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What makes a Narrative?
aCTIvITy 1.2
Learning Targets
• Define the concept of change through the reading of a narrative.
• Apply understanding of narrative elements to reading and writing.
• Write a narrative using sequence of events.
Narratives
The following passage is an example of a narrative. Narratives can be made up or based on real events. Generally, a narrative includes elements such as characters, dialogue, a setting, and the events or actions that lead to and follow a conflict. Authors often use the narrative form to write about changes in their lives, the lives of those around them, and in the world. In “The Circuit,” author Francisco Jiménez uses events from his own childhood to write about how change affects a Mexican boy and his immigrant family.
Preview
In this activity, you will read a narrative and identify the elements of characters, setting, dialogue, and conflict.
Setting a Purpose for Reading
• As you read the narrative the first time, underline words and phrases that indicate when the action of the story is taking place and think about the events in chronological order.
LearNING STraTeGIeS:
Graphic Organizer, Note- taking, Close Reading, Marking the Text
Literary Terms
A narrative tells a story or describes a sequence of events. The act of creating characters is characterization. The setting is the time and place where
the story takes place, while conflict is a struggle between
characters or opposing forces. Dialogue is conversation between people. In a
story, it is the words that characters say.
Word
• Put a star next to the changes that the narrator and his family experience. CoNNeCTIoNS
• Circle unknown words and phrases. Try to determine their meaning using context clues, word parts, or a dictionary.
Roots and Affixes
The Greek word chron- in chronological means “time.” Chronological means “ordered by time.” Other English words having to do with time also contain this root. Based on this new knowledge, determine the meaning of the words chronicle, chronic, chronology, and synchronize.
my Notes
Introducing the Strategy: Close Reading and Marking the Text
This strategy involves reading a text word by word, sentence by sentence,
and line by line to develop a complete understanding of it. Close reading is characterized by marking the text as a way of reading actively. Marking the text means to make notes or write questions that help you to understand the text.
Unit 1 • Stories of Change 5
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