What makes a story interesting?
Why do we tell stories?
What is a Personal
Narrative?
A Personal Narrative…
• Tells a story of the author• Relates events in a
sequence• Includes detailed
observation of people, places and events
• Involves conflict and tension
• Has a purpose
A personal Narrative…
Story…• Your story should have all of
the elements of a plot– Exposition– Rising action– Climax– Falling action– Resolution
Your plot should follow chronological order
• Avoid skipping around– it confuses the reader
• Flashbacks should be used carefully
Sequence…
Details…Your details should answer the 5
W’s and H:• Who?• What?• Where?• When?• Why?• How?
Sensory Details…Details should incorporate
the 5 senses in order to make the reader feel like they are experiencing the story with the author.
Touch
SOUND
taste
smell
sight
Conflict & Tension…• Every good story has a protagonist (main
character) with a problem to overcome. • The story is built on that character’s journey
to overcome the conflict.
Purpose…Your story should have a
purpose:• Persuade• Inform• Entertain