

15 The situation you’re telling should contain the following:
3- Climax 4-Resolution 1- Exposition 2-Complication

16 You were at the zoo recently when something interesting happened.
Pair Work Time: 5 minutes You were at the zoo recently when something interesting happened. You decided to write to a friend describing the incident. In your writing you should: describe what you saw. write what you felt. explain how you reacted.

17 Conclusion: It should be brief just as the introduction
For two reasons: 1- Not to exceed the limited number of words. 2- You are in a hurry to tell everyone else what happened.

18 Examples of conclusion:
Well, I must dash now; I’ve got to tell Diff all about it. I must go now; I want to call Sara and tell her the news.

19 Group Work: [3 minutes] The introduction. The body. The conclusion.
Read the letter and find: In the body, cite the different elements of the short story. The introduction. The body. The conclusion. The five Ws. The exposition. The complication. The climax. The resolution.

20 Dear Rose, You will not believe what happened to me an hour ago. It was the most frightening and the most exciting thing that ever happened to me. I went up to my dad’s office to get his car keys to go to the mall with some friends from school. My dad’s office is on the top floor so I had to use a very ancient looking elevator. I surely wouldn’t climb the stairs all way up as you know. The stupid elevator was really slow and it felt like hours to get the thing moving. I kept pressing the button like crazy. After moving, it suddenly stopped halfway. I was so terrified. I kept pressing all the buttons I found. You know how much I lose my mind in situations like that. I tried to call my dad but there was no signal in the elevator, not even a security camera to let people know I was stuck in there. I was so scared! It was really creepy. I tried my best not to panic but it was all in vain. I kept having bad thoughts about being stuck in there forever. Finally, after about twenty minutes, the elevator started moving! It was in a sudden so I was really shocked and surprised. When I got to my dad’s office I was as pale as a ghost, but everything went back to normal after the shopping trip. I wish you were there with me when I was locked in that nasty elevator. We would probably throw a party in there! I must dash now. Have to tell the whole family about it. Yours, Jennifer

21 Summing Up: The most important points in today’s session

22 Next Session: Connectives:

23 Write a letter to a friend about a fire breaking in your house
Write a letter to a friend about a fire breaking in your house. Your letter should be no more than words. Try to include the following points: *What you were doing before the fire. *How it happened. *What happened after the fire. *How you reacted to the fire. Good Luck


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