w-lecture four Narrative Essay2课件.ppt

How to revise a narrative essay?;Objectives To revise the compositions based on narrative writing skills 1. Paragraphing 2. Dialoguing 3. Using specific, concrete details; In order to maintain the unity in each paragraph in the narrative writing, we follow certain rules to begin a new paragraph. Here are some points where we might start a new paragraph:;1). We begin telling the story. 2). The time or place changes in the story 3). Another person appears. 4). Something important happens in the story. 5). Another person speaks in a conversation. (or the conversations end) 6). We stop telling the story and begin to interpret it. ;Sample Essay Reading;2. Dialoguing;Sample Essay Reading;Wisely used dialogue adds vividness and liveliness. But too much dialogue runs the risk of monotony. There should be a satisfying balance between narration and dialogue. Another thing we should keep in mind is the speaker’s language should be suitable for his status as it tells much about his education, intelligence attitude and character. ;3. Using specific, concrete details;How to make our writing more specific and concrete?;For instances:;B. Example (What?);C. Names (Who?);D. Numbers (How many?);E. Senses;2. Sound;3. Smell;4. Taste;5. Touch;Practices;Practices;4. Don’t give a clock to a Chinese. (since the word for clock in Chinese has a funeral connotation to it.) 5. It was during the meal that (big drops of) rain began to fall. (In the northeast huge mountains of) Clouds could be seen approaching. ;Writing Task