This document provides guidance on writing narratives. It discusses including paragraphs that focus on specific topics. Stories should be written in a specific person and use descriptive techniques like time words, adjectives, adverbs, and direct speech. Introductions should catch the reader's attention and make them want to keep reading. Conclusions should leave an impression with an unpredictable end. The document analyzes examples and encourages the reader to be ready to write an engaging narrative.

1. HOW TO WRITE A NARRATIVE
UNIT 5

2. PARAGRAPHS in a Narrative:

3. IMPORTANT POINS TO CONSIDER:

4. Read the model in the next slide, which begins
with “Sleept tight, Scottie,”… and
- think about the topic of each paragraph.
- In which person is the story written?
- Pay attention to the “descriptive techniques”
- What time words did the write use?
- Notice the adjectives, adverbs and direct
speech.
- Has the writer used a variety of adjectives and
adverbs, or are the same words ued several
times?

6. Techniques to begin and ends
a narrative

7. Which techniques (a-f from the previous
slide) have been used in these
beginnings?
B

8. Techniques to begin and end
a narrative

9. Which techniques (a-e from the previous
slide) have been used in these endings?
B

10. So… remember that it is important to:
Introduce your story in an interesting way to
catch the reader attention and make him/her
want to keep on reading:
Do you think the story of The Gift of the Magi
(on page 65 of you book) is introduced in an
interesting way?
Conclude your story with an unpredictable end
to make an impression on the reader.

11. I hope you are now ready to write a good
narrative!
Taken from “Successful writing” by
Virginia Evans (Upper-Intermediate)