Genre: Narrative Writing

Narrative writing tells a story or part of a story.

The general characteristics of narrative writing include:

• plot structure
• introduction
• rising action
• climax
• falling action
• resolution
• conflict
• characterization
• setting
• theme
• point of view
• sequencing
• transitions

Uses

Narrative writing appears in and is not limited to novels, short stories, biographies, autobiographies, historical accounts, essays, poems, and plays.

Exercises:
Write a story about your the best celebration you have ever had; tell why this is your favorite.

• Think of a time when you were nervous. It might be your first plane ride or the first time you slept over night with a friend. Tell what happened and how you reacted.
• Write a fictional story about being an eyewitness at an historical event.

Find an example of a narrative; explain the elements that make this a good example.