Narrative Skill

A Narrative is basically telling a story, or reflecting on an event in the past.  It is something that we do everyday that we may not always be aware of, but it is an important part of daily communication.  It can be as simple as remembering that time in kindergarten when you played a reindeer in the school play, or when you fell off your bike and wanted to share every scuff and scratch with your classmates.

    I found that chapter one discussed several helpful ideas to add to narrative writing.  

When adding to a narrative it is important to pay attention to detail in the story.  Having a vague non descriptive tale can be the downfall of any good story.  Telling all the details of what it looked like, what color you saw, whether the sun was shining or rain was pouring out of the clouds above is extremely important.  Painting a picture for anyone who may read your story can add to the quality of the final draft.    

Although narratives can be about anything that you feel like writing about it is still important to plan and think out your narrative.  Brainstorming is still a helpful tool, it can help you gather ideas to bring your story to life.  Listing can help to bring back details that you may have forgotten until you write them down on paper, and can help tie all the loose ends together.   The chapter also discusses the use of images to add depth to the story.  Images can help bring the story together, bring back memories, and add interest to your tale.  

   I am looking forward to using the skills that I learned  while reading these chapters to benefit my narrative. I hope to be able to use these to improve my skills as a writer and to add to the skills that I already have.