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This study on narrative in media informs us on how narrative is very evident in media today. Not only do we use the form in literary works, but narrative (hand in hand with genre) work in media. For example, in the news, it is presented in order of first: the credibility of news, then presenting the current issue at hand, and finally an explanation of the resolution or following matter. This is applied in all forms of media.

This article touches on several ways to take a story from good to great including engaging all of the readers/listeners senses, writing at your own level, and tapping into the emotions of your audience. All seven tactics can be used in all kinds of writing and would be especially helpful in the world of narratives as they would help the audience feel immersed in what they are reading of listening to.

This link refers to a bunch of audio story telling recording of different individuals. By listening to a few if them, you will be able to get a feel of how an individual can bring life to whatever they are talking about with the use of different voices and tone if voice. Also, the use if pauses and sounds are meaningful in some cases. This link greatly helps an individual with making their own narrative story, as we had to do in the begging of the semester.

This piece describes how genre is effective in reading and other forms of rhetoric. It can allow readers to get deeper into text, and understand the form of communication on paper. Similarly to genres in movies and TV, genre in written works allow a reader to get the sense of what is "going on". Reading more and more, a reader is able to understand and decipher which genre is which. They also enable readers to connect emotionally to a text, and experience feelings of the writer/characters.