Narrative Paragraph

How to Write a Narrative Paragraph

         1.  Choose a topic that will appeal to the designated audience for your narrative paragraph.

       2.  List several details that you know or have learned about your chosen topic.

        3.  Write a topic sentence that introduces what key information will be in the paragraph.

       4.  Create an outline of your paragraph that begins with your topic sentence and contains at least three important details from your list.

       5.  Write your three detail sentences. Use transitions between each sentence to lead your reader logically through the narrative.

           6.  Add your final clincher or concluding sentence that sums up your paragraph without simply repeating the details from your paragraph.

          7.  Check your paragraph for errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation, or have an adult or peer read your paragraph to identify mistakes.

C

Descriptive Paragraph

haracter descriptions are a key part of fiction writing. As with all description, a character description is most effective when a writer uses words sparingly. At Beaumont Hardy, I work with writers to fine-tune their character descriptions, keeping only those elements that contribute effectively to description.  The following is an unedited descriptive paragraph of a woman. Below the unedited version is my edit of the same text. My editorial comments are at the bottom of this post.

            She was a small, skinny woman with long, dull looking hair and thick, smudged glasses. Her clothes looked dark and shabby and made her look somewhat like a witch but without the broom or the black cat. She looked like someone who would be really mean or really unhappy, and she wasn’t wearing any jewelry at all. Her hands were bare, and Gordon wasn’t at all surprised to notice that she wasn’t wearing a wedding ring. Who would want to marry someone like her? She looked like she wished someone would talk to her, but she was looking down at the floor, which made it difficult for Gordon to make eye contact. Her skirt was black and almost long enough to touch the floor, and she kept tucking her hair nervously behind her ears. Gordon rested his hands gently on the counter and cleared his throat for a moment. “Excuse me, Ms. Prince” he said quietly looking at her name tag. “I wanted to look at one of your files.” She looked up at him, and Gordon was very startled to see that her eyes were a clear, sparkling, bright blue.

A

fter editing, the paragraph reads something like this:     
                                      
    ตัวอย่าง       
           She was a skinny woman with long, dull-looking hair and smudged glasses. Her clothes were dark and shabby and made her look like a witch, but without the broom or the black cat. She seemed mean or unhappy, and she wasn’t wearing any jewelry. Her hands were bare, and gordon wasn’t surprised to notice that she wore no wedding ring. Who would want to marry someone like her? She looked like she wished someone would talk to her, but she stared at the floor, making it difficult for gordon to establish eye contact. Her black skirt was almost long enough to touch the floor, and she kept tucking her hair nervously behind her ears. Gordon rested his hands on the counter and cleared his throat. “excuse me, ms. Prince,” he said, looking at her name tag. “I wanted to look at one of your files.” She gazed up at him, and gordon was startled to see that her eyes were a clear, bright blue.

   

Participle

                                                                

 Participle...

P

articiple ได้แก่ คำกริยาที่เติม ing (V-ing) และกริยาช่องที่ 3 (V3) ดังนั้นถ้าจำแนกออกตามรูปแล้ว participle มีอยู่ 2 ชนิด คือ

1. Present Participle คือกริยาที่เติม ing เช่น walking, doing, seeing, having

2. Past Participle คือกริยาช่องที่ 3 เช่น walked, done, seen, had

Present  Participle

คือกริยาช่องที่ 1  เติม  ing  แล้วนำมาใช้เป็นครึ่งกริยาครึ่งคุณศัพท์     ได้แก่คำว่า  Going,  walking,  eating,  sleeping,  coming,  etc.

     1.Adjective + Noun (V. ing + n)
                          

       < I like to look at flying birds.
       <   The barking dog doesn't bite.
 

        2.  Noun + V. ing

                  <     The man who is speaking there is my  father.

                  <      The man speaking there is my father.

 

           3.  V. ing phrase, clause

                    <    The man saw his mother.                                                                 

                    <    He  ran to her.

            4.  Clause, V. ing phrase
                       <      The boy went out.
                  <      He slammed the door.
                                                          Past  Participle  

คือกริยาช่องที่  3  ซึ่งอาจมีรูปมทาจากการเติม  ed.  ก็ได้ หรือมีรูปมาจากการผันก็ได้

                              ได้แก่กริยาต่อไปนี้   Walked,  slept, gone  .  ..etc. 
  มีวิธีใช้ดังนี้.
2.1 เรียงไว้หลัง Verb to have ทำให้ประโยคนั้นเป็น Perfect tense.
2.2 เรียงตามหลัง Verb to be ทำให้ประโยคนั้นเป็นกรรมวาจก(Passive voice)ตลอดไป.
2.3 เรียงไว้หน้านามเป็นคุณศัพท์ของนามนั้น.
2.4 ใช้เป็นส่วนสมบูรณ์ของกริยาได้.
2.5 ใช้เรียงตามหลังนามก็ได้ แต่ต้องมีบุรพบทวลีมาขยายเสมอ.
          1.  Adjective + Noun ( + N)
              He didn't know that it was the stolen car.
         The broken glass scattered on the floor.
            2.  Noun +
          The picture that was painted by him was there.
          The picture paintedby him was there.
            3.   phrase, clause
                  He was helped by a doctor.
                  He was safe.