The document outlines key characteristics of effective narration in storytelling, including the plot, setting, characterization, atmosphere, point of view, and conflict. It explains various methods, such as direct and indirect characterization, as well as different types of conflict. Additionally, it discusses how word choice and pacing contribute to the mood and reader's experience.

1. Characteristics of Good
Narration

2. PLOT
the sequence of events that take place in a story

3. SETTING
the time and place in which the events of a story
take place

4. CHARACTERIZATION
the methods used to present the personality of
a character in a narrative
Direct: the author
describes the
character
Indirect: the reader
judges what the
character is like
based on what they
say or do, or what
other characters say
about them.

5. ATMOSPHERE
the general mood or feeling established in a piece of
literature (created through word choice and pacing)
Word Choice: the author
uses words that make the
reader feel a certain way
Pacing: the author
controls the speed at
which we read through
sentence length,
punctuation, repetition
of words and other
techniques.

6. POINT OF VIEW
who is narrating the story
First person: the
narrator uses "I" to tell
the action, and is
involved in the story
Third person: the story is
told from a perspective
outside the story
(characters are referred
to by name, or as “he”,
“she”, “they”)

7. CONFLICT
the central problem that drives the action of a
story
Internal: The conflict
happens in a character's
mind
External: The conflict
happens between characters,
or between a character
and some outside force, like
nature.