NARRATION

Assignment of Paragraph Writing

Name : Putri Ramadani

Student ID : F1021201055

Class : A3

Lecturer : Dr. Yanti Sri Rezeki, M.Ed. Ph.D

Practice 1 Writing a Main Point

Main point

A writing assignment that I hated produced the best writing I have done.

Practice 2 Deciding on a Main Point

1. Topic: A commute to work or school

Important because: it teaches many things

Main point: learn about independence and discipline of time

Topic sentence/ Thesis: On my commute to school or work has taught me independence

and time discipline.

2. Topic: An embarrassing experience

Important because: taught me to be more careful

Main point: not to make the wrong decision

Topic sentence/ Thesis: After experiencing an embarrassing incident, it made me more

careful in making a decision.
3. Topic: A strange or interesting that you witnessed

Important because: add knowledge of the outside

Main point: learned experiences from others

Topic sentence/ Thesis: Witnessed something strange and interesting has increased my
knowledge of the outside world by learning from the experiences of others.

4. Topic: A typical evening at home

Important because: there is something I like

Main point: the quiet atmosphere makes the heart calm

Topic sentence/ Thesis: Something I love about a typical evening at home is the quiet
atmosphere that makes the heart calm.

Practice 3 Choosing Major Events

1. Topic: A commute to work or school

Topic sentence: On my commute to school or work has taught me independence and time
discipline.

Events: When I was getting ready to leave, it had made me wake up early. I prepare my
own lunch and set a schedule to get up to do all the activities. I do things regularly, every
day, so I get used to valuing time and not wasting it.

2. Topic: An embarrassing experience

Topic sentence: After experiencing an embarrassing incident, it made me more careful in

making a decision.
 Events: I once made the wrong choice, because I didn't think about it long before. I was
so embarrassed when I found out that this was a fatal incident. That in the end I was
always careful and not careless in doing everything.

3. Topic: A strange or interesting that you witnessed

Topic sentence: Witnessed something strange and interesting has increased my

knowledge of the outside world by learning from the experiences of others.

Events: I see people have tried hard but I see they fail. Then I thought what went wrong
and what made them fail. But in the end I saw them doing really well. That's all because
they never give up and keep trying even though they fail repeatedly. At last, I made it a
motivation for me to never give up.

Practice 4 Giving Details about the Events

1. Topic sentence/ Thesis: After experiencing an embarrassing incident, it made me more careful
in making a decision.

Event: I once made the wrong choice, because I didn't think about it long before.

Detail: I rashly made my choice, because I thought my decision was the right one and
ignored the advice of others.

Event: I was so embarrassed when I found out that this was a fatal incident.

Detail: I regret that I have ignored other people's advice to me. I should not have been
rash and selfish by thinking about my own interests which turned out not to be good for
me.

Event: That in the end I was always careful and not careless in doing everything.

Detail: I rethink my choices before making a decision. I hear advice from others first. It's
all for my good so as not to make a mistake for the umpteenth time.
Practice 5 Using Transition in Narration

After a horrible fight with my sister, I learned the value of staying calm. The fight started
over who was going to have the family party. First, she said that she was too busy, even though
we both work. Then, I got mad and started yelling at her. I brought up times in the past when she
had tried to pass responsibilities off on me, and I told her I was sick of being the one who did
everything. Eventually, I hung up on her, and now we are not talking. I feel bad because she’s
my sister, and I do love her. At last, I know that I will have to call her.

Kelly’s Narration

Karella Lehmanoff, a two-month-old female infant, is improving steadily. When she was
born, her birth weight was 13 pounds, but it has increased to 3.1 pounds. Her jaundice has
completely disappeared, and her skin has begun to look rosy. Karella's pulse rate is normal for
her development, and her resting heart rate has stabilized at about 150 beats per minute. Lung
development was a big concern because of Karella's premature birth, but her lungs are now fully
developed and largely functional. Dr. Lansing saw Karella at I p.m. and pronounced her in good
condition. The parents were encouraged, and so am I. The prognosis for little Karella gets better
with each day.