Narrative paragraph

Unit 2 – Creative thinking

 Table of contents

01 Homework correction
Evaluating paragraphs for
Support & for Coherence
02 Q&A
Questions for reading
material about Narrative
and Cohesion paragraph

03 Northstar 2
Sample paragraphs 04 Writing time
Topic sentence
01 Homework correction
Evaluating paragraphs for Support &
for Coherence and Cohesion
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Q&A
Questions for reading material
about Narrative paragraph
 Questions
1. What information should be included in
the topic sentence of a Narrative
pargraph?
2. Can the topic sentence tell the first event
of the story?
3. Is it compulsory to include time and place
in the topic sentence?
4. How many parts are there in a story?
 Parts of a Narrative Paragraph
• Like other kinds of paragraphs, narrative paragraph has a topic sentence, supporting sentences, and a
concluding sentence.
Topic Gives background  What story is about (controlling idea)
sentence information  Who it is about (characters)
 [When it happens] Might be put in the sentence(s)
 [Where it happens] after the topic sentence

Supporting Tells the  tell the details of the story (including conflict and climax)
sentences story/event  include sensory details, such as what the author saw,
heard, smelled, or tasted.
 may also tell about the writer’s feelings during the events.

Concluding Tells the  “wraps up” the story. It may include a comment about why
sentence ending/conclusion/ the experience was important or how the writer felt after it.
resolution

Note: The topic sentence of a narrative paragraph DOES NOT start the narration.

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 Topic sentence
 Activity 1:
 Read the Topic sentences on slide 8. For each sentence, answers the
following questions:
• What is the story about?
• Who is the story about?
• When does it happen?
• Where does it happen?

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Topic sentence
 I went through an unforgettable experience when a magnitude 6.9
earthquake hit California.

 I learned the hard way how to make friends in a new school.

 I will never forget the the first time I got lost in New York city.

 My most embarrassing moment hanppened during a talent show at

school.
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 Supporting sentences – The story
The story or event happens at 3 different stages:
• The beginning of the story
• The middle of the story
• The end of the story

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 Supporting sentences – The story
• The beginning of the story
o It can give the background information like time, place, and/or other
characters in the story (if they are not included in the topic sentence
yet).
o It tells what happens first in the story. It can be the first event which
triggers the main events or important activities of the story.

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 Supporting sentences – The story
• The middle of the story
o It tells the sequence of events which lead to the main
events or important activities of the story.
o It tells the main events or important activities – the climax -
of the story.

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 Supporting sentences – The story
• The end of the story
o It tells the the result / the solution / the final event of the story.

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 Concluding sentence
It is a concluding sentence. The writer can either
• restate the topic sentence,
• give a concluding remark,
• make a prediction about the story,
• or make a suggestion.

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Sample 1
(1) The most frightening experience of my life happened while I was enjoying
the summer sunshine with my three-year-old daughter in Hyde Park. (2) The
trouble began when I was distracted by a bee that I had to chase away. (3)
Less than a minute later, I looked around and could not see my daughter
anywhere. (4) As you can imagine, I felt horrendous panic. (5) I ran wildly
through the park, desperately screaming my daughter’s name and asking
people if they had seen her. (6) After ten minutes that seemed more like ten
hours, a kind and helpful woman told me she had seen a child walking near the
playground. (7) I ran as if my life depended on it. (8) When at last I saw her,
she was sitting under a tree. (9) She was crying, ‘Daddy… Where’s my daddy’
(10) With great relief, I took my daughter’s tiny hand, and we went for ice
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 Sample 1
The topic sentence is sentence (1). It tells what the writer will write about.
It also provides the time (summer), place (Hyde Park) and the main
characters (I and my daughter) of the story.
The story comprises of sentence (2) to (9).
- Sentence (2) tells the beginning of the story.
- Sentence (3)-(6), which is middle of the story, tell the main events
happen in the story.
Sentence (7)-(9) tells the end of the story.
Sentence (10) is the concluding sentence. It tells the resolution of the
story.
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Sample 2
My Shopping Norte’s Nightmare
(1) I’ll never forget the first time I got lost in La Paz City. (2) I was
traveling with my parents during summer vacation. (3) We were in a
department store, and I was so excited to see such a huge place. (4)
Suddenly, I turned around to ask my mom something, but she was
gone! (5) I begun crying and screaming at the top of my lungs. (6) A
salesclerk came up to me. (7) She got on the public address (P.A.)
system and notified the customers that a little boy with blue jeans and a
red cap was lost. (8) Two minutes later my mom and dad came running
toward me and ask if I was okay. (9) We all cried and hugged each
other. (10) I’ll never forget that day as long as I live.
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 Sample 2
The topic sentence is sentence (1). It tells what the writer will write about. It also
provides the place (La Paz City) and the main character (I) of the story.
The background information includes sentence (2). Sentence (2) tells when it
happens (summer vacation), and introduces the other characters of the story
(my parents).
The story comprises of sentence (3) to (9).
– Sentence (3) tells the beginning of the story.
– Sentence (4)-(7), which is middle of the story, tell the main events happen in
the story.
– Sentence (8)-(9) tell the end of the story.
Sentence (10) is the concluding sentence. It restates the topic sentence.
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Sample paragraphs
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Writing time
Topic sentence
Background information
 What’s about you?

Have you ever used

creative thinking to solve
a problem?
 Let’s write your topic sentence

Think about a time you (or

someone you know) used
creative thinking to solve
a problem.