Elements of a

Narrative

A true story written about one's self.

It can be embellished.

Narrative

Only several seconds to a few minutes of time passes from the beginning of the story to the end of the story.

Think of slow motion.

Exploded Moment

First Person

Point of View

The speaker

Narrative focuses on:

The second part of the narrative prompt will ask something like: "why or how it was meaningful to me" or "what did I learn from it" etc. The extension be woven throughout my story or expressed in the ending. The extension can be stated or implied (higher level).

Personal Narrative Extension

Details added to the story that describe taste, touch, see, smell, and hear.

Ex. The blue waves crashed on the shiny, jagged rock.

Sensory Details

Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.

Onomatopoeia Hyperbole Simile Metaphor Oxymoron Idiom Imagery

Figurative Language

Action words that create a picture in the reader's mind.

Vivid Verbs

Past tense

It's a story that has already happened.

Verb Tense for Narrative

Plot Diagram (roller coaster or magic

mountain) 

Graphic Organizer