Ms. Gokturk
Expository Writing
NARRATIVE ESSAY: REVIEWING STRUCTURE
Before you hand in your personal narrative, you should
evaluate what you have created, both in structure and content. You should be
able to answer the following questions with as much details as you can muster. You
do not have to write these out, but you should be aware of what you have
written.
1. What is your story about? (Please make sure it is a
specific moment of focus.)
2. What main point or idea do you want your reader to
learn and remember?
3. List what happened (skip lines between the
items on the list):
a) Events
leading up:
b) The
event itself:
c)
Consequences, Effects, Aftermath, etc.
4. Look at all the items you included in number three.
Do they all fit your purpose? Should you delete some? Can you add some?
5. Review your use of dialogue. Is the dialogue helping
the purpose of your essay? Are there areas where you could show more and tell
less? Revise your essay!
6. Review your use of sensory description. Is your
setting clear? Do we know where you are?
7. Review your lazy words. Is there a better word? For
example, avoid “amazing” and “boring.”