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Title: How to compose a narrative: Students' approaches and pedagogical implications.
Authors: Thorsten, Anja1 anja.thorsten@liu.se
Source: Writing & Pedagogy. 2019, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p23-47. 25p.
Subject Terms: *Study & teaching of language composition, *Teaching methods, *Middle school students, *Education, Narration, Narratology
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to contribute knowledge on children's narrative writing from a pedagogical perspective. Through analyses of nine- to ten-year-old students' narrative writing, aspects that are critical to discern in order to write narratives with a well-developed plot are formulated. The theoretical framework is narratology theories and Variation Theory. Narratology provides a conceptual framework for describing narrative writing, while Variation Theory offers a pedagogical perspective. A total of 80 narratives written by students have been analyzed, and five qualitatively different approaches to writing were seen. Narrative writing can be approached as describing events, solving a problem, creating action, making jokes and composing a narrative. A comparison between these approaches revealed five aspects that are critical for children to discern in order to develop the ability to write narratives: the discernment of a reader, the function of a narrative, the narrative structure, coherence, and duration. These aspects can be discerned in a more or less powerful way. The study contributes to the field by offering teachers guidance in what aspects are critical to address when teaching narrative writing in school. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: The purpose of this paper is to contribute knowledge on children's narrative writing from a pedagogical perspective. Through analyses of nine- to ten-year-old students' narrative writing, aspects that are critical to discern in order to write narratives with a well-developed plot are formulated. The theoretical framework is narratology theories and Variation Theory. Narratology provides a conceptual framework for describing narrative writing, while Variation Theory offers a pedagogical perspective. A total of 80 narratives written by students have been analyzed, and five qualitatively different approaches to writing were seen. Narrative writing can be approached as describing events, solving a problem, creating action, making jokes and composing a narrative. A comparison between these approaches revealed five aspects that are critical for children to discern in order to develop the ability to write narratives: the discernment of a reader, the function of a narrative, the narrative structure, coherence, and duration. These aspects can be discerned in a more or less powerful way. The study contributes to the field by offering teachers guidance in what aspects are critical to address when teaching narrative writing in school. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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