Definition: A narrative essay is a story written about a personal experience.

Narrative Writing

Definition: A narrative essay is a story written about a personal experience.

Purpose

Create a sense of shared history, linking people together

Provide entertainment. Most people enjoy a thrilling movie or an intriguing book.

Provide psychological healing. Reading or listening to the narrative of someone who faced a life crisis similar to one you are experiencing can help you through the crisis. They can also help the writer deal with the crisis.

Provide insight. Narratives can help you discover values, explore options, and examine motives.

Details

Who what where when why how

Order

First then next finally

The general characteristics of a narrative writing include:

1. Revealing something of importance – narratives make a point and that point is

usually defined in the first sentence but may appear as the last sentence in the first

paragraph

2. Depicting characters and setting vividly – bring the story to life by using your

senses to depict the events of the story: how does it look, sound, feel, smell. Include the important events that make up the story in enough detail for your readers to understand what happened while avoiding any details that do not relate to the main point

3. Showing, not telling – use vivid and precise verbs when describing your events

4. Presenting events in a clear, chronological order – use a logical progression with

good transitions when moving from point-to-point.

5. Usually written in the first person, that is using, “I”. However, third person can

also be used.

Methods

Show, Don’t Tell

Let people talk

Choose a point of view

Tense

Tone

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