Name:____________________________

Date:_______________________

Personal Narrative Essay Outline

Please use complete sentences!
Introduction Paragraph:
I. _______________________is the barrier I have overcome. The value(s) that helped me
overcome this
barrier are________________ and ________________.
II. I first knew this was a barrier I had to overcome
when_______________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________.
III. The things that I did to overcome this barrier
are___________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________.
IV. While overcoming this barrier, I
learned__________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________.
Detail Paragraph I:
Sentence I (from above):
_______________________________________________________________
Supporting Detail
IA_____________________________________________________________
a. ____________________________________________________________________

b. ____________________________________________________________________
Supporting Detail
IB_____________________________________________________________
a. ____________________________________________________________________

b. ____________________________________________________________________

Supporting Detail
IC_____________________________________________________________
a. ____________________________________________________________________

b. ____________________________________________________________________
Detail Paragraph II:
Sentence II (from above):
_______________________________________________________________
Supporting Detail
IIA_____________________________________________________________
a. ____________________________________________________________________

b. ____________________________________________________________________
Supporting Detail
IIB_____________________________________________________________
a. ____________________________________________________________________

b. ____________________________________________________________________
Supporting Detail
IIC_____________________________________________________________
a. ____________________________________________________________________

b. ____________________________________________________________________
Detail Paragraph III:
Sentence III (from above):
_______________________________________________________________
Supporting Detail
IIIA_____________________________________________________________

a. ____________________________________________________________________

b. ____________________________________________________________________
Supporting Detail
IIIB_____________________________________________________________
a. ____________________________________________________________________

b. ____________________________________________________________________
Supporting Detail
IIIC_____________________________________________________________
a. ____________________________________________________________________

b. ____________________________________________________________________
Conclusion Paragraph IV
Sentence IV (from
above):________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Because of this experience, I have learned about
myself________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________.