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This glossary defines key terms and concepts.
Please note that words set in small capital letters are
themselves defined in the glossary.
N
narrate A strategy for presenting information as a
story, for telling "what happened." It is a pattern most
often associated with fiction, but it shows up in all
kinds of writing. When used in an essay, a report, or
another academic genre, a narrative must support a
point—not merely tell an interesting story for its own
sake. It must also present events in some kind of
sequence and include only pertinent detail. Sometimes
narrative serves as the organizing principle for
a whole text. See also literacy narrative.
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