Narrative Essay Guided Notes

Name.Date
Period

Prewriting Activity
ITEM #1:
Sight:

ITEM # 2:
Sight:

ITEM #3:
Sight:

ITEM #4:
Sight:

Taste:

Taste:

Taste:

Taste:

Touch:

Touch:

Touch:

Touch:

Sound:

Sound:

Sound:

Sound:

Smell:

Smell:

Smell:

Smell:

Golden Rules

Rule # 1: Know your audience. Why?

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Rule # 2: Have a story in mind.
This means you have a _______________ in a setting with a __________ and a
___________. They inform and enlighten when they show a life being lived.
The best of them leave your readers with something for themselves: a
___________, an ____________, or an __________.
Rule # 3: Describe
Name 5 ways to describe and one example of each:

Meaningful Descriptions

How do you achieve resonant, meaningful description that will

make your words come alive?
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2. ______________________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________________________

Comparison Activity

Notice how different these two pictures are from one another, and yet both
images could be stated as Girl under flake clouds. This crossing sentiment
could confuse your reader and keep him/her from understanding your meaning.
Precise language will eliminate this confusion by creating a well-defined mental
image for your reader to hold on to.
Craft a more precise description of the two images. Consider answering
question such as what types of clouds, what types of place, what action, and
what types of emotion or tone the image holds.
Image 1:

Image 2:

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IMAGE 1
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IMAGE2
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