Writing a narrative essay Writing Skill: Writing a narrative essay Unit 7 TT

A Narrative Essay It is simply a personal story You describe events that happened in your life (actions, thoughts, feelings, etc.) You write in the first person – “I” , “me”, “my” and “mine” Unit 7 TT

- Introduction - Body - conclusion Parts of a Narrative Essay Give the main idea of the essay Give background information (where it happened) Say why was this experience memorable - Introduction - Body - conclusion Include 1-3 paragraphs that describe the events that support your main idea Include interesting details (facts, examples or explanations) Restate your main idea Summarize why the story is memorable Unit 7 TT

Grammar: Shifts between past and present Unit 7 TT

I wrote a letter to my best friend. Writers often use the simple past to being a story, or set a scene Simple Past PRESENT PAST I wrote a letter to my best friend. Important questions to ask: Did the action start in the past? Yes Is the action finished? Yes Will the action continue? No Unit 7 TT

Writers use the past perfect to describe things that happened before the events in the story. Has/ have + Past Participle Past Perfect PRESENT PAST She had considered other options. She enrolled in the course. Important questions to ask: Are there two actions? Yes Did both actions happen in the past? Yes Did one action happen before the other? Yes Will the actions continue? No Unit 7 TT

Saudi Arabia is in the Middle East. Writers use the simple present to describe things or give certain facts or information; permanent situations things that happen all the time Simple Present PAST PRESENT FUTURE Saudi Arabia is in the Middle East. The Half Dome’s shape is unforgettably distinctive because it’s broken. Important questions to ask: Is it a fact? Yes Do we believe it is true? Yes Do we believe it will change in the future? No Unit 7 TT