1. A new way to structure your personal narrative
Frame Narrative
A new way to structure your personal narrative

2. What is a Frame Narrative?
Similar to an anecdote (story) used to hook the audience
Similar to restating the ‘thesis’ in the conclusion

3. What is unique about a Frame Narrative?
Surrounds the main narrative with another story to draw in the reader, usually a more relatable story and brings in story-frame during the main story

4. A familiar example of the Frame Narrative

5. Story within a story:
What framed narratives come to mind?

6. Story within a story:
The story is being read by a grandfather to a sick grandson

7. Story within a story:
The story is being read by a grandfather to a sick grandson
The story is about a Princess Bride

8. Story within a story:
The story is being read by a grandfather to a sick grandson
The story is about a Princess Bride
The grandson is skeptical about liking a Love Story

9. Top of the frame: Grandfather reads to sick grandson who is a reluctant listener of the story
Link One Princess Bride

10. The actual story begins… Introducing Princess Buttercup

11. The sides of the frame come in when story flashes to grandfather and grandson again.
Kissing Scene

12. A little more of our story…
a fun clip

13. Finally the frame is complete with grandfather’s “as you wish” to grandson

14. The happily ever after
Final Kiss

15. Deconstruct Frame Narratives
Read Sample Essays
“My Life as a Dog”

16. Two pitfalls to Frame Narratives
Do not make the frame story more important than the main story
Make sure the frame is connected to the main story