Here you will find links to several templates
that might be useful for analysing narrative texts. I have provided
these as tables in .docx format, as .opml files, and as an NVivo
skeleton project (both PC and Mac versions). The templates can be
found on
the site's resource
repository.
Notes on using these templates
These templates are guides to start you
thinking analytically; they are not mechanical aids to be rigidly
applied.
You should be
prepared to modify these templates/maps as the needs of your own
work suggest.
Labov’sstructural approach and
the masterplot are both of general use; applicable to both written
and oral narrative (after transcription) of various lengths.