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The Personal Narrative. Writing about a small moment in your life. Characteristics of Personal Narratives:. There is an introduction, or lead, which describes a problem and establishes tension for the reader.
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The Personal Narrative Writing about a small moment in your life.
Characteristics of Personal Narratives: • There is an introduction, or lead, which describes a problem and establishes tension for the reader. • The writing tells the story and the authores feelings about the story. (Show, don’t tell.) • The story is based on a true event that happened to the author.
More Characteristics • The story can be broken into several scenes, usually 3 or 4. • There are details about the character and the setting. • There is an ending that tells how the problem was solved. • There is some dialogue (characters talking) and a description of things the author is thinking.