3. What is the difference between
recounts and narratives?
Recounts can be considered a type of narrative.
A narrative is any account of events presented by
a narrator to a reader / listener / viewer.
In the school context, “narratives” often refer to
“stories”.
4. What are stories?
Stories are made-up accounts of events.
The main purpose of stories is to entertain the
reader.
10. Good example
Finally, when it was Jessie’s turn to sing, she
sang and it was horrible.
Finally, when it was Jessie’s turn to sing, she
opened her mouth and tried to hit the right
pitch. To her great shock, nothing came out.
With fingers clasped, she tried to force the air
out of her throat, but all that she heard was a
horrible croak.