What is a narrative?

WHAT IS A NARRATIVE?telling stories around the campfire

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A narrative is a story that describes a

sequence of events.

Narratives can be found in works of writing, speech, poetry, prose, pictures, song, movies,

games, theatre, dance and more.

NARRATIVE STRUCTURE

What do all narratives have in common?

Narrative Structure is about two things: the content of a story and

the form used to tell the story.

Two common ways to describe these two parts of narrative

structure arestory and plot.

Story is about the key conflicts, main characters, setting and events.

Plot is about how and at what stages the key conflicts are set up

and resolved, how the story moves.

SETTINGWhere

Something has to happen Someplace

So did you hear what happened in the Ball Room with a Candlestick?

CHARACTERWho

He, She or It

People – Pets – Personifications, something has to give it personality

CONFLICTWhat

The Plot Thickens

Beginning – Middle – Endhelp to answer theHow and the When

Conflict can take many forms, be it emotional, interpersonal, or even

between the character and his/her physical environment

The Visual Narrative

• Billy’s Balloon

• Rejected Cartoons

• Windy Day

• The Soldier’s Tale