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1、Tipsonwritinganarrativeessay1.Narrative,asstories,shouldincludestoryconventions:setting,character,forshadowing,plot,conflicts,climax,ending2.Yourwordsneedtobevividandcolorfultohelpthereaderfeelthesamefeelingsthatyoufelt.(sensorydetailsandvividdescripti
2、onstoinvolvethereader.)3.Youshouldmakeuseofconflictandsequencelikeinanystory.4.Youmayuseflashbacksandflashforwardsanddialoguetohelpthestorybuildtoaclimax.5.Itisusuallywritteninthefirstperson,butthirdpersonmayalsobeused.6.Remember,awell-writtennarrative
3、essaytellsastoryandmakesapoint.(purpose,moral)StrongbeginningsfornarrationDialogue“Mom,canwepleasegotothebeachtoday?”Ibeggedwithmypuppy-dogeyes.Sound-effectsSplash!IwenttothecooloceanwaterasIdashedintothecomingwaves.ActionIjumpedoutofthecarandgrabbedmy
4、surfboard,unabletowaitanylongertogettothesand.Thefollowingexcerptisanarrativeessayfromastoryaboutamanagerwhowasagreatleader. Noticetheintriguingfirstsentencethatcapturesyourattentionrightaway.“Jerrywasthekindofguyyoulovetohate.Hewasalwaysinagoodmoodand
5、alwayshadsomethingpositivetosay.Whensomeonewouldaskhimhowhewasdoing,hewouldreply,"IfIwereanybetter,Iwouldbetwins!"Hewasauniquemanagerbecausehehadseveralwaiterswhohadfollowedhimaroundfromrestauranttorestaurant.ThereasonthewaitersfollowedJerrywasbecauseo
6、fhisattitude.Hewasanaturalmotivator.Ifanemployeewashavingabadday,Jerrywastheretellingtheemployeehowtolookonthepositivesideofthesituation.”Thisexcerptfromtheclimbalsocapturesyourattentionrightawaybycreatingasenseofmystery.Thereaderannouncesthatheorsheha
7、s"thisfear"andyouwanttoreadontoseewhatthatfearis.“Ihavethisfear.Itcausesmylegstoshake.Ibreakoutinacoldsweat.Istartjabberingtoanyonewhoisnearby.Asthoughtsofcertaindeathrunthroughmymind,theworldappearsaprecious,treasuredplace.Iimaginemyownfuneral,thenshr
8、inkbackattheimplicationsofwheremythoughtsaretakingme.Mystomachfeelsstrange.Mypalmsareclammy.Iamterrifiedofheights.Ofcourse,it’snotreallyafearofbeinginahighplace.Rather,itistheviewofalongwaytofall,ofrocksfarbelowmeandnofirmwallbetweenmea
