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Narratives

Narratives . Humour. Making the audience laugh as part of telling a story. Romance. Tells the story of lovers Eg: Romeo and Juliet, The Butterfly Lovers. Crime. Regular cop and robber story (often made into films). Real-life fiction. Stories in a present day reality .

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Narratives

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  1. Narratives

  2. Humour Making the audience laugh as part of telling a story

  3. Romance Tells the story of lovers Eg: Romeo and Juliet, The Butterfly Lovers

  4. Crime Regular cop and robber story (often made into films)

  5. Real-life fiction Stories in a present day reality

  6. Historicalfiction Ancient traditional stories, myths and legends Eg: Lord of the Rings

  7. Mystery Thrilling tales of the unknown phenomenon Eg: Alien stories, X-Files

  8. Fantasy Stories with magic and fairytale characters Eg: Enid Blyton stories, Harry Potter

  9. Science fiction Use a setting involving science and technology Eg: Star Wars, The Matrix

  10. Diary-novels Presented like diary entries Eg: First person narratives

  11. Adventure Action-packed stories with dangerous obstacles to overcome Eg: Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Indiana Jones

  12. Structure of narratives • Orientation (Introduction) • Complication (The problem) • Sequence of events (The development) • Climax (The most exciting part) • Resolution (Problem solved or the ending) • Coda (Comment) Remember: Of Course SurabayaCan RuleCanada

  13. Introduction • Provides an orientation. • Tells the reader who is in the story, when the story is taking place and where the action is happening. • Describes the landscape and setting of the story.

  14. Body • Has a complication - that sets off a chain of events that influence what will happen in the story. (Remember! A narrative MUST have a complication!) • Sequence of events - where the characters react to the complication. • Climax - the most exciting part

  15. Conclusion • A resolution in which the characters finally sort out the complication (or fail to do so). • A coda that provides a comment or moral based on what has been learned from the story. (optional)

  16. Now, you try! 1. Listen to the song “Tell Laura I love her” quietly. Remember the parts? • Orientation (Introduction) • Complication (The problem) • Sequence of events (The development) • Climax (The most exciting part) • Resolution (Problem Solved) • Coda (Comment) • Hint: Of Course SurabayaCan RuleCanada

  17. TELL LAURA I LOVE HER Laura and Tommy were lovers He wanted to give her everything Flowers, presents and most of all, a wedding ring He saw a sign for a stock car race A thousand dollar prize it read He couldn't get Laura on the phone So to her mother Tommy said Tell Laura I love her, tell Laura I need her Tell Laura I may be late I've something to do, that cannot wait He drove his car to the racing grounds He was the youngest driver there The crowed roared as they started the race 'Round the track they drove at a deadly pace No one knows what happened that day How his car overturned in flames But as they pulled him from the twisted wreck With his dying breath, they heard him say Orientation Complication Sequence of events Climax

  18. Tell Laura I love her, tell Laura I need her Tell Laura not to cry My love for her will never die Now in the chapel where Laura prays For her Tommy who passed away It was just for Laura he lived and died Alone in the chapel she can hear him cry Tell Laura I love her, tell Laura I need her Tell Laura not to cry My love for her will never die Tell Laura I love her..... Climax Resolution No Coda

  19. Heroes Orientation – Modern day, genetic variation results in superhuman powers Complication – A murder and a drawing of the future where New York is bombed Sequence of events – All the other episodes. Climax – How they prevent New York from being bombed (last 2 episodes) Resolution – What happens to the characters next.

  20. What we learnt today: What Narratives are The Structure of Narratives

  21. Can you remember? What are the 6 sections that make up a narrative? 1. Orientation (Introduction) 2. Complication (The problem) 3. Sequence of events (The development) 4. Climax (The most exciting part) 5. Resolution (Problem Solved) 6. Coda (Comment or Moral of the Story) Hint: Of Course SurabayaCan RuleCanada

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