English4

Complete an outline for your narrative essay. Not an essay just the OUTLINE! Use below example to organize it. There is no word minimum for this outline.

A narrative essay tells a story. This is a story about a personal experience you had. This type of essay, allows you to get personal and creative. Topic for this narrative outline is: Keeping in touch with family when moving to a different county.

Narrative Essay Outline Example

I. Introduction A. Attention-getter/hook B. Significance of topic

1. Significance of topic to you 2. Significance of topic to reader

C. Thesis (What is the main idea?)

II. Set-up A. Background about event

1. History of people of event 2. Relevant details about event

B. People involved 1. Description of relevant physical characteristics 2. Description of relevant personality characteristics

C. Setting 1. Description of setting using all five senses 2. Explanation of significance of setting

D. Short anecdote or foreshadowing 1. Details establishing conflict

III. Beginning of event A. Explain how things started to happen B. Show what people did to reach the point of no return C. Detailed sensory description/feelings about what happened

IV. Climax A. Things come to a head B. Detailed sensory description/feelings

V. Resolution A. How did things end up? B. Sum up event