3-Paragraph Narrative Essay

What does the word narrative mean?

• story

• idea

• nothing

• situation

How many paragraphs will you write for your final Quarter 1 piece?

• one

• two

• three

• four

A 3-paragraph essay has:

• an introduction paragraph

• a body paragraph

• a conclusion paragraph

• evidence

This is the correct order for a 3-Paragraph essay:

1. Introduction Paragraph 2. Body Paragraph 3. Conclusion Paragraph

• Yes - this is correct

• NO - this is not correct

What three parts are in the introduction?

• hook

• thesis statement

• final concluding statement

• lesson/message

• background information

The job of the hook is to...

• get the reader interested

• give important information about what happened before the story

• tell the reader what the body paragraph will be about

The job of the background information is to...

• get the reader interested

• give important information about what happened before the story

• tell the reader what the body paragraph will be about

The job of the thesis statement is to...

• get the reader interested

• give important information about what happened before the story

• tell the reader what the body paragraph will be about

What are the three parts of a conclusion paragraph?

• thesis statement

• lesson/message

• background information

• restate thesis

• final concluding sentence

The job of restating the thesis is to...

• remind the reader of the main idea of the story

• show the reader what the author (writer) learned from the story

• push the reader to think in a new way