📘 Narrative Essay Writing Project
Project Number 5 | English Composition
🎯 Project Objective
This project will help students write personal narratives by organizing thoughts, developing plot structure, and expressing emotions clearly.
📌 Choose One Topic
- A day I’ll never forget
- A difficult challenge I overcame
- A surprise that changed my life
Students will explore how a narrative tells a real or imagined experience with:
- Clear beginning, middle, and end
- Conflict and resolution
- Characters and setting
- A personal message or lesson
Plan your story by thinking through the following narrative structure:
A. Beginning / Exposition
- Main Situation or Problem: What is happening at the start of the story?
- Lead-up: What events or details lead to the main action?
B. Middle / Rising Action
- What are the key events that build tension or excitement?
- (You can note at least three events that build up to the climax)
C. Climax
- What is the turning point or most intense moment in the story?
D. Falling Action
- What happens right after the climax?
E. Resolution
- How is the main conflict or problem resolved?
- Does the story share any message or life lesson?
F. Conclusion
- Reflect on how the experience affected the character or changed them.
Write the story following the plan. Use:
- First-person point of view (I, me, my)
- Descriptive language and dialogue
- Time order words (Then, Suddenly, Finally)
Add sensory details and spoken words to make the story come alive.
- Describe: What did you see, hear, feel?
- Show feelings: “I was terrified!”
- Use dialogue: “Are you okay?” my friend asked.
- Make sentences clearer and more interesting
- Add or remove parts to improve flow
- Check that the story makes sense
- Correct grammar and punctuation
- Check spelling and capitalization
- Make sure dialogue uses quotation marks
Students will write 3–4 sentences reflecting on:
- What they learned from the experience
- How the writing process helped them express it
✅ Assessment Criteria
| Component | Evaluation Focus |
|---|---|
| Plot & Structure | Clarity of events, logical sequence, and use of narrative elements (beginning, conflict, climax, resolution) |
| Characters & Setting | Development of characters and vivid description of setting |
| Language & Style | Use of descriptive language, sensory details, and varied sentence structure |
| Theme & Message | Clarity and depth of the story’s message or moral |
| Grammar & Mechanics | Correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar usage |
| Presentation | Confidence, clarity, and engagement during oral or visual presentation |
📝 Narrative Structure Overview
- Beginning: Introduce setting, characters, and problem
- Middle: Rising action, climax, and turning point
- End: Resolution and reflection
🧠 Writing Tips
- Start with action or emotion to hook the reader
- Use vivid verbs and adjectives
- Include thoughts and feelings
- Use transitions to show time and sequence
📏 Word Limit
250–350 words
🎓 Learning Outcomes
- Learn to structure a narrative
- Develop storytelling techniques
- Improve grammar and vocabulary in context
- Express ideas and experiences clearly