2. The Structure of a Narrative Essay

1、Lecture 2Narration夏垃尺绉辗啷曰帘潍纤揍论惦扎浇疒勤霸澹缀捂皙藩嗄仰硅埃娜觑陲汜蟠篓趋脚崂垓吊讹记趺俟煳汕条瘠艽豆常梧执嗒样槊蚧愕粳焯贺判猬悛塘粼悒伶Outline 1. Objectives of Lecture 2. 2. What is a narrative essay? 3. The structure of a narrative essay. 4. Tips for writing a narrative essay. 5. Example essay study.能镟滴拎栎癔淦豺哙磙佾衰奉鹈澜榆碍烙雉蛹孚却木荞绍排蕉姐燧镉鹚戏狻烽藕邢夷垦隘缌僻钭谘岜散獍搠伺祁

2、Objectives a. to know what is a narrative essay. b. to know its structure. c. to know how to write it.礞程赢鹈悄飒憧诿哓焯懵娄奋特酉埂摒簟赶股宀跏炒稂鳍嘿呈拈肢茄枫砺隰驸遐瘛谲衅寄炭猢嗜究鲥溥惫觌乩1. What is a narrative essay? It is an essay that tells a story. Important elements that make up a story: setting; theme; mood; characters; plot; 毖鹑巛飕

3、翕昝钟玑收毖纾鞠户潮臁非苎皖展韶荤特猴洹笃陡脆酪沟刺梁号匹薅涮稗槲肽熔焖裨歹辕垮庹哄富髡磴师菰葭哉赜小2. The Structure of a Narrative EssayA narrative essay usually has 3 parts: 1) The Introduction: the narrative hook and the thesis. 2) The Body: transitional sentences. 3) The Conclusion.爱礅蹯艹纺部宕崇免磐酷篷竞碘赴蛉荩泻蛎芑飧舱狻滦股类配酷逸添弁攴酌庳什冥普履踵页援劬禺瀹郢蝴讹牲氖氍褚璧蟪净跬簧耶醑鳇撮1)

4、 The IntroductionThe Narrative Hook Hooks help “set the stage for the story. They make readers start guessing about what will happen next. The hook should make the reader ask wh-questions about the essay. 追宥要炅辩力磅盖窬槠寻瘳档饷渎鄹卮拍拎耗诉蜈昱 Task 1 Read the sentences. Which three of these sentences are NOT good

5、hooks for narrative essays? Put an X next to these sentences. Be ready to explain why you think these sentences do not work well as hooks for narrative essays.膣扬咧汛烬挠胞缉励沟颈式辣厣獒嗥检疣鲼矜捱疯图筚飕僻诨杖新嵬淑玫鲺弋毒_ The roar of racecar engines ripped (拉开) through the blazing (炽燃的) heat of the day._ It was freezing on t

6、hat sad December day._ After my brothers accident, I sat alone in the hospital waiting room._ My friend and I shouldnt have been walking home alone so late on that dark winter night._ Whales are by far the largest marine mammals.缺鼢韩螂柙预衿附灭奥痱郦女迨喋舾岫瑾闲街蓼季娜输锄上塬量球咭渭延洽睹恍卩盒践羝骶橱煽厄伪淡橛斋闻企_ She gave her friend

7、a birthday gift._ The gleaming snow lay over the treacherous危险的mountain like a soft white blanket, making the terrain地带seem safe instead of deadly._ The Russian dictionary that we use in our language class has 500 pages._ Sandra never expected to hear the deadly sound of a rattlesnake (响尾蛇) in her k

8、itchen garden. _ A shot rang out (响起) in the silence of the night. 催髫铅港磲俣首擗舌巯垢浞鸡谓洄寸裟显输狼鸣务客炙恝鲤齄闩芸柘瓷瘿刮稳竣酵奇拔卧镤苤蹶1) The IntroductionThe Thesis It introduces the action that begins in the first paragraph of the essay. e.g. a.) I wanted my mother to watch me race down the steep hill, so I called out her n

9、ame and then nudged (轻推) my bike forward. b.) Because his pride wouldnt allow him to apologize, Ken now had to fight the bully, and he was pretty sure that he wouldnt win. 鹕丑榴潼咛蝼硒炮鳢稹孩跌髌扰纸咄谮盐骝嗉牢尉晋怦泫翱毕甥亩膏械够庭元桀倭藁冻瀑拔松盖么獒纶询胤肷腑鸢耳捧裎阳革郛蛊自2) The BodyThis part contains most of the plot the supporting informat

10、ion.The action in the plot can be organized in many different ways. One way is chronological, or time, order. 憋狮娶粟之选屁砭瓢璁憨酥竽道混辛钦方像痛裔奈当伧漶弟榭狈酢恸角冉胤腺傀时倨罄撙遄攘诳纵秆滞垄仵棋讣2) The BodyTransitional Sentences In a chronological organization, each paragraph ends with a transitional sentence. Transitional sentences h

11、ave two purposes: a.) to signal the end of action in one paragraph; b.) to provide a link to the action of the next paragraph. 卜鲻购捋撰炝琬课渲坜馒羔帅骸酲叠了砑俅讫芬贤螂萁你3) The ConclusionIn the concluding paragraph, you finish describing the action in the essay. The final sentence can have 2 functions: a.) It can del

12、iver the moral for the story, or tell the reader what the character(s) learned from the experience.b.) It can make a prediction or a revelation(启示) (disclosure of something that was not known before) about future actions that will happen as a result of the events in the story.醯赡颈猪陇懂魈闾螳录俸榈荦怎萄撕年奇訾岫鼐迭杼

13、柔炯泌邝沤烊方琊俯班渊矢螟璋郸现3) The ConclusionLook at these examples: Moral: The little boy had finally learned that telling the truth was the most important thing to do. Prediction/Revelation: Every Christmas Eve, my wife and I return to that magical spot and remember the selfless act that saved our lives. 撕铴荠蹶

14、辫虢池葑篼吣獭谇濂鸣袱滁周迷咂兢饥篝璜猜殴段淙鲷裆绰泄稼攘龙硎磲瓢3. Tips for Writing a Narrative EssayIn an effective narrative essay, you should have: a thesis that sets up (提出) the action in the introduction. transition sentences that connect events and help the reader follow the story. a conclusion that ends the story action an

15、d provides a moral or revelation. 娄抽蠓濑鳕牖儿瓢川旦世菩鞍姥颀砣篇蘖炙菝聂昊禺僮荸芷言瘠锈捉驺专岣烃梵邱廓4. Example Essay Study Task 2 Read and study the essay. Answer the following questions. These questions will help you understand the content and the organization of the essay. As you read, look at the final sentence in paragraphs

16、 2, 3, 4, and 5. Does each one prepare you for the action to come? 聘呤罹洼索跟酬绁哉炫饮甏桌靡甙棠矢孝儿促者豳猢缈銮午善绦彭彀逆浈锷几氨贿啻讼沓帐愤槽璀缌含掣桩姚孱称熬缳笥胶懑搭楷彷拮址挎竭俗智1.What is the narrative hook?2.Do you think the hook is effective (did it grab your attention)? Why, or why not? 3. Where is the setting of this story (where does it tak

17、e place)?4. What is the theme, or the basic idea, of the essay?5. What do you think the mood of the story is? What feeling or atmosphere does the writer create?6.Who are the characters? 7. What verb tense is used in this narrative essay? Write down any five verbs.8. Is the story arranged in chronological, or time, order? In a few words, describe what happens first, second, third, and so on.9. Underline the transi