Grade 11 - Reading and Writing Skills Source: Essentials of Writing in the Discipline by Alex Abelos, et. al.

1. NARRATION

2. WRITING NARRATION
Narrative – tells a
story to make a
point.

3. WRITING NARRATION
Narrative responds
to the question
“what happened”

4. WRITING NARRATION
What
happened?
When it
happened?
Who was
involved?

5. NARRATIVES
• News Reports
• How the non-wearers of prescribed uniforms were
punished.
• How people cope with the recent earthquakes
• How a man was rescued from a burning building.

6. WRITING NARRATION
Your narrative must
make a POINT.

7. TOPIC SENTENCE
Last January, I watched my ten-year old
grandson act like an adult in an
emergency.
•The topic sentence tells the point of the
narrative.
•What is the point? To show how the grandson
acted like an adult in an emergency.

8. BODY OF THE NARRATIVE PARAGRPAH
The body of the
paragraph is
developed according
to time or

9. WHAT ARE THE SMALLER EVENTS?
•I tripped and fell.
•I called to my grandson.
•His pace went pale.
•He called for help.
•He covered me.
•He sat by my side in the ambulance.
•He stayed with me while I was being

10. IN WRITING THE NARRATIVE…
Identify the purpose of your narrative.
Note the significant events that must be
included.
Choose additional details as needed to make
story flow smoothly.
Maintain coherence and ensure that all details
are relevant, and that they fit together in a way
that addresses your purpose.

11. COMBINING SENTENCES
1. Then I ate my breakfast. Then
I took a shower and got
dressed.
2. After eating my breakfast, I
took a shower and got
dressed.

12. STRUCTURE OF SENTENCES
1. I read the newspaper for a
few minutes.
2. For a few minutes, I sat down
at the kitchen table to read
the newspaper.

13. TRANSITIONAL DEVICES
Ordinal Transitions:
First, second,
secondly, thirdly, etc.

14. TRANSITIONAL DEVICES
Time Sequence
Then, afterwards,
next, subsequently,
previously, yesterday,

15. TRANSITIONAL DEVICES
Transition Sample Usage
Next Next, the conductor closed the door, and the
bus left the terminal.
After After everyone had finished the main course,
server brought out the dessert.
Before Before getting on the bus, I checked to make
sure I had all of my papers with me.
Finally Finally, I finished studying for the test and was
able to sleep for a few hours.