Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Narrative Essay Information

NARRATIVE ESSAY


In a personal narrative, you re-create an incident that happened to you over a short period of time.  This incident could be an emotional experience, a silly or serious event, or a frightening encounter.  Narrative writing requires students to think clearly about the details of an event as if it was a plot.  A narrative:

· Presents a story with a distinct plot.  The plot includes an internal or external conflict.  It has a beginning, a middle, and an end.
· Has a setting of some sort
· Presented in a specific point of view, usually spoken in the voice of a narrator or character


Optional Narrative prompts:
· Write about a time when you faced a challenge and what the outcome was.Be sure to narrate the series of events and include specific details.
· Write a story about when you taught someone something.  It can be anything that you know better than someone else.
· Think about an event in your life that taught you an important lesson. Write a narrative in which you tell what happened and how you learned a lesson.
· Write a narrative about a person or character who overcomes a difficult situation.  The character must be a person from history or from literature, movies or television.


Guidelines for Essay
· 350 – 500 words long or longer
· 1” margins and double-spaced
· Title
· Name, date and type of essay in the corner
· Page numbers in the bottom right corner

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