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    Narrative Writing Notes

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    The document provides guidance on writing personal narratives, including the purpose of narratives to entertain and tell stories, fictional or non-fictional. It lists requirements for a personal narrative, such as covering a 3-5 minute experience in multiple paragraphs using past tense verbs. The summary also outlines different types of introductions and conclusions for narratives.

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    The document provides guidance on writing personal narratives, including the purpose of narratives to entertain and tell stories, fictional or non-fictional. It lists requirements for a personal narrative, such as covering a 3-5 minute experience in multiple paragraphs using past tense verbs. The summary also outlines different types of introductions and conclusions for narratives.

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    Narrative Writing Notes

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    shetty
    The document provides guidance on writing personal narratives, including the purpose of narratives to entertain and tell stories, fictional or non-fictional. It lists requirements for a personal narrative, such as covering a 3-5 minute experience in multiple paragraphs using past tense verbs. The summary also outlines different types of introductions and conclusions for narratives.

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    NARRATIVE WRITING

    NOTES
    The purpose of narrative writing is to:

    •Entertain
    •To tell a story
    •Can be fictional or non-fictional
    PERSONAL NARRATIVE
    CHECKLIST

     Covers a 3-5 minute experience


     Must be multi-paragraphed (2+ paragraphs)
     All verbs are in the past tense
     Uses one of the four introduction types (listed below)
    CHECKLIST CONTINUED:

     ACTIONS (events) are written in CHRONOLOGICAL


    ORDER
     TRANSITIONS, especially TIME transitions, are used between
    ACTIONS (events)
     REACTIONS (emotion/feeling words) are used between actions
    (events)
     IMAGERY is STRONG (sensory words)
     Reader SEES and “FEELS” everything the writer did
     Conclusion is strong--wraps up the story with a QUESTION
    shows a CHANGE in the writer, ends with a FINAL
    THOUGHT, or ends with an INTERESTING ACTION
    INTRODUCTION TYPES:

    1. COMMON INTRODUCTION:
    EX: When I was your age...
    EX: When I was on vacation...
    EX: When I was on a rollercoaster...

    It’s BORING!! Don’t use this intro at all!!!!


    INTRO TYPES CONTINUED:

    2. ACTION (HERO) INTRODUCTION

    example: Hesitating, I held my breath and


    jumped off the dock into the frigid water.
    INTRO TYPES CONTINUED:

    3. “DIALOGUE” INTRODUCTION

    example: “Dad! Dad! Watch my cannonball!” I screamed


    to my father, who was watching from the cabin’s porch.

    ***refer to handout in writing binder for


    how to punctuate dialogue
    INTRO TYPES CONTINUED:

    4. IDEA/THEME STATEMENT (DIFFICULT!)

    example: I deeply regret the day I took my grandmother’s


    generosity for granted.

    It’s like a lesson/moral learned.

    It’s like a Chicken Soup for the Soul intro.


    Sample Intro:
    “Wow,” I whispered as I scanned the room for the first time. We had
    walked past it many times, even ordered take-out, but we had never ventured
    into the Dragonfly. I couldn’t help but notice the blood-red walls with cryptic
    characters emblazoned in gold, high-backed chairs without sitters, and a
    small, raised dining area. “I thought the place would be bigger,” I said
    skeptically as the hostess showed us our table. The restaurant had opened
    probably five minutes before the cab dumped us out on State Street.
    CONCLUSION TYPES:
     PREDICTION: an insight into how the future
    could be different, better, or worse.
    CONCLUSION TYPES CONTINUED:

     POINTED QUESTION: leaves the reader


    thinking about your experience
    CONCLUSION TYPES CONTINUED:

     FULL-CIRCLE ENDING: circles back to the


    introduction
    CONCLUSION TYPES CONTINUED:

     IDEA/THEME STATEMENT: a brief


    explanation of lessons learned from your
    experience

    ALSO: Please do not start your narrative with an


    onomatopoetic word as a single sentence.
    Ex: BANG! I ran into the wall.
    AND…
    Please no rollercoaster stories!!
    Sample Conclusion:
    But that wasn’t the case. After a few frustrating
    moments, and telling my brain to stop over-analyzing the
    situation, I began to relax and the chopsticks began to feel as
    normal as a fork. I enjoyed good conversation and excellent
    food. Not only had I been successful taking risks with eating
    utensils, but that the Dragonfly chef can make a darn good
    radish-sculpture of a fish. The rest of the meal wasn’t that
    bad either. Besides, I always look good in what I eat.

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