UNIT 2:

NARRATIVE ESSAYS

- Giới thiệu DUYÊN

- Dẫn vào bài học bằng cách đặt ra tình huống (để mng tập
trung và suy nghĩ)
- Giới thiệu bài
Surely, by now, many of you have various ideas in your mind about this
situation, right? Who is that girl? Why did the character end up in such a place?
And where did that curse come from? How will the character escape that curse?
But how can we connect all these pieces and make them captivating for the
readers? Well, that's why we are here with Unit 2: Narrative Essays. So, What is
a narrative essay and How to write a good narrative essay? Let's get started!

1. What is a narrative essay? HUYỀN

A narrative essay tells a story.
Another word for story is narrative.
It can be your experience, either imaginary or real. It can also tell a story
of someone’s life.
Even though the narrative essay has the same basic form as most other
academic essays, it allows the writer to be more creative than academic essays
usually do.
2. Several important elements make up a story
Setting: The setting is the location where the action in a story takes place.
Build a picture – what can your audience see, hear, smell and feel?
Theme: The theme is the basic idea of the story or What’s the overall
message you want to convey?
Very often the theme will deal with a topic that is common in life or
human nature, such as greed, envy, love, independence, and courage.
 Mood: The mood is the feeling or atmosphere that the writer creates for
the story.
It could be happy, hopeful, suspenseful, or scary.
Both the setting and descriptive vocabulary create the mood in a
narrative.
Characters: The characters are the people in the story.
They are affected by the mood of the story they react to the events in
which they are involved.
Plot: The plot is what happens in the story, that is, the sequence of
events. The plot often includes a climax or turning point at which the
characters or events change.

Ví dụ áp dụng cho Harry Potter VY

Setting: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Theme:

 Good vs. Evil: The battle between Harry, representing good, and
Lord Voldemort, the embodiment of evil, is a central theme that drives the plot.
(Thiện và Ác: Cuộc chiến giữa Harry, đại diện cho cái thiện và Chúa tể Voldemort, hiện thân
của cái ác, là chủ đề trung tâm dẫn dắt cốt truyện)
 Friendship and Love: The importance of friendship and love is
highlighted through Harry's bond with Ron and Hermione, as well as the love of
his deceased parents that protects him. (Tình bạn và tình yêu: Tầm quan trọng của tình bạn
và tình yêu được thể hiện qua mối quan hệ giữa Harry với Ron và Hermione, cũng như tình yêu của
cha mẹ đã khuất đã bảo vệ cậu)
Mood:
 Wonder and Excitement: The discovery of magic and the
exploration of Hogwarts fill the story with a sense of wonder and excitement.
(Điều kỳ diệu và sự phấn khích: Việc khám phá ra phép thuật và khám phá trường Hogwarts mang
đến cho câu chuyện một cảm giác kỳ diệu và phấn khích.)
 Mystery and Suspense: The search for the Philosopher's Stone
and the looming threat of Voldemort create a sense of mystery and suspense
throughout the narrative. (Bí ẩn và hồi hộp: Cuộc tìm kiếm Hòn đá Phù thủy và mối đe dọa
rình rập của Voldemort tạo ra cảm giác bí ẩn và hồi hộp xuyên suốt câu chuyện.)
 Loss and Grief: The loss of Harry's parents and the encounter with
the Mirror of Erised add moments of sadness and grief to the story. (Mất mát và
đau buồn: Sự mất mát của cha mẹ Harry và cuộc gặp gỡ với Chiếc gương bị xóa đã tạo thêm những
khoảnh khắc buồn bã và đau buồn cho câu chuyện.)

Characters: Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, Albus

Dumbledore, Lord Voldemort,…

Plot:

 Harry's Discovery of Magic

 Life at Hogwarts: Harry attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and
Wizardry, where he makes friends, learns magic, and faces challenges.
 The Quest for the Philosopher's Stone: Harry uncovers a plot by Lord
Voldemort to steal the Philosopher's Stone, an object that grants
immortality, and embarks on a mission to stop him.
 Confrontation and Sacrifice: Harry confronts Voldemort and protects
the Philosopher's Stone, showcasing his courage and selflessness.

HOW TO WRITE A GOOD NARRATIVE ESSAY?

1. The introduction. THÁI

The introduction of a narrative essay is the paragraph that begins
your story.
In the introduction, you describe the setting, introduce the
characters, and prepare your audience for the action to come.
 And of course, the introduction should have a hook and a thesis.
1.1. Narrative hook
Hook is an essay is the part of introduction – usually the first few
sentences – that grabs reader’s attention.

Hooks are especially important in narrative essays because they help set
the stage for the story. The hook makes readers start guessing about what will
happen next.

The hook should make the reader ask WH – questions about the essay.

ĐỌC CÂU HỎI VÀ MỜI KHÁN GIẢ TRẢ LỜI (If you
have a correct answer, you will receive a small gift)
1.2. The thesis
In the narrative essay, the thesis introduces the action that begins in the
first paragraph of the essay.

Thesis statements DO NOT tell readers what happens. They only

introduce the action that will follow. The paragraphs in the body will develop
the story.

ĐỌC CÂU HỎI VÀ MỜI KHÁN GIẢ TRẢ LỜI

2. THE BODY NGỌC

The body of the narrative essay contains most of the plot-the supporting
information.
The action in the plot can be organized in many different ways.
One way is chronological
In this method, each paragraph gives more information about the story as
it proceeds in time. It means the first paragraph usually describes the first event,
the second paragraph describes the second event, and so on.
2.1. Transitional sentence
 In an essay with chronological organization, each paragraph ends with a
transitional sentence.
Transitional sentences have 2 purposes:
(1) To signal the end of the action in one paragraph
(2) To provide a link to the action of the next paragraph
 Transitional sentences are vital because they give your story unity
and allow the reader to follow the action easily.

3. THE CONCLUSION THÚY

Like academic essays, narrative essays need to have concluding ideas. In
the conclusion, you finish describing the action in the essay. The final sentence
can have two functions:
1. It can deliver the moral of the story by telling the reader
what the character(s) learned from the experience.
2. It can make a prediction or a revelation (disclosure of
something that was not known before) about future actions that will
happen as a result of the events in the story.

THINGS TO REMEMBER DUYÊN

Always use Past tense

Describe events chronologically.

Don’t use too much dialogue.

Use sensory details when describing something: sound, smell, taste, hear.

Use descriptive language: colorful verbs, adjectives, adverbs. But DON’T

overuse them.

THANK YOU and Introduce the F6 group.

 Remember the situation at the beginning, and now I'm confident that each
of you has crafted a story. However, let's bring closure and come to the
examples prepared by group F6. I invite F6!