Narratives are stories.

They consist of a series of

events
Still remember the stories
that you have heard ?
Give the story a dramatic
outline
A successful narrative is
likely to have a theme , a
description of the setting,
characters and incidents
with a clear structure.
A short story is organised
in a certain way ….
1.Exposition
3
2.Rising Action
3.Climax 2
4
4.Falling Action
5.Resolution 1
5
Sight Sound

Touch Taste

Smell
Surprised
•We got the shock of our
lives.
Surprised
•I could not believe my eyes
when I saw my result.
Sad/ emotional
•Her tears trickled down her
cheeks.

Sad/ emotional
•She was moved to tears when
she saw them hug each other.
Angry
• Mother went beserk when she
found a cigarette in my bag.
Angry
• He hit the roof when he
realised his son had stolen his
money.
Afraid
•The boys were scared stiff
to go out at night.
Afraid
•Her hair stood on ends
when a hand touched her.
Amused
• She burst out laughing when I
finished the story
Amused
• Uncle John laughed his head
off when he realised he had
forgotten to wear his pants.
Itwas after midnight and we
were still cruising along the
highway.
Judy , our driver was beginning
to feel sleepy. I offered to take
over but she declined. I tried to
start a conversation to keep her
awake but she kept giving me
the monosyllabic answers.
It was a hot afternoon,
Susila could feel the sweat
trickling down her back
She had just finished Mrs.
Wong’s extra class……..
Peter woke up early that
morning. He inhaled the
frigid morning air.
It was quite cold. He had
been waiting for the
students since dawn. What
was taking them so long ?
One day , in January, my
mother asked me to
accompany her to the
market. After an hour,
I was sweating profusely. She
finally got what she wanted.
As we were walking to our
car, a motorcycle swept past
us.
It was raining heavily that
night.
I was hurrying home from
Mathematics tuition. As I
arrived home, I noticed a
shadowy figure behind the
mango tree.