Narrate
tells a story about an experience you have had
Personal Narrative
the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.
setting
This is the part of your essay that will introduce the characters and the setting of your story
Introduction
I ate a juciy, green pear
taste
a thing that happens, especially one of importance
event
chronological order is written this way, three parts of the narrative
beginning, middle, end
the part of your essay that reveals the impact or lesson you learned from your experience.
conclusion
a person or animal that plays a part in the story.
The firetruck's horn hurt my ears
sound\hearing
describe item by item; give the full particulars of.
details
used by a speaker in statements referring to himself or herself
First Person
words and phrases can create powerful links between ideas in your story
transition words
A comparison without using "like" or " as"
metaphor
The fish were scaley but the worms were slimy
This will help you organize your thoughts, see what details you need to include, and pick your writing methods
outline
an emotional state or reaction during your experience
Feeling
Events that take place in the story in the order that they happened.
the sequence of events or timeline
an animal or non human object/thing is given human characteristics
personification
I knew my dinner was ready because the house was filled with the aroma of roast
smell
The first copy of your personal narrative essay\story that gets edited
rough draft
The beginning of the story- should engage to the reader
Hook
the words spoken by the characters in a story
dialogue
is anything that appeals to one of the five senses: anything we might hear, or see, or taste, or feel, or smell
I spy with my little eye something green
sight
the largest section\part of your personal narrative
middle or body paragraphs