Week 4: paragraph development - narration, description and definition

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originated from the Latin word narrare—which means related or told. It gives a written account of an event or story, or simply, storytelling. The sequence of events is told in chronological order. It usually contains the following: the who, what and when.

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narrate

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vital in a story as they are the ones primarily involved in it

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characters

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serve as the main character/s

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protagonists

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initiates conflict for the protagonists in a story

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antagonists

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determines a clear picture of the place where the story takes place. It may be a significant part of the story or it may set the mood.

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setting

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gives life to the characters and gives sense to the setting.

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plot

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refers to the perspective in which the narrative was written.

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plot

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There are three main types of point-of-view:

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first-person pov
second-person pov
third person pov

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where the writer tells the story from his/her own perspective

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first person pov

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the writer tells the story in his own words from an observer’s point of view

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second person ppov

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the writer objectively tells the story or events that happened to another individual.

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third person pov

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often used as techniques in building a narrative writer’s style

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figures of speech

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Some notable figures of speech used in narratives are the following:

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1. Personification
2. Metaphor or simile
3. Hyperbole

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This is a narrative technique that “flashes back” to an event in the not so distant past. This contributes to the story as it adds background, meaning and depth to the current situation in the story.

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flashback

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the technique that the writer uses to present hints to future events. Hints may be inserted into dialogues and into the events occurring in the story, suggesting the possibilities and what is going to happen.

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foreshadowing

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gives the readers a view of the story behind the story and how the characters and the events came to be. This will give insight to the characters’ personalities, upbringing, and history, leading to a better understanding and analysis of the story as a whole.

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backstory

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gives life to the characters. This shows their spoken language and the manner in which they speak it.

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dialogue

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information about the setting, character’s backstories, and other important and related plot events

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exposition

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where and when the story took place

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setting

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the individuals involved in the story

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characters

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the individuals involved in the story

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characters

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the problem that the characters are facing

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conflict

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a character’s struggle with himself/herself

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internal conflict

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a character’s struggle with other character/s

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external conflict

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the sequence of events leading up to the climax

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rising action

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the most interesting and the highest point in the story where the conflict is addressed

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climax

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consequences or events caused by the climax

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falling action

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the outcome of the characters’ actions

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resolution

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emphasizes a reader’s ability to paint vivid pictures using words on a reader’s mind. This relies on the writer’s ability to appeal to his/her five senses: the sight, smell, touch, taste, and hear

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descriptive writing

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According to Dagdag (2010), there are two types of description:

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objective and subjective

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is a factual description of the topic at hand. This relies its information on physical aspects and appeals to those who crave for facts.

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objective description

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allows the writer to explore ways to describe an emotion, an event, a thing, a place or person, appealing to emotions. Often, this is an artistic way of describing things, mostly from the eye and perspective of the writer.

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subjective description

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the formal definition of a term, usually from the dictionary or a source.

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denotation

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on the other hand, does not follow the dictionary definition of a word, but instead, relies on the author’s perspective and experiences in shedding light on the term.

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connotation

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another technique in defining that makes the reader understand the difference between two similar/related terms.

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contrast

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shows the evolution of the word and how it was formed

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etymology

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“includes the term to be defined, the class to which the term belongs, and the characteristic/s that make it different from other members in the same class or species.” (Dagdag, 2010)

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intensive definition

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by its root word, this extends the definition formed in the intensive sentence into a paragraph using other techniques in paragraph development such as description, comparison and contrast, cause and effect and others.

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extensive definition