How to write a narrative essay

How to write a narrative essay

A narrative essay is a story about your experience, either imaginary or real. Or about somebody else.

It tells specific stories.

Components of a story

Plot

Characters

Setting

Descriptions

Beginning

Introduces and describes the people, place and time of a story.

The middle

• can have several paragraphs;

• can describe more action;

• activities and events involving the main characters are expanding;

The end

• resolve the complication/problem;

• end story with a twist;

• leave reader with a question or mystery;

• remind readers the central message;

Things to remember!

• use 1st or 3rd person;

• always use past tense;

• describe events chronologically;

• don't use too much dialogues;

• use details when describing something - sight, sound, smell, taste;

• use descriptive languages;