my mooc narrative writting

1. Mooc narrative writing
BY NOMSA PRECIOUS MATSHEKE

2. What is a massive open online
course(mooc)
 Mooc stands for massive open online courses which the online course is aimed at unlimited participation and open
access via the web. In addition to traditional course materials such as filmed lectures, readings, and problem sets,
many MOOCs provide interactive user forums to support community interactions between students, professors, and
teaching assistants .MOOCs are a recent and widely researched development in distance education which was first
introduced in 2008 and emerged as a popular mode of learning in 2012.

3. Brief history of (MOOC) massive open
online courses
 Open Education Movement
 Open content, open knowledge, open content
 Connectivism
 learning is successful if we connect and build relevant networks
 CCK08
 Connectivism and Connective Knowledge Course run in 2008
 Stanford MOOCs (2012)
 Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Databases
 Platforms
 Coursera
 Udacity

4. Types of Massive Open Online
Courses(MOOC)

6. What makes a good story?
The common features of a good story
are:
 Orientation
 Complication, and
 Resolution
This is called Narrative Structure

7. Narrative Structure
Orientation/Beginning:
 This sets the scene, creating a visual
picture of the setting, atmosphere and
time of the story.
 Characters are introduced and clues are
set in place for the coming complication.
Who are all these people?

8. Narrative Structure
Complication/Problem:
 This is where a problem or complication occurs that affects the setting, time
or characters.

9. Narrative Structure
Minor Resolution:
This is where the problem seems to be resolved.

10. Narrative Structure
Evaluative Ending/ Moral:
Often there may be a moral or a message at the
end of the story.
For example, in the book ‘Naughty stories for nice
girls and boys’, most of the stories have a moral
to them.

11. Points of View
Writing from different points of view can add
interest and detail to a story.
 First Person
 Second Person
 Third Person

12. First Person
 Character speaks directly to the reader.
 Helps author to reveal thoughts and feelings in an intimate way.
 Disadvantage - reader only knows about the events of the story from only one
point of view.
E.g. Humpty Dumpty:
I am sitting on top of the cold sandstone wall, gazing at the
horizon. I am worried I might fall off and hurt myself.

13. Second Person
 Not used often for narrative writing
 Widely used by non-fiction writers
 Written in an easy style as if talking directly to the reader.
E.g. Humpty Dumpty:
You should see him sitting there on that wall. You wonder
what he’s thinking about. You imagine that he may fall.

14. Third Person
 The writer knows everything there is to know about the characters.
 The writer can see inside their minds.
 The writer knows what they are thinking and feeling.
E.g. Humpty Dumpty:
Humpty Dumpty is sitting calmly on top of the sandstone
wall, gazing at the horizon. He wonders whether he might
fall off and hurt himself.

15. Narrative Features
Effective narrative writing has a range of
language features.
1. Use of dialogue to elicit an emotional response from the reader
2. Descriptive language, including the use of devices such as simile, metaphor and imagery.

16. Narrative Features
3. Effective characterisation to elicit an
emotional response from the reader.
4. Past or present tense – being consistent
throughout.
5. Use of a variety of simple, compound and
complex sentences

17. Working in groups, create a graphic organiser to display the important
aspects of Narrative.
Include these headings:
1. Narrative Structure
2. Narrative Features
3. RID

18. Graphic Organiser
‘Writing Great Narrative’
Narrative
Narrative
Structure
Orientation
Complication
Minor
Resolution
New
Complication
Resolution
Narrative
Features
Use of
Dialogue
Descriptive
language
Effective
Characterisation
Past or present
Tense
Variety of
Sentences
R I D
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Insert
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19. MY FIELD OF INTEREST
 MY FIELD OF STUDY that I am Interested In doing is ENGLISH LITERATURE
 I AM MOSTLY INTRESTED IN CREATIVE WRITING, Narrative AND ENGLISH Literature
WHICH IS MORE ABOUT READING AND ANALYSING LITERATURE.

20. MY MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSE
THE TOPIC WHICH I AM INTRESTED IN IN DOOING AS MY MOOC
Isstory telling for a change

21. REFERENCE
 REFERENCE :Figgs,(2002) understanding
Narrative writing practical strategies to support
teachers: Hartz literacy work shop in 2002.