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Title: Writing a Narrative Essay


1
Writing a Narrative Essay
2
The Purpose of a Narrative
  • To tell a story
  • Can be a story about something that happened to
    you Personal Narrative
  • Can be a story about something that happened to
    someone else
  • Can be a story you make up

3
Involve the Reader
  • Describe the experience in detail
  • Dont tell the reader
  • SHOW them what happened. The reader should feel
    like they are in the experience because your
    details are so vivid!

4
Involve the Reader
  • Use feelings and emotions for every event, give
    a reaction your characters have (how did you
    feel?)
  • Describe things using all of your senses

5
Format
  • 1st Person or 3rd Person
  • 6-8 Paragraphs
  • 8 Sentences per body paragraph
  • New event new paragraph
  • Events described in chronological order
  • Elaborate do NOT list events!

6
Format
  • Closing paragraph is NOT a conclusion it is an
    overall reflection
  • to the event

7
Overall
  • Use transitions (words and phrases) to link ideas
    and paragraphs
  • Use strong / vivid words
  • Use complex, compound, and detailed sentences

8
Topic for Narrative 1
  • You will need to choose two things
  • whether you will be writing a prequel or sequel
  • will it be for your favorite book, movie or myth
    you read in reading class

9
Brainstorming
  • Start with writing down ideas for the beginning,
    middle and end of the story
  • For homework, you will complete the Narrative
    Brainstorming sheet I will give you
  • You need to write the important background
    information (setting, characters), the main
    idea/event that happens in the beginning, middle
    and end and other events that happen in these
    parts
  • The next slides are an example

10
Background Information
  • I was told about my birth by my mom (background
    information)
  • Born different place, grandfather Acrisius tried
    to kill my mom and I by throwing us in chest an
    in the sea
  • Rescued by fisherman and given to King Polydectes

11
Beginning Age 5-9
  1. At age 5, the king and my mom told me the truth.
    I was not King Polydectes son but the son of
    Zeus
  2. That was hard, I was not sure who I was and what
    was a lie
  3. but even harder was the response from others

12
Middle Age 9-13
  • I was picked on by others because they knew the
    king was not my real father and the king of the
    gods, Zeus, was.
  • I was able to make a few friends, Antasia and
    Poclyes, but what people said hurt. Could forgive
    them but still hurt
  • The only father I have known, King Polydectes,
    had me trained in the ways of being royalty and
    being a warrior. Warrior training was awesome.

13
End Age 13-18
  • Became best warrior in kingdom
  • Earned respect with fighting skills but even more
    so when kind and forgiving to those that hurt me
  • People stopped making fun of me and instead
    respected me.
  • Was planning on being king until something
    happened that changed my life.
  • Medusa showed up
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