What is a Narrative paragraph?

● A narrative paragraph tells a story or describes an event.

● It has a clear beginning, a middle, and an end.
● The story/ events in narrative paragraphs should be arranged chronologically, that is in
the order in which they have happened.
● It could be a tale, novel, an account of one’s life, a natural phenomenon, or a social
event
● In an academic setting, a narrative paragraph is sometimes used in reports.
● Uses descriptive words to help the reader better understand exact feelings and events.
● A narrative paragraph must have:
● A central idea ( what the story/event is about)
● Characters ( who it is about)
● A plot ( conflict, complication, climax, and resolution of the story/event)
● Adequate description
● Setting (when and where the story happens)
 Tum Teav

_______Tum’s arrival at Teav’s wedding marks the end of the story. Tum is caught and
executed. Teav, with love for her husband, commits suicide. The couple’s death outrages the
king that he orders execution for those involved in the tragedy.

_______The story is a real love tragedy that happened in the 16th century in present-day
Kampong Cham province. It is widely taught in high school.

_______Not long after, Teav’s mum arranges a marriage with a rich guy for Teav, but fails. Then,
Teav is selected as a concubine and sent to the capital. The king admires her so much, but with
mercy, he offers Tum and Teav a wedding. As dissatisfaction grows, Teav’s mum rearranges the
marriage with the previous guy. Teav is deceived and comes back home. With worry, Tum
follows her.

_______Tum Teav is an interesting story.

_______The story, I believe, will remain popular for years to come.

_______The story begins when Tum and Teav fall in love at first sight. Their love is so deep that
they have abused the traditional barriers and engaged in a pre-marriage love affair – it is
strongly prohibited in Khmer culture.

● The topic sentence is the sentence (1). It tells the purpose.

● The background information is (2). It tells what the story is about, when and where it
happens, and the source of the story.
● The story comprises the sentence (3)-(5)
● (3) tells the beginning of the story.
● (4) tells the middle of the story, and the main events occur in the story.
● (5) tells the end of the story.
● (6) is the concluding sentence. It restates the topic sentence.
 Tum Teav
(1) Tum Teav is an interesting story. (2) The story is a real love tragedy that happened in the
16th century in present-day Kampong Cham province. It is widely taught in high school. (3) The
story begins when Tum and Teav fall in love at first sight. Their love is so deep that they have
abused the traditional barriers and engaged in a pre-marriage love affair – it is strongly
prohibited in Khmer culture. (4) Not long after, Teav’s mum arranges a marriage with a rich guy
for Teav, but fails. Then, Teav is selected as a concubine and sent to the capital. The king
admires her so much, but with mercy, he offers Tum and Teav a wedding. As dissatisfaction
grows, Teav’s mum rearranges the marriage with the previous guy. Teav is deceived and comes
back home. With worry, Tum follows her. (5) Tum's arrival at Teav’s wedding marks the end of
the story. Tum is caught and executed. Teav, with love for her husband, commits suicide. The
couple's death outrages the king that he orders execution for those involved in the tragedy. (6)
The story, I believe, will remain popular for years to come.

1. Who are involed in the story?

2. Does the story have a happy or a sad ending?
3. Topic sentence and concluding sentence