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Writing A Narrative Essay The Do’s and Don'ts

The elements necessary for a narrative are: Characters: people or creatures about whom your reader will care; Setting: a place that is familiar, even in a fantasy; Action: something interesting that happens.

The three rules for writing a narrative are as follows: Rule One: Know your audience. In story telling, your listener or your reader is your foremost consideration. Your story would shift dramatically were you writing a narrative for an uptight English teacher who will give you a grade, for a group of young children in a summer camp setting, or for your classmates held captive by the bell schedule. Vary word choice, images and action in a manner appropriate for your audience. Rule Two: Have a story in mind. This means you have a character in a setting with a problem and a resolution. Sometimes narratives can be fragments of stories; glimpses of experience. Still these bits of life must compel your listener to listen. They inform and enlighten when they show a life being lived. The best of them leave your readers with something for themselves: a lesson, an idea, or an image. Rule Three: Describe. You must show rather than tell the story. Use words to create sensory images of the experience you are relating so that your reader can hear the scrape at the window, feel the hammer on the thumb, smell the locker room, taste the fried termites, see the just-born bird. Which has more impact: “Ralph is mean” or “Ralph likes to stomp little kittens to death with his size 14-D steel-toed boots?" Details are everything. They provoke the empathic reaction.

7 Tips for Writing a Good Narrative 1. Begin with a catchy hook… – Sometimes my imagination gets the best of me. – In my gymnastics career, fear is something I deal with every day. 2. Have a clear thesis statement. It should be the last sentence of your first paragraph. (Your first paragraph should be short!) – I never thought I could switch gymnastic teams. – I didn’t know it, but today I was going to learn an important lesson. 3. Separate events clearly into paragraphs – Divide the events by chronological order – When you change time or thought, start a new paragraph 4. Beware of Sentence Structure – Write sentences that are clear and concise. Sometimes I assume I can’t do something because my mind takes over. Sometimes, my feelings engulf me and I think I can’t do something. – Try for some “sentence variety” Start your sentence with an introductory phrase and comma: When I was young, After breakfast, Gently and carefully, – Combine sentences that are short to avoid repeating yourself I have been able to conquer most of my fears. One fear was working on a 4-inch beam. I have been able to conquer most of my fears, such as working on a 4-inch beam.

5. Revise for Word Choice – Get rid of “dead” words – Use sophisticated words, but KNOW what they mean – Double check your verbs—use vibrant ones! – Include some dialogue!! 6. Have a clear conclusion – Restate the words from the prompt in your conclusion I don’t know why I thought I could not wakeboard. This is a lesson I won’t soon forget. 7. Bring back the hook to form a circle. – Sometimes I should listen to my imagination – I don’t know why I was so frightened of changing gyms.

Exercise in “Showing Rather than Telling” When Writing a Narrative COMPLETE THIS IN CLASS ON THURSDAY NOV. 20 TH !!! Read the following narration about getting to school in the morning. I got up at 6 a.m. I got annoyed with the alarm and got hurt when I hit the clock too hard. I got into the shower. I got chilled because my sister had used up all of the hot water. I got dressed. I got into the kitchen after all the eggs and toast were gone. I got myself a breakfast of cereal and juice. I got a stain on my shirt. I got a different shirt. I got my stuff together and got it all in my backpack. I got yelled at by my mother for lagging.. I got irritated by the way the morning was going. I got in trouble for keeping my carpool waiting. I got in the backseat of the car with two other people. We got a ticket for speeding on the way to school. We got to school late. I got detention for being late. I got behind in the assignment given in my first period class. I got a bad grade on my assignment.

This is a narration no one wants to read. Rewrite it: Do not use got at all. Vary your sentence length and style. Add copious amounts of detail. Show what happened in that car when the policeman flashed his lights in the rear window. Let your reader hear the driver’s response. What was said? Dialogue always helps a story come alive. What did the mom or the sister say? The teacher? You might want to add an interior monologue; what does the narrator say to him or herself? At what point in the story do we know the narrator’s gender? At what point is the voice of the narrator important and when does it emerge and become a significant force in the story? This brief tale is a first person narration. Consider shifting your narrative to the third person and giving your character a name. If you think that would improve the narrative, then write it in the third person.