TIẾNG ANH CHUYÊN NGÀNH unit 3 part 1

Unit 3: Narrative Essay
Narrative organization


What is a narrative essay?
A narrative essay tells a story. A story is made
up with:
• Setting: the location
• Theme: the basic idea
• Mood: the feeling or atmosphere
• Characters: the people
• Plot: the sequence of events (climax / turning
points)


What is the organization of a
narration?
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1. Introduction

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2. Body

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3. Conclusion


1. Introduction

Hook makes the readers guess/ interested in the story
Background information gives the readers the information from
the story.
- Where did the story happen?
- When did the story happen?
- Who are the characters?
- What is the story about?
Thesis statement prepares the readers to join in the story.


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2. Body
- Describe the sequence of events in the story. The actions are
arranged in the order of time.
- Describe the context (sights, smells, sounds, tastes, feeling)
- Describe the emotions of the characters

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3. Conclusion
- Describe the outcome of the story
- Describe the lesson the character received after the experience
- Present the prediction or revelation about future actions that will
happen as a result of the events in the story


Example: Introduction
• Hook: makes the
readers guess/

interested in the story.
• Background information
Where?
When?
Who?
What?
• Thesis statement:
prepare the readers to
join in the story

My sister and I made a dangerous
mistake one summer. I was thirteen and
my sister was fourteen, and our parents
had taken us to the city where they grew
up. We felt very grown up as we rode to
the hotel in a taxi. The hotel was very big,
and it had a blue tile floor. After we
unpacked our suitcase, our parents wanted
to go to the market. My mother told us not
to go outside. “We won’t,” my sister
promised, but I knew that she was lying.
We had already decided to go out and
explore this strange and beautiful city by
ourselves


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Example: Body paragraph

Description of what
happened in the story
using time order

As soon as our parents were out of sight,
we got our things and went downstairs. We
walked out of the hotel doors and down a
narrow street. The sun was setting, and the
light was very beautiful. We could heard the
noises of traffic nearby, but the little street
was quiet. Suddenly, a man with a gun
stepped out from a doorway. He said, “Don’t
move!” He was short, and he was wearing a
dark green jacket and sunglasses. He came
very close and we could smell cigarettes
and something terrible in his breath. We
were terrified and couldn’t say anything. He
said, “Give me your shoes.” So I did. Then
he took my sister’s purse and her gold ring
and ran away. I remember that I fell against
my sister. I heard her take a deep breath;
she was shaking. Afterward, we ran back to
the hotel, across the blue tile floor and up to
our room.


Description
of the
context
sights

smells
sounds

As soon as our parents were out of sight, we
got our things and went downstairs. We walked out
of the hotel doors and down a narrow street. The
sun was setting, and the light was very
beautiful. We could heard the noises of traffic
nearby, but the little street was quiet. Suddenly, a
man with a gun stepped out from a doorway. He
said, “Don’t move!” He was short, and he was
wearing a dark green jacket and sunglasses. He
came very close and we could smell cigarettes
and something terrible in his breath. We were
terrified and couldn’t say anything. He said, “Give
me your shoes.” So I did. Then he took my sister’s
purse and her gold ring and ran away. I remember
that I fell against my sister. I heard her take a deep
breath; she was shaking. Afterward, we ran back to
the hotel, across the blue tile floor and up to our
room.


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Description of the
emotions of the
characters

- terrified
Time words
- As soon as
- Suddenly
-Then
- Afterward

As soon as our parents were out of sight,
we got our things and went downstairs. We
walked out of the hotel doors and down a
narrow street. The sun was setting, and the
light was very beautiful. We could hear the
noises of traffic nearby, but the little street
was quiet. Suddenly, a man with a gun
stepped out from a doorway. He said, “Don’t
move!” He was short, and he was wearing a
dark green jacket and sunglasses. He came
very close and we could smell cigarettes
and something terrible in his breath. We
were terrified and couldn’t say anything. He
said, “Give me your shoes.” So I did. Then
he took my sister’s purse and her gold ring
and ran away. I remember that I fell against
my sister. I heard her take a deep breath;
she was shaking. Afterward, we ran back to
the hotel, across the blue tile floor and up to
our room.


Conclusion

+ The description of the
outcome of the event
+ The description of the
lesson the character
received after the
experience
+ The prediction or revelation
about future actions that
will happen as a result of
the events in the story

• The man scared us, but he
also taught us something
important. Before this
experience, we did not
always listen to our parents.
We now learned that we
should obey them. My sister
and I became obedient
daughters, and we enjoyed
our rest vacation. However,
we decided not to tell our
parents about our adventure.
We knew they would punish
us even though we had
learned our lesson. This
dangerous adventure is still a
secret that I share with my
sister.

Four tips when writing Narration
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First:

- create a neatly worked - out plot.
- use the order of time
- story should have a climax.

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Second:

- focus on the description of the context.
- use sensory details

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Third:

- describe the emotions of the characters.

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Finally:

- state the lesson, experience or prediction

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