Descriptive and narrative paragraph

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1. DESCRIPTIVE AND NARRATIVE PARAGRAPH ISHA ZULFIQAR SLP

2. DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH Descriptive paragraph is giving details about a person ,place , thing etc that allows the reader to experience what you have. In order to create a good description you must create a pictures in reader mind.

3. DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH It describes how someone or something look or feels. It includes how the writer feels. Create a sensory image on the readers mind.

4. DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH Good description relies on five senses. Let the reader touch , taste , hear , smell and see what you are describing. The reader should feel as if they can see what you are describing clearly. You want to paint a picture as you write a descriptive paragraph.

5. CHARACTERISTICS OF DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRRAPH It has a subject worthy of descriptions. It has emphasis either direct or indirect, on the five senses. It uses figures of speech to enrich the description and spark readers interest. It has one of the patterns of organization chronological , spatial and an order of importance.

6. INSTRUCTION TO WRITE DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH Use “like” and “as” when you write your descriptive paragraph . These words strengthen your paragraph if used properly. EXAMPLE My best friend is like the sun in my life.

7. NARRATIVE PARAGRAPH OBJECTIVES What narrative paragraph is? How to organize a narrative paragraph? Strategies to improve your paragraph .

8. NARRATIVE PARAGRAPH Narrative paragraph tells us a story or an event. It could be a novel , or an account of ones personal life, social event. CHARATERISTICS: A central idea Character Plot(conflict ,climax and the resolution of the story). Setting (when and where the story happens).

9. ORGANIZING A NARRATIVE PARAGRAPH A good narrative paragraph normally requires three necessary component: Background information Story event(summary) Conclusion

10. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: It sets the scene for the audience. It includes the following pieces of information: A topic sentence What story is about When it happens Where it happens

11. STORY/EVENT: The story happens at the three different stages: The beginning The middle The end

12. CONCLUSION: It is the concluding sentence. The writer can either. Make a prediction about a story. Make a suggestion.