Narrative Paragraph Unit 6
Feb 22, 2016
Narrative ParagraphUnit 6
Your are going to learn:
• 1-Narrative organization• 2- Using sensory and emotional details• 3- Showing order of events in narrative
paragraphs• 4- Showing simultaneous events• 5- Forming and using the simple past• 6- Forming and using past continious
Narrative Paragraph
• 1- Topic sentence• 2- Supporting sentences• 3- Concluding
Narrative paragraph
It tells a story. Also, it has a topic sentence, supporting sentences, and a concluding sentence.
Any story has setting, characters, and a plot
• 1- Setting •
• 2-Characters
• 3- Plot
Topic Sentence
• 1- The topic sentence tells the reader what the story will be about.
• 2- Tells when and where the story took place.• 3- It should capture the reader’s interest.
Supporting Sentences• 1- Tell the details of the story, including the
sequence of events.• 2- Include sensory details, such as what the
author saw, heard, smelled, or tasted.• 3- They also may tell about the writer’s
feelings during the events.
Concluding Sentence
• It “wraps up” the story. It may include a comment about why the experience was important or how the writer felt after it.
Using sensory and Emotional Details
• 1- Sensory details give information about how something looks, smells, tastes, feels or what it sounds like.
• My teeth were chattering, and my legs felt like jelly.
• The morning sun warmed my back.
• 2- Emotional details help the reader understand the writer’s feelings.
• Suddenly, my fear vanished, and I felt confident as I looked out at the crowd.
• The sight filled me with excitement.
Showing Order of Events in Narrative Paragraph
• Next- after that- afterwards- then- later- Finally- eventually- a little while later- soon.
We unpacked the car and set up our tent. After that, we built a fire and cooked our food.Our entire family squeezed into the car, and soon we were on our way.
Showing Simultaneous Events
• Meanwhile- while- at the same time that
• I made coffee. Meanwhile, my brother tried to distract our mother.
• I was planning a surprise party at the same time that I was getting ready to move.
An example of a narrative paragraph
• This past weekend I had the time of my life. First, Friday night, I had my best friend over and we made a delicious, mouth-watering pizza. After we ate, we had a friendly video game competition. On Saturday, my dad took us out on the boat. The weather was perfect and the water was warm. It was a great day to go for a swim. Later that night, we went to the movies. We saw an action packed thriller and ate a lot of popcorn. Finally, on Sunday, we rode our bikes all over town. By the end of the day, my legs were very tired. I only hope that next weekend can be as fun as this one.
Using the simple past
• To tell about actions that started and finished in the past.
Simple past * * *
Dalia walked home quickly that night.Ronald studied all night for that exam.
Forming the Simple Past
• Regular verbs (simple past)• Add –d or –ed to the base form of the verb.• In 2003, I celebrated my birthday with my
family in Jeddah.• I graduated from high school in 2001.
Irregular verbs (simple past)
• Irregular verbs in the simple past.• Eliza and her sister spent all their money.• I met my husband at the airport last Monday.
Negative statement of simple past
• Did not + base form of the verb.• I did not fall off the cliff.• I did not waste any money.
Verb to be (is –was/ are-were)
• Ahmad was at school yesterday.• Maha and Noura were happy.
• Negative form:• Ahmad was not at school yesterday.• Maha and Noura were not happy.
Affirmative Statementssubject Base form of verb + -
d/-edI
waited patiently
YouHeSheItWeYou
They
Negative Statementssubject Did+ not Base form
of verbI
Did not wait patiently
YouHeSheItWeYou
They
Affirmative StatementsSubject Was/ were
I was
beautiful
You were
HeSheIt
was
We
wereYou
They
Negative StatementsSubject Was/ were + NOT
I Was not
beautiful
You Were not
HeSheIt
Was not
We
Were notYou
They
Using the Past Continuous
• 1- To describe an event that was already in progress when another event occurred or interrupted the first event.
• * ------*------- * *My brother and I were watching TV when we heard a crash.The car was moving slowly, so I had plenty of time to cross the street.
• 2- Using the past continuous to tell about two or more activities that were in progress at the same time.
• She was running while talking on the cell phone.
• Some teenagers were splashing and shouting at each other.
Forming the Past Continuous
• Was/ were + v + ing• I was living in Washington at the time.• Negative form• Was/ were + not+ v+ ing• I was not living in Washington at the time.
• Do not use stative verbs (be, know, understand, see, believe) in the past continuous. Use simple past instead.
Affirmative StatementsSubject Was/ were Base form of V + ing
I was
watching
You were
HeSheIt
was
We
wereYou
They
Negative StatementsSubject Was/ were Base form of V + ing
I Was not
watching
You Were not
HeSheIt
Was not
We
Were notYou
They
Narrative paragraph checklist
• 1- Does the paragraph have a title?• 2- Does it have a topic sentence that tells what the story will be about?• 3- Does it have background information?• 4- Does it give the events of the story?• 5- Are there sensory and/or emotional details?• 6- Does it use a sequence words and/or other transition words to show
the order of events?• 7- Did you use simple past and past continuous correctly?• 8- Did you include concluding sentence that “wraps up” the story?• Does it tell how experience affected you?
Any Questions?