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| 1. Narrative is writing that tells about events and usually involves people. Narrative has many uses and comes in many forms, but when we tell a story, we are usually talking about "someone doing something somewhere for some reason." |
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| 2. Narrative involves conflict and suspense: It is a chronological arrangment of actions leading up to a high point and having some significance or point. |
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| 3. Setting serves as the backdrop for the action. |
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| 4. Narrative reveals the characters' thoughts and feelings and usually uses dialogue. |
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| 5. Well-organized narrative paragraphs require a topic sentence to direct the reader and a concluding sentence to finish on a strong note. Time and space connectors are essential. |
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| 6. Showing and telling are both used to develop stories. Of the two, showing requires the most energy from the writer but has the most power. |
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| 7. Specific word choices and sensory details help build memorable scenes. |
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| 8. Figures of speech like metaphor and simile add clarity and color to your writing. |
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| 9. Your writing is never complete until it has gone through several revisions and careful editing. |