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Narrative Structure: Macro & Micro Elements

The document outlines the macro and micro components of narratives, detailing story grammar elements such as characters, setting, and initiating events, as well as internal responses and consequences. It also describes micro components like formulaic markers, temporal markers, and causal adverbial clauses that enhance narrative structure. Additionally, it highlights features of literate language, including mental and linguistic verbs, adverbs, and conjunctions that contribute to complex sentence usage.

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Narrative Structure: Macro & Micro Elements

The document outlines the macro and micro components of narratives, detailing story grammar elements such as characters, setting, and initiating events, as well as internal responses and consequences. It also describes micro components like formulaic markers, temporal markers, and causal adverbial clauses that enhance narrative structure. Additionally, it highlights features of literate language, including mental and linguistic verbs, adverbs, and conjunctions that contribute to complex sentence usage.

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Macro and Micro Components of Narratives

MACRO: Story Grammar Elements

1. Character Main character(s) in the narrative.

2. Setting Place or time in a narrative.

3. Initiating Event Event or problem that elicits a response from character(s).


(can be problem)

4. Internal Response Character’s psychological state including emotions,


(can be feelings) desires, feelings, or thoughts.

5. Plan Any cognitive verb reference that is intended to act on or


solving an initiating event. It must include a “cognitive
verb” that indicates a plan. Note: The plan and the
Action/Attempt can share the same clause.
6. Action/Attempt Attempts are taken by the main character(s) that are
directly related to the Initiating Event.

7. Complication An event that prohibits the execution of a plan or action


taken in response to an initiating event. Note: A
complication can also be a second initiating event. In this
case, code both a complication and initiating event.
8. Consequence Resolves the problem or does not resolve the problem. It
must be related to the Initiating Event and explicitly stated.
Note: A consequence for one episode can often be the
Initiating Event for another.
Macro and Micro Components of Narratives

MICRO: Language, Linguistic Ties

1. Formulaic Markers A formulaic marker is any standard utterance used to


mark the beginning or ending of the narrative.

2. Temporal Markers E.g., when, next, then, immediately, instantly, after,


again, already, always, before, lately, now, once,
presently, rarely, today, weekly, while.

3. Causal Adverbial Clauses E.g., because, since, so that, therefore, as a result,


consequently, thus, hence, etc. Note: causal adverbs do
not have to occur in concurrent sentences.
4. Knowledge of Dialogue Knowledge of dialogue is registered by a comment or
statement made by a character or by characters
engaging in conversation.

5. Narrative Evaluations Narrator evaluations are any explanation provided in


the story to justify why an action or event took place.
E.g., because, since, so, and in order to.

Additional Literate Language Features:

6. Mental Verbs E.g., decided, thought, wanted, dreamed.

7. Linguistic Verbs E.g., said, told, yelled

8. Adverbs E.g., quickly, softly, loudly, cheerfully.

9. Elaborated Noun Adding modifiers.


Phrases

10. Coordinating FANBOYS: for, and, not, but, or yet, so


Conjunctions

11. Subordinating E.g., although, because, since, unless, after, since, when, if
Conjunctions

*Last two items (10 & 11) are indicative of complex sentence use.

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