Narration Essay

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Narration Essay

• A Sample Structure

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Most Essay Include

• An introduction (with a thesis statement)
• A body consisting of two or more paragraphs, each
  one structured around a topic sentence or main
  idea and containing support for the thesis
• A conclusion (which restates a thesis statement
  and offers a final thought)

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But What About Narrative Essays?

• Doesnt narrative mean story? And isnt a
  story organized around a plot, not a thesis?

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A narrative essay is NOT a story!

• It is an essay that makes its point by telling a
  story.

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Whats the difference?

• The purpose of a story is to explain what happens
  to certain people at certain times.
• The purpose of a narrative essay, however, is to
  support and explain a thesis statement, or main
  idea.
• Therefore, a narrative essay uses a story to help
  illustrate or explain a main idea.

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Sample Structurefor Narrative Essay

• Introduction introduce your characters and state
  your main point (or thesis)
• Body tell your story in two, three, four, or
  more paragraphs. Remember, each part of the
  story needs to support or help illustrate your
  thesis.
• Conclusion Move the story to the present tense,
  focusing on what you learned from the events you
  have just described and offering a final,
  concluding thought.

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Example Introduction

• The introduction would introduce myself, the
  situation (a visit to Burgers Beer), and the
  thesis
• I will never eat at Burgers Beer again.
• The thesis would be followed by a plan of
  development, listing the reasons why I do not
  want to go to Burgers Beer
• Too busy
• Bad service
• Bad food

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Example Body

• Because there are three reasons why I do not want
  to eat at Burgers Beer, I will include three
  supporting paragraphs.
• Since this is a narrative essay, and narratives
  are usually organized by time, I will organize my
  three points in chronological order, from the
  beginning of my visit to the restaurant to the
  end.

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Example Body (cont.)

1. Too busy In this paragraph, I would describe
   going to the restaurant, seeing lines outside the
   door, having to wait for 45 minutes for a table.
   I would try to describe as many interesting or
   unusual things that happened as I could, in order
   to make the story more interesting.

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Example Body (cont.)

1. Bad service I would then go on about the
   waitress spilling drinks on me, mixing up our
   orders, insulting us, and so on. This paragraph,
   like the first, would be centered around a topic
   sentence, and this topic sentence would connect
   the point of this paragraph (bad service) to the
   papers thesis (I will never go back to this
   restaurant).

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Example Body (cont.)

1. Bad food Again, I would tell yet another part of
   the story, this one focusing on the food itself
   (hair in it, undercooked, disgusting). Again, I
   would connect the topic sentence for this
   paragraph with the essays thesis statement.

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Example Conclusion

• I would conclude the essay by concluding my
  story leaving the restaurant, convinced that I
  should never again return. I would also restate
  the supporting points I used to make this
  decision, thereby reinforcing the overall point
  of my paper.

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Thats It!

• Now get to work on your very own narrative essay!