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Narration is one method that you can use in making a composition.

It makes use of series of events which are arranged  chronologically or sequentially. Events are done in an orderly manner without skipping particular events. This type of composition also uses descriptive paragraphs.

Yesterday, we celebrated a day for those who feel love for others in their lives.

Today, we will describe an event in our lives where we felt love for another person, telling it like a story, as we would to our friends in conversation.

Writing Exercise:

Think of an event in your life that was filled with love. It could be an important occasion, such as a wedding. It could be an everyday example.

Write the event as a single paragraph, making sure to give the following details:

A short physical description of a person present at the event.

A short physical description of the place where the event happened.

One action of a person.

One piece of dialogue. (He said, "I wish we met more often!")

Narrative paragraphs tell a story. Although most narrative paragraphs follow the chronological order, sometimes a story can begin in the middle of the story and go back using flashback. Careful use of transitions that signal sequence and time keep the chronological order clear.

Example: 

About midnight, having fallen asleep, I was awakened and greatly surprised at finding the most of my companions up in arms, and furiously engaged with a large alligator but a few yards from me.  One of our company, it seems, awoke in the night, and perceived the monster within a few paces of the camp; when giving the alarm to the rest, they readily came to  his assistance, for it was a rare piece of sport.  Some took firebrands and cast them at his head, while others formed javelins of saplings,pointed and hardened with fire; these they thrust down to his throat.........

The following topics can use narrative composition:

Assignments:


--A Burglar in the House
--My First Date
--How I Spent $1,000,000 in One Month
--My First Day in the United States
--The Day After Graduation
--I Am Lost in the Desert
--A Day I'd Like to Have
--Fire! Fire!
--A Day in the Life of a Cat

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