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b. Narration
Narration or storytelling is writing about a succession of events. The events are ordered not random. Sequence always engages an arrangement in time.
A directly movement make from the first to the last become simple chronological. Sometimes chronology is complicated by presenting the events in another order:
the story may move backward to explain the cause of events or jump forward to identify its effect.
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Narrative Paragraph Model: The Kite
The sun shone brightly and the west breeze blew. The kite was flying this way and that way tied to her string. Suddenly the string snapped. The kite was
free. She soared high in the air until she could she far, far away. The kite followed some parrots who took her to see the rainforests. The air was cool and the kite got
wet. The kite followed some crocodiles who took her to see the rivers. The air was misty and the kite was caught a fish. The kite followed some wallabies who took
her to see deserts. The air was hot and the kite got tired. So, the kite followed the sun who took her back home, right to her string.
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c. Exposition
Exposition is writing with a referential aim. It seeks to explain someone or something in the world outside the writer.
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Expository writing explains. It does not argue – though exposition can form part of an argument. It does not tell a
story-though it might explain something essential to telling a story.
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Exposition Paragraph Model:
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James A. W. Heffernan and John E. Lincoln, Op. Cit., p. 86.
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http:understandingtext.blogspot.com200908kites-tale-as-example-of-narrative.html?m=1 on February 25 2012.
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James A. W. Heffernan and John E. Lincoln, Op. Cit., p. 89.
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Donald Hall, Op. Cit., p. 223.
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Skateboarding in the suburbs Anybody over the age of six knows that there is nowhere safe for
skateboarders to skate. This prevents young people from enjoying an active, energetic and adventurous pastime.
Just watch a local street for a short while and note the steady stream of skaters speeding up and down the footpaths. Toddlers can be trampled on and
little old ladies can be knocked down as they struggle home carrying their cat food from Coles. Thunderous rattles are heard on our main roads each night as skaters
travel without lights and without warning in the paths of oncoming cars. Skateboarding is a serious sport that improves young people’s health. It
increases fitness, improves balance and strengthens the joints in knees and ankles. Although it appears to be a solo sport, when groups practice together and compete
to perform stunts or runs they form firm friendships. Young people should be prevented from becoming over weight couch
potatoes. If they are actively involved in skating, they are not smoking, taking drugs or breaking other laws for fun.
Kids will always seek thrills and excitement. They need to practice their 180s, 360s and Ollies free from restrictions. We must build skate parks in the
suburbs so that streets are safe for small children and senior citizens and so that skaters have spaces where they can race, chase, speed, and soar towards the sun.
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4. Purpose of Writing
There seem to be many different kinds of writing: novels, poems, short stories, script, letters, essays, reports, reviews, instructions all quite different. But
they’re all writing. They all have the basic aim of getting ideas from one brain into another. There are three common purposes in writing:
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... on February 25, 2012.
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