Making Your Narrative Flow: Avoiding Jumps in Time and Place

This video tutorial teaches how to ensure a personal narrative makes sense by identifying and correcting jumps in time and place. It covers the writing process, common mistakes, and provides a detailed example of revising a narrative for coherence. The tutorial emphasizes reading aloud, highlighting inconsistencies, and inserting transitional phrases to improve narrative flow.

What is the first stage of the writing process?

• Publishing

• Brainstorming

• Drafting

• Editing

What is a common mistake that can confuse readers in a narrative?

• Jumping around in time and place

• Including dialogue

• Using too many adjectives

• Writing in first person

What is the first step to ensure your narrative makes sense?

• Reading the text out loud

• Checking grammar

• Highlighting jumps in time

• Inserting new writing

In the mini bike narrative, what was the initial issue identified?

• The sequence of events was incorrect

• There were too many details

• The characters were not well developed

• The story was too short

What did the narrator do after the mini bike accident?

• Fixed the bike

• Limped home to tell their mother

• Called a friend

• Ran away

What was added to the narrative to improve its flow?

• A description of the setting

• A transition showing the journey home

• A new character

• More dialogue

What is the final step in the writing process?

• Publishing

• Editing

• Brainstorming

• Revising