Organization and Coherence
The narrative consists of
three basic parts: The orientation, at the beginning of the essay,
establishes the setting, characters, and other essential elements of the story.
The complication involves rising conflict that leads up to the climax (the
point of highest action in the story). Then, in the resolution, the
conflict is resolved and the narrative effect is revealed or suggested.
Your narrative also needs a time
structure. You must decide whether chronological time or psychological
time best suits your story. In chronological time, events are
described in the order in which they happened; in psychological time,
events are described according to the connections between them, as they might
be arranged in someone’s memory. The techniques of flashback and flashforward
can also be part of your narrative’s time structure. Use flashback to
recall an event from the past that has a significant impact on the present. Use
flashforward to jump to the future and show a possible outcome for the
events in the present. Both of these techniques, if used well, can contribute
greatly to the effectiveness of your narrative.
OUTLINE TEMPLATE:
I.
Orientation
a.
Draw the reader in with a hook.
b.
Introduce the characters and setting.
II.
Complication
a.
Introduce and explore conflict.
b.
Details.
c.
Details.
III.
Resolution
a.
Explain how the conflict is resolved.
b.
Imply narrative effect.
outline for narrative paper
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