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DESCRIPTIONTHE BEDFORD READER CHAPTER 4
The Methods of Engaging a Reader
NARRATION IN ADVERTISEMENTS Turn to pages 80-81 Look at the advertisement and answer
the questions in the blue box
DISCUSS Turn to an elbow partner and discuss.
Be ready to share
TELLING A STORY Let’s read pages 82-83 together
Anecdotes add: Color Specifics Are memorable
THE PROCESS Every story has a purpose
Read “Purpose and Shape” p. 83
THE THESIS In narration there is no formal thesis However, by the end of thewriting a thesis should beobvious
THE NARRATOR IN THE STORY Narratives report personal experience narrator=speaker First person=“I” Third person=“he” she” “they”
TENSE OF TEXT Unlike writing about literature, a
narrated story can be… Present tense (I stare, he stares) Past tense (I stared, he stared)
WHAT TO EMPHASIZE You need to tell the whole story (think
of a newspaper article) What happened? Who took part/ When? Where? Why did it take place? How did it happen?
SCENE VERSUS SUMMARY Two main strategies of narration:
Tell it by scene As if it were a movie, vivid description Turn to page 82-83. Read the scene and record
what the author is doing Tell it in summary
Relate events concisely Just the essentials
ASSIGNMENT Write two paragraphs, one as a
summary and one as a scene. Write the same story but in these two different narrative ways.
Topic:
The main character (you can name them) travels forward in time.
CHAPTER 4 DAY TWO Organization of narration
Chronological: the order in which it happens
“in medias res” (in the middle of things): a dramatic event
Flashback
VERBS, VERBS, VERBS Narration is heavily dependent upon
verbs to Clarify Enliven
Ex: Weak: The wind made an awful noise. Strong: The wind roared around the house and
rattled the trees.
VERB EXERCISE
Sentence
My leg hurts," she ____
Speaker is Feeling Alternative to Said
" I found it on the field. Don't tell anyone," he ____
"It's mine I found it. Give it back," he ____
"It's mine I found it! Give it back now," he ____
VERBS YOU COULD HAVE USED:
yelled shouted growled bellowed exclaimedroared grumbled stammered sobbed whimpered cried pleaded whispered mumbled interruptedretorted continued explained squealed laughed replied warned objected asked answered
ACTIVITY Now choose 10 words from the
previous slide and write a short story using all 10.
(I was going for “squealed” here”)