Narrative writing
Writing from your perspective can be challenging. What do you include? What do you leave out?
Narrative tell stories. Many use the PLOT STRUCTURE to tell a story. Others reflect on a past or future event.
Narrative tell stories. Many use the PLOT STRUCTURE to tell a story. Others reflect on a past or future event.
Character Traits
A good narrative characterizes the characters in the text.
See this PPT from class.
DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION: Characteristics or personality traits told by the author.
EX: Batman’s evil nemesis, the Joker…
INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION: Characteristics or personality traits told through the story. You must infer these.
Batman’s nemesis, the Joker, often plots evil schemes to torture his victims. He often creates scenarios that make the good guy choose between two bad outcomes: sacrifice the city or lose the love of his life.
See this Batman scene.
See this PPT from class.
DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION: Characteristics or personality traits told by the author.
EX: Batman’s evil nemesis, the Joker…
- The Joker is evil, according to the author.
INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION: Characteristics or personality traits told through the story. You must infer these.
Batman’s nemesis, the Joker, often plots evil schemes to torture his victims. He often creates scenarios that make the good guy choose between two bad outcomes: sacrifice the city or lose the love of his life.
- The Joker is sneaky, according to the inference we make from the story.
See this Batman scene.