Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Narrative



Narrative helps the audience to understand what the main idea of the writing is about and if used well will help to prove a point. Narrative puts things in chronological order to help make sense of how things came about and why they are important to the Theme. A plot, or problem, gives direction and resolution to the story. Studies have shown that students who are taught comprehension strategies for narration are more successful in understanding and composing narrative writing. 



  

Characters, theme, setting, and plot can all be created to reach the desired audience by taking on characteristics similar to the audience and their experiences, helping them relate and connect with the writing.  For example, if the target audience is young children, characters could be of similar age interacting with other characters like caretakers, pets, friends, etc. Using these tools in this way will help to attract the target audience.

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