Writing A Narrative Essay

When written in story format, the Narrative essay must include all of the key components of a good story: plot, setting, character, conflict, and theme and be written in a standard 5-paragraph essay format

A Narrative should include the following:

Plot: The plot is the beginning, middle, and end of a story. It’s the connecting of ideas to make a clear and understandable narrative. Narratives are usually written in chronological order from beginning to end.

Setting: is where the narrative takes place, the characters actions, and the situation of the narrative.

Characters: people, animals, or objects that interact and push the story forward.  Typically, there are minor characters and main characters. 

Climax: This is the turning point in the Narrative—the point of the highest tension and conflict. 

Conflict:  the challenge main characters need to solve to achieve their goals.

Theme: Purpose of the Narrative, the main question asked in the Narrative

Resolution: Where you’ll give the answer to your story’s main question, thus resolving the conflict and bringing your story to a satisfying close

There are three main components to the structure of a narrative essay. They are: the introduction, the body and the conclusion.

Introduction:

Draw the reader in with a hook statement that grabs the readers attention. Ask a rhetorical question or make a statement about the topic of your story. Point out how the story relates to you. May state the moral of the story.

3 main body paragraphs:

1: setup the story, characters, background.

2: tell the story up to the climax. The heart of the story

3: finish the story. the resolution

Conclusion: Your conclusion paragraph is where you wrap up the whole essay. Restate the point of your essay. You may want to leave reader with an open question about the topic.