Narrative Writing

1. Narrative Writing

2. What is Narrative Writing? • The writer tells about a personal experience. • The writer tells a story or describes an incident. • Narrative writing can be fictional, not true, or based on real experiences.

3. What does a Narrative Essay do? • Reveals the writers feelings about a topic • Includes detail about the setting, characters, actions, and conflicts • Teaches a moral • Expresses an opinion or thought • Entertains

4. How is a Narrative Essay written? • Uses first person point of view • Presents events in sequential order • Reveals important details • Appeals to the reader’s senses and feelings

5. How is a Narrative Essay formatted? • Begin with an introductory statement or lead sentence • Establish a topic or main idea • Support the topic or main idea, using detail • End with a conclusion to sum up the topic or main idea

6. What is a lead sentence? • Introduces the story • Gives a hint about the main idea or topic • Suggests how the writer may feel about a topic • Gets the reader hooked or interested

7. What is the topic or main idea? • Point in telling the story • Like a thesis statement • Key element the reader is to understand

8. How does one support the topic? • Tell of the events in sequential order * Using sensory details * Appealing to the reader’s emotions * Using figurative and descriptive language * Referring to characters, a setting, conflicts, etc. • Maintain focus and relevance to the main idea or topic

9. What does a conclusion do? • Tells of the last events • Finalizes the writer’s thoughts or feelings • Sums up the main idea or topic