As you finalize the draft of your Gothic Romantic fictional narrative by drafting the resolution, incorporate narrative techniques to enhance your work. By the time you complete this activity, you will have a finished draft of your narrative essay, including the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
If you have been writing out your work by hand, now would be a good time to transfer your draft into a word-processing document in preparation for submitting your work.
Here are your tasks:
- Incorporate narrative techniques in your existing draft.
a. Select two areas where you can add a narrative technique.
b. Incorporate the narrative technique in the areas you select. - Write a resolution to your Gothic Romantic fictional narrative.
Revising for Plot and Genre
• Are all plot elements adequately developed?
• Does the plot build in a logical sequence?
• Are Gothic elements incorporated throughout the narrative?
• Are Romantic elements incorporated throughout the narrative?
• Are relevant narrative techniques used?
• Is pacing used appropriately?
• Is a sense of mystery and suspense established effectively?
Revising Organization, Paragraphs, and Sentences
• Does the narrative contain a clear exposition?
• Is there a clear resolution for the narrative?
• Does the order of the sentences within the paragraphs make sense?
• Does the overall construction of the sentences make sense?
• Do transitional words or phrases used at the end or beginning of paragraphs and sentences help to signal connections between events or ideas in the narrative?
• Is word choice precise and vivid, offering sensory details