WRITING A NARRATIVE

WRITING A NARRATIVE

• A narrative is a story that you write or tell to someone,

usually in great detail. A narrative can be a work of poetry
or prose, or even song, theater, or dance.

• Often a narrative is meant to include the "whole story." A

summary will give a few key details and then the narrative
will delve into the details.
 WHY IS NARRATIVE STRUCTURE
IMPORTANT?

• Narratives tell stories, and stories help us connect with each other.
• They are written to entertain and to share experiences with a reader.
• Narratives can be written in many mediums, such as novels, short
stories, poems, diaries, and even biographies.

Series of
Orientation Complication Resolution
Events
 1.This gives the reader an idea of what the text will be about.
Orientation 2.The main character and sometimes other characters are introduced.
3.The setting, place, and time is introduced.

1.A problem, complication, or dilemma is put onto the main character, which
Complication they must find a way to overcome.
2.This prompts more events for the characters to face in order to solve the
original problem.

1.Paragraphs are used to explain and tell the story by exploring a series of
Series of events.
Events 2.The feelings of the main character (and other characters) about the problem
and other events are shown throughout this section.

1.The problem, complication, or dilemma is sorted out, and the emotional

Resolution stress is resolved.
2.The series of events is brought to a close.
 EXAMPLE

• While I was walking my dog this morning, it saw a cat and started
running towards it. My dog was on a leash and the pull took me by
surprise so I tripped, fell and hurt my knee. Fortunately, a neighbor
saw the whole thing and stopped my dog before it went too far.

En el ejemplo se utiliza el pasado continuo (I was walking / estaba

paseando) para señalar una acción que se desarrolla a lo largo del
tiempo es decir que aún no habían finalizado. En contraste, se utiliza
el pasado simple para mencionar diversas acciones que se iniciaron y
finalizaron: it saw / vio; I tripped / caí.
• En la narración pueden utilizarse impresiones y opiniones personales
del narrador, cuando el mismo está involucrado en la historia:
fortunately / por suerte.
 ADVERBS OF MANNER

• An adverb of manner describes how you do an action.

• How do we use adverbs of manner?
• An adverb of manner modifies a verb. For example.
• They dress elegantly.

• Some elderly people drive slowly.

• We put adverbs of manner after the main verb:

• Subject + main verb + adverb of manner. (example).

• Tom runs quickly.

• Adverbs of manner are really useful because they let us add a lot of extra details to descriptions.
 H O W TO C R EATE A N A D V ER B O F M A N N ER

•To make adverbs of manner, we usually add -ly to the adjective.

•Para hacer adverbios de modo, solemos añadir -ly al adjetivo. Por ejemplo,
•quick – quickly
•careful – carefully
•gentle – gently
•When an adjective ends in -y we change the -y to -i then add -ly. For example,
•Cuando un adjetivo termina en -y, cambiamos la -y por -i y luego agregamos -ly.
Por ejemplo,
•happy – happily
•greedy – greedily
•easy – easily
 HOW DO WE USE ADVERBS OF MANNER?

An adverb of manner modifies a She talked slowly.

verb. -He shut the door quietly.

We put adverbs of manner after the

main verb:
Tom runs quickly.
Subject + main verb + adverb of
manner.

The position of the adverb does not

change in a negative sentence:
He didn’t work quickly.
Subject + main verb + adverb of
manner

Adverbs of manner can also be

placed after the object.
Daisy ate the pizza slowly.
Subject + main verb + object +
adverb of manner
Comparativo de igualdad
Se forma con la estructura as...as, not as...as, not so...as.

Examples:
 Mary is as tall as Peter. (Mary es tan alta como Peter).
 Mary is not as tall as Peter. (Mary no es tan alta como Peter).
 Mary is not so tall as Peter. (Mary no es tan alta como Peter).

Comparativo de inferioridad
Se forma con la estructura less... than.

Examples:

 Mary is less tall than Peter. (Mary es menos alta que Peter).
 Your car is less fast than your brother’s (Tu carro es menos veloz que el de tu hermano).
Comparativo de superioridad
Se forma añadiendo el sufijo - er a los adjetivos monosílabos o a los adjetivos bisílabos acabados en -y, -er, -le o -ow.

Examples:
 Mary is taller than Peter. (Mary es más alta que Peter.)
 Mary is happier than Peter. (Mary es más feliz que Peter).
 Perla is older than María (Perla es más grande que María).

Los adjetivos de dos o más sílabas forman el comparativo con la estructura more ... than.

Example:

 Mary is more intelligent than Peter. (Mary es más inteligente que Peter).
Superlativo
Se forma añadiendo el sufijo - est a los adjetivos monosílabos o los bisílabos acabados en - y, - er, - le y - ow.

Examples:
 Mary is the tallest person I know. (Mary es la persona más alta que conozco).
 Mary is the happiest girl I have ever seen. (Mary es la chica más feliz que he visto jamás).
 My house is the largest one in our neighborhood.( Mi casa es la más grande de nuestro barrio).
 This is the smallest box I've ever seen. (Esta es la caja más pequeña que he visto).
 Your dog ran the fastest of any dog in the race. (Tu perro corrió más rápido que cualquier otro perro en la
carrera).

Los adjetivos de dos o más sílabas forman el comparativo con la estructura the most...

Examples:
 Mary is the most intelligent girl in the class. (Mary es la chica más inteligente de la clase).
 Comparativos y superlativos irregulares

Adjetivo Comparativo Superlativo

good better best

bad worse worst

far farther/further farther/furthest

little less least

much/many more most

 GROUP THE FOLLOWING ADJECTIVES
• less tall than
• thinner than Grado positivo Comparativo de inferioridad
• sad
• sad • less tall than
• the happiest • low • less width than
• as light as • huge • less enjoyable than
• less width than
• wider than Comparativo de igualdad Comparativo de superioridad
• the driest • as light as • thinner tan
• low • so blond as • wider tan
• curlier than
• as funny as • curlier tan
• more interesting than
• huge
•
Grado Superlativo
more interesting than
• so blond as
• the happiest
• the driest
• less enjoyable than
• the most charming
• the most charming
• as funny as