This document provides steps for writing a narrative essay: 1) Select a story that illustrates a theme or topic from personal experience. 2) Make sure the topic fits the assigned theme or prompt. 3) Make an outline of the story including a beginning, middle, and end. 4) Maintain consistency by using past tense and a single point of view. 5) Describe characters, setting, and include vivid sensory details to bring the story to life.

1. HOW TO WRITE A NARRATIVE ESSAY
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2. • This type of essay is frequently assigned in
school.
• It requires telling a personal story that has some
meaning to the author.
• Usually narrative essays describe topics that
have connection with class themes.
• Let’s learn how to select a topic and write a
good narrative essay.

3. STEP 1. SELECT A STORY THAT DESCRIBES SOME
THEME OR TOPIC.
• There are two main elements of a narrative essay: a story and
following analysis of it. This is why your topic should describe a
certain issue or theme.
• By using your personal experience, you describe your idea and
the main point. In most cases, students do not require to conduct
a research in order to write a narrative essay.

4. STEP 2. MAKE SURE YOUR TOPIC FITS THE THEME.
• Students receive prompts from their school teachers.
• They need to create their topics based on the prompts and
ensure they fit the assignment.
• You should always read your prompt very carefully to
understand the task.

5. STEP 2. MAKE SURE YOUR TOPIC FITS THE THEME.
• Otherwise your story about how you managed to escape from a
desert island is not going to be good. The most common themes
for narrative essays include:
1. How you managed to overcome adversity
2. How your priorities in life have changed
3. The most interesting experience you have had

6. STEP 3. MAKE AN OUTLINE.
• Think about the story you want to tell and try to recall all
important details it might have.
• Define when the story starts and ends.
• Make your story as particular as possible.

7. STEP 3. MAKE AN OUTLINE.
• This means you should not write about your school year and
take the first day in class as the starting point.
• For example, go straight to the drama and describe what failure
you had.

8. STEP 4. BE CONSISTENT.
• It is important to remember that the use of “I” is not just
justified but required.
• Do not switch between different points of view in your story.
• There has to be only one writer and this is you.

9. STEP 4. BE CONSISTENT.
• Besides, make sure you tell your narrative in past tense.
• For example, you should not write “Larry and I visited the
theater every Sunday, just like we do every week.”
• Instead you should write “Larry and I visited the theater every
Sunday.”

10. STEP 5. DESCRIBE CHARACTERS AND SETTING.
• The most important character in the story is you.
• But you have to describe who else was there with you.
• Descriptions of people might include their physical appearance,
clothes and other attributes.
• Try to make a sentence describing each character.

11. STEP 5. DESCRIBE CHARACTERS AND SETTING.
• The setting is as important as the characters in a narrative essay.
• You have to describe where the action took place: in a home, in
the streets and sometimes even the town or country.

12. STEP 5. DESCRIBE CHARACTERS AND SETTING.
•Try to recall as many details about the place as you can.
• It is a very important part of your story so you might even
include some extra details about it.

13. STEP 5. USE VIVID DETAILS.
• Describing details is essential in writing.
• Even boring classroom can be made interesting if the writer
finds some unique elements and uses right kinds of details.
• One of the things that propel your story is your details.

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