Narrative Text Structure

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Narrative Text Structure

• Concepts and Vocabulary

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Tell me a story
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Narrative Text is

• told by the narrator or speaker the one who
  tells the story or says the poem.
• The Speakers voice shares their insights and
  opinions this is their point of View.

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Point of View

• 1st Person - The narrator is involved with the
  story they are identified and use the pronouns
  I, Me, We, Us . Can reveal only what he
  or she is thinking.
• 3rd Person - a narrator is not involved in the
  story. Story is related in terms of He, She,
  It, and They. Does NOT show what the
  characters are thinking.
• Omniscient - the 3rd person narrator is
  all-knowing. It shares the characters thoughts
  and actions with the audience.

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Narrative text can be

• Poems
• Short Stories
• Essays
• Articles
• Novels
• Auto-biographies

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Narrative Text

• Tells a series of events that make a story
• Narratives can be fiction (made up)
• Or
• Narratives can be non-fiction (true)

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Narrative Text Structure

• Setting

• The time and place in which the story unfolds.

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Narrative Text Structure

• Exposition

• Introduces the characters and their situation,
  including the central conflict.

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Narrative Text Structure

• Characters

• The people, animals, or other beings that take
  part in the storys action.

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Narrative Text Structure

• Plot

• The sequence of events in the story, arranged in
  a way that will keep readers interested.

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Narrative Text Structure

• Theme

• The question or message about life that the story
  expresses.

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Narrative Text Structure

• Conflict

• A struggle between two opposing forces.

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Narrative Text Structure

• Internal Conflict

• Takes place within a character, as when the
  character struggles to make a tough decision or
  to overcome fear.

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Narrative Text Structure

• External Conflict

• Occurs when a character is struggling against an
  outside force.

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Narrative Text Structure

• Rising Action

• When the conflict develops, intensifies and leads
  to the climax.

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Narrative Text Structure

• Climax

• The turning point of the story.

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Narrative Text Structure

• Falling action

• When the storys events start winding down,
  leading to the resolution.

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Narrative Text Structure

• Resolution

• The conflict is resolved in some way and the
  loose ends are tied up.

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Types of Conflict

• Character vs. Self
• Character vs. Character
• Character vs. Nature
• Character vs. Magic