Narratives Flashcards
It is an account of experience or events that are temporally sequenced and convey some meaning
Narrative Language
What are the types of narratives
Recounts, Accounts, Event Cast, Fictional, Scripts
Type of narrative that is prompted, shared experiences, another person, past tense verbs, unique experiences
Recount
Type of narrative that is spontaneous, own experiences, specific events
Account
Type of narrative that is ongoing, factual scenes, directing roles like playing “house”
Event Casts
Type of Narrative that is unreal past, present, or future events
Fictional Stories
Type of narrative that is routine
Scripts
What are applebee’s six levels of fictional narratives
Heaps, Sequences, Primitive narratives, Unfocused chains, Focused chains, True Narratives
When parts of a story cluster around a central idea
“Linking of attributes to form a strong nucleus”
Centering
perceptually-observed attributes (actions, characters, scenes, situations)
Similarity
abstract, logical attributes (members of a class or events linked by cause-effect)
complementarity
When the story develops a sense of time
Temporal or logical order
“Sequencing of events that share attributes and
leads directly from one to another”
Centering
2 years
Collections of unrelated ideas
No relationship or organization
Child switches topic freely
Present or present progressive tense
No centering or chaining
Heaps
2 to 3 years
Macrostructure: central character, topic, or
setting
Elements of the story are linked by arbitrary
commonalities, no common characteristics
Usually no ending
Centering is present (similarity links)
No chaining
Sequences
3 to 4 years
Macrostructure: central character, topic, or setting
Events follow from a central core, but no true plot
Child interprets or predicts events
Recognition & labeling: facial expressions, body postures
Sentences linked to major theme but not generally to each other
Complementarity centering present
No chaining
Primitive Narratives