ELEMENTS OF A NARRATIVE

TEXT
In a narrrative text, the writer tells a story. There are two kinds of narrative texts:

1. Fictional Narrative- It is a narrative taken from the author's

imagination.
2. Nonfiction Narrative- It is about events that actually happened like
history or a person's life.

Elements in a narrative text

1. Setting- writers show the time, place, and culture used in writing the
article.
2. Character- These are the people or any animated objects in the
narrative which add life to it.
3. Mood- writers use words to develop the atmosphere of the narrative.

4. Theme- writers tell us insights about life through their narrative. It shows
the story's message about life. We can get the theme of the story
by analyzing the characters, setting, conflict, and plot of the story.

5. Time order- writers organize their narratives according to time to make it

understandable for the readers.
 A Recipe for better living
Then, know yourself better. Lastly, develop a
deeper relationship with your family. First, reach
out to your friends and be happy with them. After
that, try to help other people whom you do not
know without expecting something in return.
Next, live a happy and contented life with the
people who matter to you the most.
Logical Connectors
-are used to link two or more ideas related
with one another.
Examples of connectors:

1. Chronological- first, then, after that, next, lastly

ex. First, I want to call the members. Then I will
assign their seats. After that, I will call the
meeting to order. Next, I will discuss the
agenda of the meeting. Finaly, I will dismiss
them
2. Additional information
- in addition to, as well as, the same with
Example:
In addition to patis, Filipino like to use
soy sauce.
Families as well as friends like to use
patis in different dishes.
3. Beginning
- first of all, primarily, in the beginning, to
start with

Example:
First of all, the food is really delicious.
Primarily, they are costly since they came
from another country.
4. Summative/Closure
- finally, eventually, to top it all, in conclusion,
in the end
• Example:

Finally, the food was delivered to our house.

In conclusion, the food in the party was great
 The Patis and I
We can compare people with patis. _________,(1) the patis is
the ideal condiment for many food. It goes well with pork, chicken,
beef, and even vegetables._________,(2) the patis is widely used all
around the Philippines and even in some countries.
Humans should be like the patis. It tastes delicious in any food.
Like it, we should be able to blend on any kinds of
situation__________(3) people. The patis can also make many foods
tastier. We need to be like it so that we can build “delicious”
relationship with other people_________,(4) the whole community.
_________'(5) the patis shoul be our inspiration to become a
better person who can live with others harmoniously.