Mark Teody Sanchez

• Components of Narrative Text

  • Logical Actions
  • Way of Narration
  • Terminology
• Terminology


  Places emphasis on the fact that concepts are critical to the narration. Writers must choose how to address terms and which ones they want to use in order to create an appropriate setting
• General Terms


  • Commonly used to denote groups
• Logical Actions


  Considered the very movements within the plot or the narrative that drive the characters forward, be it during the dialogue, or within a scene
• Specific Terms


  • Refer to an individual component of the group
• General Terms

  • furniture
• Concrete Terms


  • Words that identify things, places, and events that can be measured and observed
  • Terms that have physical manifestation in our world
• Abstract Terms

  • love
  • freedom
  • feminism
• Description

  The pattern of development which goes into details about a specific object, person, or location, in order to create a vivid and realistic quality
• Way of Narration


  Refers to how the writer presents the story, including the pace by which scenes are given out. Having a natural progression of time to the events of the story makes good writing
• Narration


  The most basic pattern of development that describes how, when, and where an event or occurrence actually happened. It is used to tell a story or focus on a set of related events
• Abstract Terms


  • Refer to ideas or concepts that are intangible
• Specific Terms


  • cabinets
  • desks
  • chairs
• Concrete Terms

  • spoon
  • dog
  • house
• The kind of words used to describe how a subject looks, sounds, feels, smells, or even tastes like are called sensory languages
• Formal Definition


  1. Based upon a concise, logical pattern that includes as much information as it can within a minimum amount of space

  2. Consists of the term to be defined, the class of object or concept to which the term belongs, and the differentiating characteristics that distinguish it from all others
• According to Dayagbil & et al, 2016, the use of description plays an important role to elucidate the nature of people, places, and things
• Characteristics of Description


  • Has a clear focus and sense of purpose
  • Uses sensory details and precise words
  • Presents details in a logical order
• Varieties of Description


  • Objective Description
  • Subjective Description
• Description

  The pattern of development which goes into details about a specific object, person, or location, in order to firmly set its appearance
• A dozen of pink roses is usually given to their beloved ones
• Connotation


  Secondary meaning of a word not necessarily included in the dictionary, based on personal or consensual experiences
• Exemplification


  • provides examples and illustrations in order to further clarify or explain the concept or subject matter
• Comparison and Contrast


  • Organizes ideas based on how events, places, people, things, and concepts are similar to or different from one another
• Exemplification provides examples and illustrations to further clarify or explain the concept or subject matter
• Classification divides things into groups, classes, or categories based on criteria or standards
• Rose is a family of prickly shrub with pinnate leaves and showy flowers
• Denotation


  Dictionary meaning of a word
• Extended Definition


  Extended into a paragraph by adding meanings, descriptions, narrations, and other kinds of paragraph development to make clear the term being defined
• Connotative associations of the word "player"

  • one who uses people
• Skimming

  Reading technique of allowing the eyes to travel over a page very quickly, stopping only here and there to gain an idea
• Classification


  • divides things into groups, classes, or categories based on criteria or standards
• Comparing things means pointing out their similarities, or what they have in common
• Contrasting things means pointing out their differences, or where they diverge from one another
• Mountain bikes have many different gears, but BMX bikes normally have just one gear
• A basis for comparison is an essential, common element that makes it logical to compare the two items
• My sisters


  • Tina prefers staying at home, is slim, petite, and clever in Math and Science. Joni is outgoing, friendly, tall, with a round plump face, and sings and dances well
• Two ways to organize comparison and contrast: Block or Separately Method and Side by side or Alternate method
• The number of gears relates to the main difference between BMX bikes and mountain bikes
• To compare and contrast, you need two subjects that have a basis for comparison