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
