Humorous Personal
Narrative
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Investigating the Model
1) Did you find the model entertaining?
2) The introduction should do two things – a)
introduce the event b) catch the reader’s
interest. Did the model do this? In what way?
3) Humorous Personal Narratives usually
center around typical characters:
helpless victim of circumstances
crazy, high-strung, neurotic person
naïve or innocent person
What type of character is in the model?
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4) HPNs are usually written in chronological
order (1st, 2nd, 3rd…) Is the model written this
way? How do you know?
5) HPNs focus on a single event, with maybe
some background. What happens in the
model?
6) HPNs are usually told in the 1st person
point of view (I). Would it be different in the
3rd person. Would it be better or worse.
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7) Sometimes HPNs end abruptly, leaving
the reader to imagine the result. Other
times the loose ends are all tied up. What
happens in the model?
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Characteristics of HPN
Entertaining
Good intro
Understand the character
Chronological
One event
1st person point of view
Humor
Ending abruptly or tie up.
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Grammar:
Noun: a word that names a person,
place, thing, quality or idea.
Verb: shows an action, or state of being.
May be made up of more than one
word.
Adjective: modifies a noun or pronoun
Adverb: modifies a verb, adjective, or
another adverb. Tells how, when or where
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Mechanics: Commas
Writers use commas more than any other
form of punctuation.
Between items in a series.
Replace the word and between adjectives
After an introductory group of words
To set off words that interrupt the thought
Separate sentences with a conjunction
Separate subordinate clause from main
clause which follows.
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Learning Goal:
 Use consistent and appropriate verb
tense.
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