Narrating a story

Stories form a base in any child’s learning curve. Reading aloud is something that a parent or teacher can do when the children are small (ex: 1 to 6 years of age). Reading aloud means the parent points each word of the story and reads to the child such that the child can observe and absorb the word as part of their literature building. [ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type="show" ihc_mb_who="4" ihc_mb_template="3"] When reading fictional stories, the child gets very engaged because it has very interesting and fun parts. Narration means to be able to read the story with pauses, excitements, feelings, expressions, emotions, so it gets, even more, engaging for the listener. NOTE: Please make it a habit or make a resolution to read every day if you are already not a reader. If you remember your childhood, your mother must have narrated a bedtime story, without which you wouldn't fall asleep. This is how you, as a child must have built the excitement through the enactment that happened to you as you were growing up. Let’s understand different types of stories, fictional or real. Narrating a story of “Old Cruel Man” (An extract) An elderly man lived in the town. He was one of the most awful individuals on the planet. The entire town was burnt out on him; he was consistently desolate, he continually grumbled, and was generally feeling awful. The more he lived, the more bile he was becoming and the more harmful were his words. Therefore, the child asked, “What happened to that cruel man?” Grandfather replied, “happiness is important to live long.” If you observe the story, you will notice that some parts are shown and some are told. The main intention of story narration is to form a visual in the reader’s or listener’s mind. The story will create feelings in you about the main character or the antagonist(villain) and then you will be immersed in the story. The final sentence from the grandfather clearly infers the feeling of happiness. If you are bitter and harmful your entire life, that means you will not be happy and then you cannot live long. Let’s look at some “simple past tense” examples: Simple past tense is the fundamental type of the past tense in modern English. It is utilised chiefly to portray occasions before, despite the fact that it additionally has a few different employments. Take the root form of the verb and convert it into the past, add “ed” at the end. For example, I look good. (Simple present tense) I looked good(Simple past tense). More examples of simple past tense are I saw a movie yesterday. I travelled to Japan. I walked to the park yesterday. She washed her car. She cooked food for herself. She slept yesterday. She cooked food for her family. Two boys played with a ball. I read a book. I crossed the traffic lights by myself. Key Takeaways We use simple past tense for narrating a story. Simple past tense depicts that what you are talking about has already happened. Citations : [citationic styles="apa,mla,chicago,harvard,vancouver,ieee"] Power Words : Absorb Grumbled Portray Engaged Awful Infers Enactment Bile Depicts Desolate Immersed Critical thinking challenge question : Write a short paragraph using narrative voice Watch this video for further learning : [presto_player id=11167] [quiz-cat id="11168"] Are you ready to solve the puzzle? Start Puzzle [/ihc-hide-content] Hashtags : #GPSforLifeAndCareer #ConsciousIntelligence #Kidswiki #MindInTheMaking #RelevanceInEducation #MeaningfulLearning #RealWorldSkills #SafeContent #360DegreeDevelopment #Skillioma #BeyondCurriculum #SkillsBeyondSchool

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