Narrations

People of all ages enjoy stories. Through

stories people can experience places and
situations they might otherwise never
know.
If you want to be successful in narrating a
certain story, you should know how to build
a narrative paragraph.
A narrative paragraph tells a real or an
imaginary story.
The following chart shows how each part of
a narrative paragraph helps to tell a story.

Structure of a narrative paragraph

1.
The topic sentence introduces the
story by making a general statement,
setting the scene, or capturing the
readers attention
2.
The supporting sentences tell the
story event by event and answer the
questions Who? What? Where? Why?
When? and How?
3.
The concluding sentence ends the

Chronological order and transitions

Most narrative paragraphs are arranged in
chronological order. In chronological order,
each event is presented in the order in
which it occurred. Transitions show how
the events are related in time.
Anything but trotting

The followingI had

paragraph
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inriding
chronological
often dreamed
a horse, of
sailing smoothly as if horse and rider were
order.
one.

Topic
Sentence

Supporting
Sentences or

Today was my day. Here I was, perched on

top of a huge gray horse, patting him as I had
seen experienced riders do. At first,
everything was fine. The horses in my group
were walking slowly down the forest path, and
holding on was easy. Before long we came to
a clearing and the horses broke into a canter,
a smooth and easy-to-ride gait. Then the lead
horse sped a gallop, a thunderous gait that
was surprisingly easy to ride. Everything went
fine for the rest of the morning until the lead
horse started to trot. With the first trot, my
dream of horse and rider as one came to an
abrupt end. I bouncing wildly and could hardly
catch my breath. After minutes that seemed
like hours, we finally headed back to the
stable at a slow walk. By then, I knew what it
meant to be saddle sore. The only place I
wanted to be for the next few days was in a
very soft chair.
2

Story told
Event by
Event.

Concluding
Sentence

When writing narrative paragraphs, use

transitions to show how events are related in
time.
Transitions for chronological order
After

During

Afterwards

Before

At last

Finally

Later

At noon

Just as

In December

Next

First

Meanwhile

Last night

When

Second

Suddenly

The next day

While

Until

On Monday

Then
day

Early

As soon as

Immediately
After a while

By evening
Throughout the

First person and third person narratives

In some narrative paragraphs, the person
telling the story is in the story as a
participator in the events.
The first person pronouns I, we, me, us, my

These stories are

called first person narratives.
and our are used.

Some narrative paragraphs do not involve

the writer at all. Writers telling a story
about other people will refer to them with
third person pronouns: he, him, his, they,
them, she, her, hers, their, theirs, it, its.

These stories are called third

person narratives.
Assignment:
1.

My last birthday was truly a day to

remember. (first person story-Agron,
Selvie)

2.

My first day in high school was very

strange for me. (first person storyMario, Fatmira)
3.
A soldier I will never forget. (Third
person story-Agustin, Ali)
4.
Their success in the exercise gave
them reputation (third person storyDhori, Agim)
5.
The teacher who will remain in my
memory. (third person story-Realda,
Hysen)
6.
The day I met a very important
person. (first person story-Blerim, .....)