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O Level English 05: How to Write a
Narrative/ Story (Code 105)
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2. Narrative/ Story
● A short story is a piece of prose fiction that
typically can be read in one sitting and focuses
on a self-contained incident or series of linked
incidents, with the intent of evoking a single
effect or mood.
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3. Ingredients of a Narrative/ Story
● Characters
● Setting
● Plot
● Narratology
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4. Characters
● Living and non-living characters
● Names of characters according to roles
● Language according to the role
● Appropriate dialogue
● Description of characters at the time of first entry
● Round (changes) and flat (stagnant) characters
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5. Cont…
1. Protagonist: The main character
2. Antagonist: The villain
2. Tertiary characters: They are the minor characters in the
story.
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6. Setting
● Places of the story
● Rural and urban
● Scene setting of each dialogue etc
● Furniture and other items according to the story
● Dress
● Colour scheme
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7. Plot
● Development of the story
● Progression with cause and effect
● Rational development
● Unity of story
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8. Narratology
● Narratology
● Agenda
● Propaganda
● Theme/ message
● Counter narrative
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9. Cycle of a Narrative/ Story
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10. Conflict
● Issue
● Problem
● Crisis
● Loss of a child/ storm and deviation from the route
● Flood and family were dispersed
● Psychological trouble
● Death of the dear ones
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11. Resolution
● Justice has been done
● Culprit is punished
● The innocent is rewarded
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12. Tense
● Always use past tense
● Simple past
● Past progressive
● Past perfect
● Past perfect progressive
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13. Transitional Words
● Transitional words
● Sequence words
● Functional English 27 Paragraph Writing Transitional
Words Code 0077
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzSOI6JtEuc&t=21s
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14. O level Paper: Questions of a Narrative/ Story
● Write a story which includes the sentence: ‘When they
opened the jewellery box, they could not believe what
was in it.’ (O level paper, June, 2020)
● Write a story in which a train ticket plays an important
part. (O level paper, June, 2020)
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15. Cont…
● Write a story which includes the sentence: ‘No one could
understand why she failed to turn up.’ (O level paper,
2012)
● Write a story in which fear of flying is an important part.
(Remember that you should include full details of the
fear to show how it is an important part of your story.) (O
level paper, 2012)
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