English Comp 101 Chapter 6: Narration

Literacy Narrative

a personal account focusing on their experiences with reading and writing.

Thesis Statement

an essay's main idea; the idea that all the points in the body of the essay support. May indicate the writer's approach to the subject and the writer's response

Narrative Essay

an essay's opening. Depending on the length of the essay, the introduction may be one paragraph or several paragraphs. In an introduction, a writer tries to encourage the audience to read the essay that follows. Indicate about what the paper is about and suggest to readers what direction it will take.

Cliches

an overused expression, such as beauty is in the eye of the beholder, the good die young, or a picture is worth a thousand words.

Comma Splice

occurs when two sentences are incorrectly joined with just a comma.

Fused Sentence

occurs when two sentences are incorrectly joined without punctuation

Flashbacks

shifts into the past. to help readers follow the order of events in your narrative

Narration

tells a story by presenting events in an orderly, logical sequence.

Conclusion

the group of sentences or paragraphs that brings an essay to a close. Is a place to indicate that those issues have been resolved. Indicates that the writer is committed to what has been expressed.

Body Paragraphs

the paragraphs that develop and support an essay's thesis

Chronological Order

the time sequence of events. often used to organize a narrative; also used a process essay.

Verb Tense

very important in writing that recounts events in a fixed order because tenses indicate (time) relationships

Transitions

words or expressions that link ideas in a piece of writing. Long essays frequently contain transitional paragraphs that connect one part of the essay to another