Narrative Writing

Part of the Story

The essay should include all the part of the story.

1. Introduction
2. Plot - Sequence of Event
3. Characters
4. Setting or Location
5. Climax - focal point or central event
6. Conclusion


Purpose - The essay should have a clear focus. Think of your purpose as the thesis of the story.

Point of View - The reader should know who is talking about the story.

The reader should not be wondering about where and when of your story.  To indicate the place you can use the following: above, below, elsewhere, farther on, here, near, nearby, on the other side, opposite to, and there, or obviously, you can name the specific location where your story is going.

To indicate the time you can also use the following: after a while, after a while, afterward, as soon as, once, at that time, before, earlier, formerly, immediately, in the meantime, in the past, lately, later, now, shortly, since, so far, soon, then, thereafter, until, when. Or you can name the specific time: . . . by 2:00pm, near the end of 2011, ten minutes later.