Narration is a writing or rhetorical strategy
for developing an essay. Narrative writing is essentially telling a story, usually
relying on personal experience. Good narrative writing:
1. is told from a particular point of view, 2. makes and supports a point (has a purpose),
3. is filled with precise detail,
4. uses vivid verbs and modifiers,
5. uses conflict and sequence as does any good plot,
6. may use dialogue.
For your blog assignment this week you are to write a narrative consisting of about 400-500 words. I want you to choose a vivid childhood memory - you might think of the first time you rode a school bus, of a time when you went to the principal's office, of a first encounter with a friend, of a first A on a test or paper, of the first time you earned money to buy something you really wanted, and so on. Narrate events related to that childhood memory so that your reader will understand why the event was important and memorable (why your memory supports a point - purpose).
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