Writing Style and Structure of the Texi Three Sundays in a Week is an excerpt from a short story and a delightful piece of narration in chronological order, in which a fact is woven into fiction, giving an impossibility, a plausible explanation, thus making the story interesting and intriguing Six Elements of a narration Time On a Sunday afternoon Place At writer's uncles home Figures Kate, I", my uncle, Captain Pratt and Captain Smitherton Events Cause -Part1 Line(1-4) Process -- Part 2 Line(5-20) Climax End -- Part 3 Line(21-63)
Writing Style and Structure of the Text ▪ Three Sundays in a Week is an excerpt from a short story and a delightful piece of narration in chronological order, in which a fact is woven into fiction, giving an impossibility, a plausible explanation, thus making the story interesting and intriguing. ▪ Six Elements of a Narration ▪ Time On a Sunday afternoon ▪ Place At writer’s uncle’s home ▪ Figures Kate, “I”, my uncle, Captain Pratt and Captain Smitherton ▪ Events Cause --- Part1 Line (1-4) ▪ Process --- Part 2 Line (5-20) ▪ Climax & End --- Part 3 Line (21-63)
Writing Style and Structure of the Text The story can be divided into four parts a. The first part(Para. 1)---The theme is state clearly b. The second part(Pare 2-7)--This is the first step in the steering of the conversation C. The third part(Para. 8-15)---This is the crucial part of the conversation d. The fourth part(Para. 16)--The end
Writing Style and Structure of the Text ▪ The story can be divided into four parts: a.The first part (Para. 1) --- The theme is state clearly. b.The second part (Pare. 2 - 7) --- This is the first step in the steering of the conversation. c.The third part (Para. 8 - 15) --- This is the crucial part of the conversation. d.The fourth part (Para. 16) --- The end
Detailed Study of the Story 1. narrator(n) (1 a person in some books, television shows plays, music, etc, who tells the story or explains what is happening (2 a person who narrates a story Narrate(v) narration(n. narrative(n)
Detailed Study of the Story 1. narrator (n.) ① a person in some books, television shows, plays, music, etc, who tells the story or explains what is happening ② a person who narrates a story Narrate (v.) narration (n.) narrative (n.)
2 in the care of care refers to charge, protection, usually it needs to be connected with possessive pronoun or definite article under/ in one's care under/in the care of sb E.g. under the doctors care in a hospitals intensive care unit care of, in care of ---used when addressing letters to mean" at the address of"由..转交 E.g. Roger Ning, care of Carlos Ung, Forest Street Phrases have the same form take the fancy of, take a fancy to in front of: in the front of out of the question; out of question in possession; in the possession of
2. in the care of “care” refers to charge, protection, usually it needs to be connected with possessive pronoun or definite article. under / in one’s care under / in the care of sb. E.g.: under the doctor’s care in a hospital’s intensive care unit care of, in care of --- used when addressing letters to mean “at the address of” 由 … 转交 E.g.: Roger Ning, care of Carlos Ung, Forest Street Phrases have the same form: take the fancy of; take a fancy to in front of; in the front of out of the question; out of question in possession; in the possession of