Transcript Nameless, Tennessee

Narrative Writing
The Narrative Essay
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autobiographical writing…
Tells a true story about an important period,
experience or relationship in a writer’s life –
often in real time, and with dialogue.
Includes the following:
• A series of events that involve the writer as a main
character.
• Details, thoughts, feelings and insights from the
writer’s perspective.
• A conflict or event that affects the writer.
• A chronological organization that tells the story
clearly and presents events in the order that they
happened.
Types of Narrative Essays
sketches – brief
snapshots of moments in a person’s life
that had particular significance
 memoirs – longer works detailing the
series of events in a person’s life; often
focus on important relationships
 anecdotes – short, often humorous, stories
told to entertain and to make a point
 autobiographical
The Short Story
A
brief, fictional narrative
The Short Story
brief fictional narrative (“Brief enough to
read in one sitting” – E.A. Poe)
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Establishes the setting in time and place.
Introduces and develops a conflict, a problem
to be resolved.
Presents a main character who takes part in
the action as the problem is resolved.
Weaves a plot, the series of events that make
up the action of the story.
Suggests a theme or generalization about life.
Types of Short Stories
 Historical
narratives
 Mysteries
 Thrillers
 Science-fiction
 Character
pieces