Narrative Essays

A narrative essay tells a story. It uses descriptive language to tell the beginning, middle, and end of an event. It has an introduction that engages the reader’s interest, details about the main event or action in the story, and a conclusion that describes the outcome.

• True

• False

What three parts are in the introduction?

• hook

• thesis statement

• final concluding statement

• lesson/message

• background information

What is the job of the hook?

• gets the reader’s attention with an interesting or surprising fact.

• 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

• tell the history or what happened before the action.

• 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

• prepares the reader for the main action of the story

The conclusion paragraph tells (1) what happened after the main event, (2) about a lesson the writer learned, and (3) how the writer’s life is changed now.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

The body paragraphs tell the main story. They use a lot of details to bring the story to life.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

The job of the situation paragraph is to...

• remind the reader of the main idea of the story

• describe the when, where, what happens in the story, and why the main event is happening, step by step. It often uses time order.

• push the reader to think in a new way

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the rising action?

• the main idea of the story

• what the author (writer) learned from the story

• the main events leading to the climax.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The introduction paragraph...

• prepares the reader for the story

• tells the story and uses lots of description

• shows the message and purpose of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9