This personal narrative document provides an example of swimming with dolphins at Subic and instructions on how to write a personal narrative. It discusses including an introduction to hook the reader, using sensory details of what was seen, heard and felt, and concluding by reflecting on what was learned from the experience and its importance. The example narrative recalls swimming with sharks and falling in love with the crashing waves, driving wind, and smells of the ocean during a childhood trip.

1. Personal Narrative

2. Subic FieldtripHow can we write a personal narrative about our trip to Subic?

3. What was it like swimming with the dolphins?

4. Who is that on my cheek?

5. Are we turning into mermaids?

6. How to write a personal narrative

7. Swimming with Sharks by: Lisa CookThink of an interesting experienceWrite an introduction that will hook your readerSwimming with sharksI will never forget how I felt the first time I saw the ocean. I was 10 or 11 and my father had planned a trip to see a herd of famous, wild ponies on a small island off the east coast of the United States.How to Write a Personal NarrativeExample

8. Swimming with Sharks by: Lisa CookUse Sensory details. Think about what you saw, heard and feltHow to write a personal narrative ExampleBut it was not those ponies that would capture my attention or my heart. It was the crashing waves and the driving wind that pelted my legs with sand. It was the smell and the taste of the air that I fell in love with on that island.

9. Swimming with Sharks by: Lisa CookHow to Write a Personal NarrativeExample:Write a conclusion that tells the importance of this experience and what you’ve learned from them.We all know where we belong, whether we were raised there or not. We know. Some people belong in the mountains. They only feel really alive where the air is crisp and the trees are thick. Others belong in the desert. They delight in the dry heat, the midnight boom of cactus and the howl of a coyote. And then there are those of us who need to swim with sharks.