Transcript What is a Narrative? - Deptford Township Schools

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Definition of Narrative
A narrative is some kind of retelling, often in words (though
it is possible to mime a story), of something that happened (a
story). The narrative is not the story itself but rather the
telling of the story -- which is why it is so often used in
phrases such as "written narrative," "oral narrative," etc.
While a story just is a sequence of events, a narrative
recounts those events, perhaps leaving some occurrences out
because they are from some perspective insignificant, and
perhaps emphasizing others. In a series of events, a car crash
takes a split second. A narrative account, however, might be
almost entirely about the crash itself and the few seconds
leading up to it. Narratives thus shape history (the series of
events, the story of what happened).
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Fiction
All those darn techniques !
Name a few…
The best stories have a
strong theme, a
fascinating plot, a fitting
structure, unforgettable
characters, a well
chosen setting and an
appealing style….Wow
First Impressions…
How to
start….
"When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem
got his arm badly broken at the elbow."
- Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird (1960)
"When Mr Bilbo Baggins of Bag End announced that
he would shortly be celebrating his eleventy-first
birthday with a party of special magnificence, there
was much talk and excitement in Hobbiton."
- J.R.R. Tolkien (John Ronald Reuel Tolkien), The Lord
of the Rings (1954-1955)
It was a pleasure to burn. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray
Bradbury
"Call me Ishmael."
- Herman Melville, Moby Dick (1851)
"He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the
Gulf Stream and he had gone eighty-four days now
without taking a fish."
- Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea (1952)
"All this happened, more or less."
- Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five (1969)
Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot, but
the Grinch, who lived just north of Whoville - did not.
"I'd never given much thought to how I would die —
though I'd had reason enough in the last few months —
but even if I had, I would not have imagined it like this."
“Mr. and Mrs. Dursley of number four, Privet Drive, were
proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you
very much.”
"Through the fence, between the curling flower
spaces, I could see them hitting."
- William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury (1929)
"Many years later, as he faced the firing squad,
Colonel Aureliano Buendia was to remember that
distant afternoon when his father took him to
discover ice."
- Gabriel Garcia Marquez, One Hundred Years of
Solitude (1967; trans. Gregory Rabassa)
"Mother died today. Or, maybe, yesterday; I can't be
sure. The telegram from the Home says: Your mother
passed away. Funeral tomorrow. Deep sympathy.
Which leaves the matter doubtful; it could have been
yesterday."
- Albert Camus, The Stranger, or The Outsider (1942;
trans. Stuart Gilbert)
"You don't know about me without you have read a book
by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; but that
ain't no matter."
- Mark Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885)
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were
striking thirteen. 1984 by George Orwell
The great fish moved silently through the night water,
propelled by short sweeps of its crescent tail. Jaws by
Peter Benchley
“We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the
desert when the drugs began to take hold.”
He would be there all night, and he would be there
when Jem waked up in the morning
- Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird (1960)
And he, he himself...the Grinch...carved the
roast-beast!
It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever
done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have
ever known
- Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities (1859)
I’m so glad to be at home again
- L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)
The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and
from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but
already it was impossible to say which was which
- George Orwell, Animal Farm (1945)
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back
ceaselessly into the past. –F. Scott Fitzgerald, The
Great Gatsby (1925)
Red: [narrating] I find I'm so excited, I can barely sit still or
hold a thought in my head. I think it's the excitement only a
free man can feel, a free man at the start of a long journey
whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it across
the border. I hope to see my friend and shake his hand. I
hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I
hope.
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Tomorrow, I’ll think of some way to get him back. After
all, tomorrow is another day
- Margaret Mitchell, Gone With The Wind (1936)
The scar had not pained Harry for nineteen
years. All was well
- J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows (2007)
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With all of these exciting stories in all kinds of genres, why do students struggle to
make a reservation or commitment for reading and writing in school?
Reasons students do not like to read, or fall asleep while watching movies in
class, or are already tired of powerpoint presentations…..
These students
are replacing A’s
with Zzzzzz’s…
Want some french cries to go
with that whine….
All those literary techniques and
devices……………….Forgetaboutem….
 No one stopped reading “Harry Potter” because there wasn’t enough
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onomatopoeia.
I didn’t love the movie “Jaws” because I liked how the shark never
worked and that I believed someone could shove a tank in a shark’s
mouth and then shoot it with a rifle as the “orca” was sinking.
“Titanic” was doomed from the start…all she had to do was move over
on that gigantic door.
I didn’t watch “Twilight” because it lacked iambic pentameter..I didn’t
watch it because VAMPIRES ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO SPARKLE.
I’m sure you didn’t read your summer book because you disagreed with
the inciting incident in the plot.
Oh and that documentary you were supposed to watch for history class,
it had so few kennings that your literary heart was trampled.
And oh my gosh, there was so little alliteration in “The Hunger Games”
that I was just waiting for Katniss to say “Gullible Gale Glided Gallantly
Going to Get Guppies” just to appease my literary appetite.
The real narrator and narrative
story is the story of __ __ __.
Since you guys are
known as the “me”
generation, I am going to
tell you to be selfish and
that it is all about YOU.
The freedom to choose your
attitude….
Boredom, happiness,
disgust, respect, anger,
love, is about you and your
appraisals. No one can
make you happy or angry
or….anything unless you
perceive it that way…
Say “I” not “You”
Ironically, “I” gives you control over YOU. Empowers you to be
responsible for your emotions and decisions.
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People:
Coaches
Teachers
I have been deeply
influenced by ______
and find meaning
in___________.
So let me again ask the
question…Why do students
struggle so much with reading and
writing in school?.....
Because to you it is
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Meaning or Meaningless
 Make it matter…What is your alternative.
 Attitude is not everything, but it is a lot.
 Empower yourself to choose your emotions and what
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floats your boat.
Make a difference.
Ideas have consequences with victories and victims.
Meaning of life is to give life meaning.
Push yourself to a different perspective than what you
are used to…an epiphany will change your life.
Meaningful Strategies for reading and writing.
 Must dedicate yourself to make a commitment to the
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book or the writing.
This invokes patience, solitude, empowerment,
accomplishment, contemplation, and need to
consume content effortlessly with practice.
What if for each page you got a dollar?
Or for each written narrative a dog was saved?
What if it mattered?
How can you make it matter?
Text to text…text to self…text to world.
I predict a future of
hearing loss, blurry vision,
low energy, brain
problems, and
caffeine…the good thing is
some day it will matter.
I can’t make you care…and that is not my responsibility
because I do not choose your appraisals. I can only set an
example for the enjoyment, importance, and meaning that is
possible.
Fake it
until you
make it!
Epiphany
Role
Models
Practice
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