Writing Contemporary Literature

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You will plan, write, and revise a short narrative story that explores an appropriate theme and is at least three pages long. Be sure to follow the steps of the writing process to ensure a polished final draft. (double spaced is okay)

You must complete parts A, B, and C to receive credit.

What is a narrative story?

When writing a narrative essay, one might think of it as telling a story. These stories are often anecdotal, experiential, and personal—allowing you to express yourself in a creative and, quite often, moving way.

Here are some guidelines for writing a narrative story:

  • Your story should include all the parts of a story.
    • This means that you must include an introduction, plot, characters, setting, climax, and conclusion. You will also need to include dialogue.
  • The story should have a purpose.
    • Make a point! Think of this as the thesis of your story. If there is no point to what you are narrating, why narrate it at all?
  • The story should be written from a clear point of view.
    • It is quite common for narrative essays to be written from the standpoint of the author; however, this is not the sole perspective to be considered. Creativity in narrative essays oftentimes manifests itself in the form of authorial perspective.
  • Use clear and concise language throughout the story.
    • Much like the descriptive essay, narratives are effective when the language is carefully, particularly, and artfully chosen. Use specific language to evoke specific emotions and senses in the reader.
  • The use of the first person pronoun ‘I’ is welcomed.
    • Do not abuse this guideline! Though it is welcomed it is not necessary—nor should it be overused for lack of clear diction.
  • As always, be organized!
    • Have a clear introduction that sets the tone for the remainder of the story. Do not leave the reader guessing about the purpose of your narrative. Remember, you are in control of the story, so guide it where you desire (just make sure your audience can follow your lead).

Part A – Outlining

Using your notes during the brainstorming process, begin outlining as you develop the structure and elements of your story. Outlining helps organize and develop your characters and plot. As you form your outline, write down the order of events as you see them. Remember, your short narrative should be at least five pages in length and should discuss a consistent theme throughout. Writing a story is a fluid process, so you may notice that your initial plan changes periodically as you outline and draft your story.

QUESTION

ANSWER

Introduction – how will you start your story?

Plot – include the elements of plot

  • Exposition (beginning)
  • Rising Action
  • Climax
  • Falling Action
  • Denouement (resolution)

Characters – who will be the characters in your story?

Setting – Where does your story take place?

Events – Place the events, in order, as bullet points

Ending – How does the story end? What was the “point”?

Part B – Drafting

One way to create a story is to build your narrative from your outline. To develop your story, create a rough draft based on your brainstorming notes and outlines. Take the events noted in your outline and develop those points into fuller narrative forms. As you build each point, begin to piece each event together into a broader story.

Drafts do not have to be the complete story – maybe you don’t have dialogue, or a fully formed introduction! This should be a place for you to turn Part A into paragraphs, not where you try to write out your full story!!!

Type the draft of your story in the space provided. You will be expected to edit and revise this story in the next part. If there is no difference between part B and part C, your activity will be returned until revision has taken place!

DRAFT:

Part C

Revising, Proofreading, and Editing

After drafting your story, revise your initial drafts to clarify:

  • your thematic vision
  • character development
  • the cohesion between ideas

As you read through your drafts, consider how you can improve each section of your plot structure, such as the rising action, the climax, and/or the resolution.

In a separate Google Doc, revise your work for cohesion and clarity.

  • Proofread your work and remove grammatical or syntactical errors, such as problems with spelling, fragment sentences, or consistency.
  • After revising, proofreading, and editing, develop a final draft that you are confident portrays the theme, meaning, and characters correctly.

Include the link to your final draft in the box below. MAKE SURE THAT YOU “SHARE” IT AND THAT ANYONE WITH THE LINK CAN VIEW!!!:

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Cathy, CS.