Narrative Writing and Argumentative Writing With Samples

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Holiday Homework
What is a narrative writing?
NARRATIVE WRITING relates a clear sequence of events that
occurs over time. Both what happens and the order in which the
events occur are communicated to the reader.
Effective narration requires a writer to give a clear sequence of
events (fictional or non-fictional) and to provide elaboration.
Key features of narrative writing:

Characters. The characters of a story are the individuals
involved, and can be people, animals, and inanimate objects or
even invented beings.
Conflict and Climax
Theme
Setting
Plot and Dialogue
Perspective
Medium and Imagery
Vocabulary used for narrative writing:
Sequences signaling words or phrases are mostly used in
narrative writings. Examples are as follows:
 In the beginning
 After
 Before
 First, second, third…
 Next
 Later
 Last
 Finally
 At last
Sample of narrative writing:
Narrative Writing Sample
Write a story starting with: “The widow had to work hard to bring up her
little son alone...”
The widow had to work hard to bring up her little son alone. This was after her husband’s early
death. She and her son lived in a wooden house. It was a small house with only one bedroom and a
kitchen.
Mariam wanted Sam to study hard to get good result. So she would not let Sam help her do any
household chores or wash his own clothes. The years flew by. Sam sat for his SPM examination
and pass with flying colours.
His mother was very happy. She went round telling her friends, “My Sam will be leaving for the
city to study in a college. He will become a Manager one day. I’ll move to live with him in the city.
Then, my struggle is worth it.”
So Mariam continued to work hard to send money to Sam who was studying a business degree.
For Mariam, it was a tough life. Meanwhile, Sam kept on phoning home to ask for more money.
Mariam even had to borrow from her neighbours and friends to send her son the money.
Three years Sam stopped calling home. He did not even let his mother where he was. When she
phoned the faculty, they told her that he had graduated and left for job. However, they could not
her more. Mariam was baffled. Where was Sam? She was so sure he would come back and fetch her
for city. So, she started to pack some of her bags and boxes.
Three months later, there was still no news or call from Sam. One day, Mariam’s niece, Kate,
came to talk to her about Sam. She told her aunt, “Auntie, a friend of mine met Sam in a bank.
He’s the branch manager. This is his address.”
Early in the morning, Mariam took the first bus to the city. At the bus station, she took a taxi
and showed the taxi driver the bank address. On the way there, she told the driver about Sam and
what a filial son he was.
The driver stopped his taxi in front of a tall building. She got out of the taxi and smiled at him
happily. This was the moment she was going to meet Sam. She imagined him showing surprise
and delight at meeting his mother. Inside the building, a security guard asked her who she was
looking for. She told the guard Sam’s name.
The bank staff saw an old lady holding a worn-out handbag. They were wondering, “Who is this
woman? Why is she asking for our manager?”
Meanwhile, Sam pretended he did not know his mother. Feeling disgusted and ashamed, he asked
the security guard to ask her to leave. Mariam was shocked to hear that! She looked Sam in a
disappointed feeling ever, and ran out of the bank.
Back in her house, Mariam cried the whole night. She cried and cried till she had no more tears.
The next morning, she was sitting by the window with Sam’s photo on her lap. She saw him
walking towards their house. Soon she was shouting and crying, “My Sam is back! My Sam is
back!”
Sam ran towards her and hugged Mariam as he never let go. He was so sorry and regretted the
way he behaved. His colleagues were the one who made him realized his big mistakes neglected his
mother.
The neighbours heard her. They too shouted and cheered, feeling happy for her.
What is argumentative writing?

Precisely, argumentative essay is a vital writing skill that seems
to define how best a student will be able to approach critical issues
in life. The ultimate aim argumentative essay is always to
convince or persuade a given group of audience to understand the
other side of the argument to support a new belief or idea.
Key features of argumentative writing:
 Organization and focus
 Description and analysis
 Evidence
 Answering a counterargument
Vocabulary used for argumentative writing:
Persuasive words and phrases are used in argumentative
writing. For example:
 I am writing to..
 I have heard a rumor that…
 I think…
 In my opinion…
 Obviously…
 We can solve this by…
 This will cause…
 To prevent…
 If these plans go ahead…
Sample of argumentative writing:
Some people say that the Internet does more harm than good. What is
your view?
To majority of teenagers and working adults, the Internet has been
regarded as one the most innovative achievements of humankind.
Since the invention of the internet, its pervasive and life-altering
influences can be felt in many aspects of people’s daily lives. While
mostly beneficial in areas such as communication, trade and
research, the internet has also caused a proliferation of vices such as
pornography and hacking. Despite the negativity associated with
the internet, I strongly believe that Internet does more good than
harm. Communication all over the world has been considerably
improved thanks to the Internet. With the widespread availability
of messengers and social networks like Yahoo and Facebook, people
can easily communicate irrespective of their geographic locations.
Gone are the days when international communication meant a
delay of several days to months. Today, interaction through the
Internet is not only much cheaper and more convenient than
traditional modes of communication, it also has options to allow
face to face interaction such as through the use of Skype. Now,
family members and businesses can not only have instantaneous
communication, they can also have the added personal touch even
if they are in different continents or in any remote part of the
world. The Internet is one of the key contributors to the global free
trade. When the transnational corporations want to open business
in the other countries, they first have to contact partners in those
countries before officially making a deal. In such case, the Internet
certainly does a great job. Furthermore, the internet is instrumental
in reducing operation costs for businesses where employees can be
easily hired from developing countries and work remotely from
their native land. For example, many transnational companies set
up call centres in countries like Philippines or India where workers
are cheaper to employ. The same benefits are applied to people’s daily
lives. With the omnipresence of online shops, many people are able
to save their precious time shopping. Instead, they have more time to
do other important things such as helping their children do
homework or having a short visit to their parents’ house. On the
other hand, objectors of the Internet argue that it spoils the young
generation by spreading pornography and violence, which is
considered rampant nowadays. There is no doubt that pornographic
websites and violence videos are ubiquitous online, but whether the
young is spoilt by it depends on the young themselves. Owing to
the continual warning of using the Internet on many cyber
education programs, the youths are supposed to know about all the
boon and bane effect of surfing webs. Thus, once they have
heightened awareness, there is likelihood that they will not be
attacked by cyber hackers. Moreover there is a variety of
information for their researches on line. Instead of spending hours
of flipping over hundreds of books in the libraries, one may easily
obtain necessary documentation within a second of mouse click.
Similar to any other technological inventions, the Internet has both
pros and cons; nonetheless, its benefits far outweigh its harms.
With recent upgrading Internet security software and substantial
improvements on its use, I am firmly convinced the Internet is
more a blessing than a curse.
Student name: Haram Tanveer Class:C-1
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