Good Narration:

• Includes specific details to make the incident come alive for your reader
• Focuses on re-creating an incident that happened to you over a short period of time (usually an emotional experience)
• Conveys a particular mood (feeling) - do you want to suprise your readers, make them laugh, have them share in your sorrow or fear?

Excercises & Handouts:

• Timeline Prewriting Organizer (PDF document) - this organizer can help you organize events in chronological order to insure that the organization of your essay is clear.
• 5W's & H Chart (PDF document) - this organizer can help you identify the significant factors of an event before you start your draft.

Student Writing Samples - click the links below to see samples of narration essays.

• Narration Essay Sample 1
• Narration Essay Sample 2

Sample Rubric:
Narration Writing Rubric (PDF document)- use this checklist to self-edit your narration essay.

Check pages 147-153 in Writer's, INC. if you think you need help with any one of the criteria on the rubric.