SPM NARRATIVE ESSAY - TIPS FOR NARRATIVE WRITING (2)

The Ingredients You Need To Write A Good Narrative / Story Type Essay.....

1. Perspective / Narrator / Character

• First Person -  [ example :- I ]
• Third Person - [ example :- He,She,It ]

2. Plot

• What is happening
• Where is the setting
• Who is the character(s)
• What is the peak experience
• How did it end

3.Method

• Chronological
• Flashback
• Dialogue
• Monologue

4.Character

• Talk about the characters weaknesses
• Use Adjectives, Adverbs and strong verbs

5.Detail

• Use specific and concrete vocabulary
• Details need to be in unison and attention grabbing
• Do not generalize

6.Coherence

• Paragraph unity - [ Each paragraph is linked coherently ]
• Sentence Cohesion -[ Synonyms, Antonyms, Pronouns, Transitions]

SPM NARRATIVE ESSAY - TIPS FOR NARRATIVE WRITING (1)

In order to write a good narrative type essay, you'll need a good plot. What is a plot...? A plot is defined as the events that make up a story.A plot has 5 main parts / components.

 

 

 

1. Introduction / Beginning

 

It contains information about who, what, when, and where of the story.

 

2. Events

 

It contains incidents leading to the climax of the story.

 

3. Climax

 

It contains the most thrilling / exciting incident in the story which has a huge / life changing effect to the main character or the story.

 

4. Anti-Climax

 

It contains incident(s) leading to the conclusion of the story.

 

5. Ending

 

It tells us how the story ends / what happened in the end.