(upbeat music) Hi.

My name is Randi House and welcome..

Loud voice: And welcome to another wonderful day of Rise and Shine.

Uh.

Who are you?

Narrator: Hi, Miss Randi.

I'm the narrator.

Sometimes you hear my voice in a movie or an audio book, or in this case, Rise and Shine.

Oh, the narrator.

Yeah, of course.

You're actually pretty important when writing or reading stories, but next time, please don't interrupt me.

Narrator: My apologies.

Please carry on, because I don't want to be known as a guy that just interrupts when people are trying to talk.

Are you finished?

Narrator: Absolutely.

Randi: Perfect.

Like I was saying, I'm so excited to share all about narrative stories with you guys today.

A narrative is basically a story that's told in full detail.

Narrative stories can either be fiction or nonfiction.

Fiction stories are not real.

These stories are simply make believe.

In most fiction narratives, the author is using a technique called storytelling, and the author can create characters and settings to fit his or her own story.

Fiction stories can be magical with talking dragons and unicorns, or maybe even waffles that come to life.

Narrator: Waffles?

Did somebody say waffles?

I love waffles.

Randi: I'm really glad you like waffles.

Narrator: Oh, I'm so sorry.

I did that again.

Didn't I?

Randi: Yeah.

Narrator: Please carry on.

Randi: You're kind of really bad about doing that.

But like I said, you do have a very important job, so I'll, I'll allow it this time.

Narrator: Thank you.

Randi: Where was I?

Oh.

Oh, yes.

Narratives in fiction.

The settings can take place anywhere your mind can think of.

Like you can go to outer space or even in a forest made up of lollipops with yummy cotton candy clouds floating above.

Fiction stories are mostly for entertainment.

They make us laugh or whisk us away to far off lands.

They can be silly and they can be strange.

Now, nonfiction stories are real life.

These are written to share facts.

They can be about real people and historical events, and the settings are real places.

The author's purpose is to share a story about what really happened.

We read nonfiction narratives to learn more about people and places or events in both fiction and nonfiction stories, however, the role of the narrator is very important.

Narrator: Why, I'm a narrator.

Randi: Yes, yes.

We've established that you.

You are.

You are narrator.

Narrator: Yes, I narrate stories, but we already went into that.

Randi: Yes, do you prefer fiction or nonfiction stories?

Narrator: I prefer stories about waffles, now that you mention it.

Talking waffles.

Randi: If it's.. Narrator: Maple syrup rivers.

Randi: Oh, keep going.

Narrator: And a little butter raft that floats down in the middle.

Oh, with blueberries on top.

Randi: I kind of want to read that book.

A waffle.. Narrator: Me, too.

You need to write that book.

Randi: A waffle in a syrup river floating on a butter raft.

Narrator: Yes.

Randi: Fantastic.

Narrator, you got it going on there.

That would definitely be a fiction story, though, since waffles can't come to life and I've never seen a river of syrup before, but I definitely would want to read that book if I just knew where you were Narrator: I'm (pause) somewhere.

Randi: Well, that's true.

And like I was saying, the narrator has a very important job.

The narrator is actually the storyteller, the one who describes the story.

The narrator tells us all about the characters, the setting and the important events.

Narrator: Like talking waffles.

Randi: Like talking waffles.

Now, next time you're getting ready to write a narrative, I want you to remember that big voice in the sky.

Narrator: That's me.

Randi: Use your narrator voice to share your stories.

Narrator: You're pretty good.

You could be a narrator, like me.

Randi: I'm coming for your job, Narrator, wherever you are.

Well, I hope you learned all about fiction and nonfiction.

Thank you, big voice in the sky for your help today.

Narrator: Thank you, Miss Randi.

What a great lesson.

And I hope you guys will come back for more learning with me here on Arkansas PBS Rise and Shine.

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