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Read this paragraph and determine

its parts.
A Good Deed
I learned about the joy of helping others when I was
in kindergarten. One of my classmates had forgotten
his snack, so he had nothing to eat during recess.
Nobody wanted to share with him, because we were
all very hungry, and it was really his own fault that he
would have to go without. That day my mother had
packed my favorite treat: a chocolate and peanut
butter cup. I wanted it all for myself, but my mother
had often told me that I should share, so I broke my
chocolate and peanut butter cup in half and gave my
forgetful classmate half. He nearly fell over in
surprise. Then he smiled the biggest smile I had ever
Questions to answer:
1. What does the writer
articulate in the first sentence?
2. How does the writer develop
this idea in the sentences that
follow?
3. How does the paragraph end?
What is signified in the last
sentence?
4. What are the parts of the
paragraph?
Narrative Paragraphs
 What is a Narrative
Paragraph?

A narrative
paragraph tells a
story or an event.
Events should be
arranged
chronologically;
that is in the order
in which they
 Important!
A narrative paragraph
must have
A central idea: what the
story/event is about.
Characters: Who it is about
A plot: conflict, complication, climax
and resolution of the story/event
Adequate description
Setting: when and where the
story happens.
 Developing a Narrative

Paragraph

A good narrative paragraph requires three

necessary components: background
information, the story/event, and a
conclusion.

Background Information

The background information sets the scene for the

audience. It includes the following pieces of
information:
A topic sentence

What the story/event is about

Who it is about

When it happens

Where it happens

Note: The topic sentence of a narrative paragraph

does not start the narration. It establishes a purpose
 Story
The story or event happens in three
different stages: the beginning, the
middle, and the end of the story or event.

Beginning of the story: tells what happens

first in the story. It can be the problem which
makes the story happen.

Middle of the story: tells the main events or

important activities of the story/event.

End of the story: tells the final events.

Conclusion
It is a concluding
sentence. The writer
can restate the topic
sentence, give a
concluding remark,
make a prediction
about the story, or
make a suggestions.
APPLICATION:

How does the character

in the paragraph
manifest greatness?
luation: Writing narrative paragraph
Choose a partner and
recount an instance that
you or a person you
know responded to a call
of greatness. Use an
adverb of place and time
in your narration.

You may now write your

own narrative story..
 Brainstorming
Get started by jotting down ideas
following the question prompts
below.
Who are involved?
What happened?
When did it happen?
Why did it happen?
How did it happen?