Write a 300 – 500-word Narration Essay based on one choice from the following list:
1. Choose a theatrical moment in your life to write about. You may write a personal narrative on a topic on one of the following topics.
( review the videos on narratives in “the Pages” section before attempting to write the narrative.)
An event that was interesting, humorous, or embarrassing
Something you found challenging.
A memory from your childhood that remains vivid.
An important moment that changed your life
2. Consider using prewriting strategies to generate some ideas before planning the essay:
See the document on Prewriting Strategies. Prewriting definition.docx
3, Complete the narrative outline to help you build your essay: See the narrative outline worksheet: narrative-essay-outline-sample.pdf
4. Build your essay; see Sample of a personal narration.docxDownload Sample of a personal narration.docx
Sample narrative-Objective narration.docxDownload Sample narrative-Objective narration.docx
Provide the narrative elements in your paragraph to keep the reader’s interest.
A narrative keeps the reader asking, “What happens.”
A narrative must be written in some sequence: chronological or reverse chronological order, use time markers, include pertinent details, and have a beginning, middle, and end. A narrative can Include some dialogue and characters to make the story interesting.
Is there a moral to the story? What did that moment teach you?
Each paragraph should have a topic sentence followed by supportive details that expand on the main idea and a conclusion.
Remember that you want to keep the reader’s attention, so stay focused on one idea at a time, explain, elaborate, and give details and examples to support the main idea. You may lose the reader’s attention if your paragraph is too long.
Use descriptive elements to make the moment more dramatic than it was.
Word count 300-500 minimum.
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5. You may write a Biographical or a fictional narrative. (see video on narrative in “pages section.”)
Writing a biographical fiction requires citations and references; videos are available in the pages section on citing using the APA format.
All papers will be scanned for plagiarism. Plagiarism is the use of material without giving credit to the author. Plagiarism results in severe punishment, including a zero for the assignment and/or dismissal from the college; therefore, it is in your best interest to avoid submitting work without proper citations.
REVIEW THE SAMPLE PROVIDED BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR ESSAY.
Submission Requirements:
500-word narrative essay
Microsoft Word document formatted in APA ( No PDFs)
Submit as an attachment with a title page title page.docxDownload title page.docx
Paper is double-spaced
12pt Times-New Roman font
1” margins
Include page numbers
