Chapter Nine

Narration
College Writing Skills, 8E and College Writing
Skills with Readings, 8E
John Langan

2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc

 Chapter 9

Narration

Narration is
storytelling: giving
readers an account of
something that
happened.
College Writing Skills / CWS with Readings, 8E 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc
 Chapter 9

Narration
Narration is used to
make a statement clear
or illustrate a point.
point
For example, you might provide a vivid
account of your first driving experiences to
argue for a higher minimum driving age.
College Writing Skills / CWS with Readings, 8E 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc
 Chapter 9

Narration
The sharper and
more colorful the
detail,
detail the greater the
IMPACT the
narration will have.
College Writing Skills / CWS with Readings, 8E 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc