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Narrating: Memories

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Learning Outcomes
• Identify real world applications for writing a
narrative.
• Understand the steps for writing a narrative.
• Interpret images and narrative readings about
memories.
• Analyze the rhetorical star for narrating.
• Apply the steps for writing a narrative.

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Real World Applications
(LO 5.1)
School
– Retell an important event.
– Share experiences.
Daily Life
– Write a personal journal.
– Post in a data-sharing
forum.
Career
– Share previous
experience.
– Document an issue.

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Steps for Writing a Narrative
(LO 5.2)
• Begin with an engaging introduction.
• Establish the time and place.
• Keep a consistent point of view.
• Keep a consistent verb tense.
• Include plenty of details and sensory
appeal.

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Steps for Writing a Narrative
(contd.)
• Present the details in a logical sequence.
• Use dialogue effectively.
• Include visual aids if appropriate.
• End with a thought-provoking
conclusion.

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Narrating in the Context of
Memories (LO 5.3)
Writing about an image:
• Consider what the image represents.
• Determine what emotions are conveyed.
• Make connections to your own memories.

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Narrating in the Context of
Memories (contd.)
Media connection for solving a problem:
• Exploring media may help you to better
understand methods for narration.
• Making personal connections may also
provide insight.

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The Rhetorical Star (LO5.4)
Subject
• Chose a subject that
has personal
significance to you.

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The Rhetorical Star (LO5.4)
Audience
• Establish who the
readers will be and
what they will need
to know about your
narrative.

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The Rhetorical Star (LO5.4)
Purpose
• Select the reason for
writing the essay.

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The Rhetorical Star (LO5.4)
Strategy
• Decide if you will
use other writing
strategies in addition
to narration to tell
your story.

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The Rhetorical Star (LO5.4)
Design
• Create a design that
will enhance the
narrative essay.

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Applying the Writing Process
(LO 5.5)
Discovering
• Consider skimming the chapter for ideas.
• Try making a list of meaningful events
from your past.
• Visit local events or restaurants for ideas.
• Use the journalist’s questions to generate
ideas about your subject.

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Applying the Writing Process
(contd.)
Planning
• List everything you can remember about
your topic.
• Try numbering your events or creating an
outline or cluster.
• Follow a chronological sequence.

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Applying the Writing Process
(contd.)
Composing
• Write a first draft using the nine steps
for writing a narrative.
• Don’t focus on grammar or punctuation yet.
• Keep your point in mind.

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Applying the Writing Process
(contd.)
Getting Feedback
• Have someone read the rough draft and
answer the peer review questions.
• Consider getting a third opinion as well.

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Applying the Writing Process
(contd.)
Revising
• Make sure you have enough specific details
and transitions to help the reader follow
your narrative flow.
• Remove, add, or rearrange ideas when
necessary.

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Applying the Writing Process
(contd.)
Editing
• Check your grammar and punctuation.
• Watch for a consistent verb tense.
• Look for a consistent point of view.

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Applying the Writing Process
(contd.)
Proofreading
• Read your essay an additional time.
• Look for typographical errors.
• Make final corrections.