Test 1 Second Term

Reminder! On Thursday, there is a grammar/ writing test set to evaluate your competences. The contents of the exams are:

• Present tenses
• Past tenses (Past Simple & Past Continuous)
• Narrative analysis

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In groups, order this story and solve its mystery. Your teacher will ask you to justify your answer. Have fun!

Understanding Story Structure by mcrojoariza on Scribd

Useful language to write the narrative analysis

Narrative analysis outline (sample)

Introduction

• Statement / Claim. Is this a story?
• Main points (at least three). Are the main characters introduced?  Is there any problem?Is there more than one attempt to solve the problem?

Body Paragraph 1

• Present your first point and supporting evidence. Sentences from the text.

Body Paragraph 2

• Present your second point and supporting evidence. Sentences from the text.

Body Paragraph 3

• Present your third point and supporting evidence. Sentences from the text.
• Counterclaim/ refute opposing claim. Acknowledge the other side of your claim/ argument.

Conclusion

• Restate your thesis. Paraphrase your main claim/ argument whether the text is a story. Use synonyms to retell it.

Narrative writing characteristics

Writing a good narrative requires understanding its mains characteristics, in other words, you cannot write great stories if you do not take into accounts elements such as conflict, plot and structures.

There are six major aspects that you must consider before writing a text. After watching this video, can you summarize them? How can you make most interesting a narrative?

Once you are familiar with narrative writing and its features, it is important to examine in depth these elements to be able to determine whether a text is a narrative. In this video you can learn how to analyse, plan and write a good story.

Now, look at your coursebook (page xx), is this text a good example of narrative text? Justify your answer using the information provided by both videos.