EL narrative essay notes 2024{ff}

Writeabout astranger wholeft adeepandlastingimpressiononyoubecauseof hisorher actions.Hecame, hesaw, hehelped. Then, heleft without eventellingushisname. Tothisday, I stillremember hisfaceandmannerismvividly. HowcouldI ever forget himandthekindnessheshowedus?It wasduringtheMarchholidaysandmymother andI wereonour waytoMalaysiatovisitmyaunt. Wewereinhighspiritsandthemoodwasset for anenjoyableday. Unfortunately,halfwaythroughour roadtrip, oneof our car tyreswaspuncturedinthemiddleof thehighway. Asmymother didnot knowhowtochangeacar tyre, wehadnochoicebut toseekhelp. For almost anhour, wewavedat everypassingvehiclebut noonesloweddown, muchlessstopped. Asif thesituationcouldnot get anyworse, theweather changedsuddenly.Thunder rumbledandlightningcrackedopentheashensky. Darkominouscloudsgatheredoverheadasrainthreatenedtofall.“Whereareall thehelpful people! I can’t imaginebeingstrandedherefor hours!” I begantowhine.Just then, ascreechof brakeswasheard.Abatteredoldtruckstoppedafewcentimetresaheadof meandout cameatoweringmanwithbroadmuscular shouldersandstrongheavily-tattooedarms. Hisweather-beatenskinwasascoarseasanalligator’sandhehadapock-markedfacethat lookedlikeapimpleplantation. Hiseyesweresotinythat theywerealmost non-existent andhisbulbousnosehadtheshapeof alargegarlicclove. Toput it plainly, hewasuglyandformidablelooking.“Doyouneedhelp?” theintimidatingstranger askedinagruff voice.Anirrational fear overwhelmedme, causingmyheart topalpitatesofast that it might justleapout of mymouth. Instinctively, I movedbehindmymother for protection.“Ermh…yesplease. Our tyreispunctured,” mymother mutteredhesitatinglyafter whatseemedlikeeternity.Without aword, thestranger walkedbacktohisbeat-uptruckandtookout atoolbox. Takingthesparetyrefrommymother, heflashedusanenigmaticsmileandstartedwork. Westoodnear himuneasily, half thankful andhalf suspiciousof hismotives.Minutespassedandagentledrizzlebegantodrift downfromthedarkenedsky. Heat wasinstantlyradiatedfromthegroundasthelight drizzlecooledthesurroundings. Mymotherimmediatelytoldmetoget intothecar whileshetookanumbrellatoplaceover thestrangertoprevent himfromgettingwet. However, astheraingot heavier, mymother alsocameintothecar at thestranger’sbidding.“It’sokay. There’snopoint inyoustandinghereandgettingwet too,” hesaid, hiscoarsevoicemuffledbythepeltingrain.For thenext tenminutesor so, wesat silentlyinthecar andwatchedthegoodSamaritanfixour tyre. Hewasfocusedonthetaskeventhoughthewindhadgrabbedtheumbrellaandhewasdrenchedtotheskin.Whenhewasfinallydone, hesimplyknockedonthecar windowandsaidcasually, “Your carisgoodtogo.”Beforewecouldutter awordof thanks, heturnedaroundandhoppedintohistruck. Thenheleft asquicklyashecame. Just likethat.

Thismysteriousmanhasleft adeepandlastingimpressiononmebecausehehastaughtmetwovaluablelifelessons. Firstly, hehastaught menot tojudgeabookbyitscover.WhenI first sawhim, I instantlyassociatedhimwithcriminals. Nevertheless, heturnedout tobethekindest personI haveever met. Thankstohim, I nolonger formanopinionaboutothersjust becauseof thewaytheylook. Moreimportantly, hehastaught mewhat it reallymeanstohelpothers. Therearepeopleout therewhoarewillingtohelpthoseinneedwithout askingfor anythinginreturn. Thesearethepeoplewhomaketheworldabetterplacewiththeir kindnessandconsideration. Althoughour encounter wasbrief, I will neverforget thismemorablecharacter whogavemymother andmeahelpinghandandsomuchmore. WHATISARECOUNT? Arecountretellsanexperienceoraneventthathappenedinthepast. Thepurposeof arecountcanbetoinform, entertainortoreflectandevaluate. Arecountcanfocusonaspecificsectionof aneventorretell theentirestory. Arecountshouldalwaysbetoldintheorderthatthingshappened. Therearefivetypesof recounttoconsider. PERSONALRECOUNT Retellsanactivitythewriterhasbeenpersonallyinvolvedinandmaybeusedtobuildtherelationshipbetweenthewriterandthereadere.g.anecdote, diaryjournal, personal letter. Theseusuallyretell aneventthatthewriterwaspersonallyinvolvedin. FACTUAL/ NEWSPAPERRECOUNT Reportstheparticularsof anincidentbyreconstructingfactualinformatione.g. policereconstructionof anaccident, historical recount,biographical andautobiographical recounts. Afactual recountisanobjectiverecountof atrueeventbysomeonenotpersonallyinvolvedinthesituation. Itspurposeiseithertoinform, entertainorboth.

RECOUNTSCAPTUREAMOMENTINTIMEFORYOUNGWRITERS IMAGINATIVERECOUNT Appliesfactual knowledgetoanimaginaryroleinordertointerpretandrecounteventse.g. ADayintheLifeof aGermansoldier, HowI mannedthefirstmissiontothemoon. Animaginativerecountisthere-tellingofevents, usuallyinthefirstperson. Thisstyleof recountallowsforembellishmentbeyondfactsandevents- perfectforcreativewriting. LITERARYRECOUNT Retellsaseriesof eventsforthepurposeof entertainment. Aliteraryrecountislikeafactual recount. Bothprovidedetailsaboutwhathappened, includingwhowasinvolved, whenandwheretheeventtookplace, andwhatmayhaveresulted. Aliteraryrecountcanbeaboutreal orfictional eventsandcharacters. Useful words/phrases/expressionsincompositionwriting Usewordsthat appeal tothesenses a. Theleavesrustledinthetreesandthetreesswayedslightly, makinggroaningheavysounds. Thetwigscrackled, snappedandsputtered. b. Thebellspealedthroughtheclatter andthechildrenshuffledbacktoclass. Usedialogues a. “Nag, nag, nag! That’swhat I hear all day!” hegrumbled. b. “What doyouexpect?” criedhiswifeangrily. “Four mouthstofeed, andanother ontheway, andallyoudoisidleabout all daywithyour friends!” c. “Guesswhat!” I criedtriumphantly, holdinguptheletter. “I’vewonit!”

“Wonwhat?” askedmymother. “Thescholarship!” I shriekedinmyexcitement. d. “Whodoyouthinkyouare?” hesneered, lookingmeupanddown. e. “Mydaughter, mybeautiful daughter,” I murmuredbitterly, mylipsquavering, astearswelledupinmyeyes. Writeinterestingdescriptionsof people Appearance–drawattentiontocertainvividfeaturesi. Whenhelaughed, herevealedaset of horriblydiscolouredteeth. ii. Everybodystaredat her. Shehadbeautiful darkhair piledhighonher head, adelicatelyshapedface, largesoft eyesandthemost dazzlingsmileI hadever seen. Personalityor characteri. For yearsshehadlivedwithher aunt, abad-tempered, acid-tonguedwomanwhomadeher lifemiserable. Writevividdescriptionsof feelings a. Hesat bythehospital bed, holdingher hand. It wasclear that theendwasnear. Tearswelledupinhiseyesandsilentlycourseddownhischeeks. “Pleaseforgiveme,” hesaid, chokingwithgrief. b. Sheranbreathlesslytohimwiththegoodnews. Assoonasheheardit, heleapt intotheair withawhoopof joy. “Wonderful! Marvelous! Unbelievable!” hekept shouting. Thenheturnedtoher andswept her upinhisarms. Livelystyle Begineachsentencedifferentlyfromthepreviousone.i. I openedthedoor andwalkedstraight intotheroom. TherewasPei Yansittingbythechair, waitingfor me. Quicklyrisingfromher chair, shecametowardsme. Userhetoricquestion(questionsthat donot requireananswer)i. Shethought of theunluckyhappeningsthat hadjust befallenher –her failureintheexaminations,her mother’sillness, andher father losinghisjob. Howcouldanyonebesounfortunate? Usewordsthat arehighlydescriptive, vividandforcefuli. Theplacewaseerilyquiet. All arounduswasadeathlysilence. Suddenlyit wasbrokenbyamournful cry. It didnot evensoundhuman. Welookedat eachother, terror-stricken, thenmadeadashfor thedoor.

Useeffectiveadjectivesi. Theforbiddenwords: good, bad, happy, sad, nice ii. Nicebook: thrillingbook iii. Goodspeech: wittyspeech iv. Selfish: egoistic/self-centred Substituteover-usedadverbsi. Very: extremely, astonishingly, shockingly Goodexpressionsfor describingsadness 1) Tearstrickleddownmyface. 2) Hisfacewasgrave, abstracted, almost couldhavefanciedsad. 3) Myheart wasinmymouth, andthedreadI felt waspalpable. 4) Hewasdisconsolateandwithout hopebecauseof thelossof hismother. 5) “will youmissme?” I askedwithatingeof sadness. 6) Hesaunteredintotheclassgloomily. 7) Her eyeswerepuffywithatraceof wetnessaroundthelids. 8) Janeblinkedbacktearsthat threatenedtoovercomeher. 9) Thegreat painandsorrowtotallyshatteredher. 10) Thesorrowseemedtodiminisheveryonephys