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Sample Narrative Essay
Sample Narrative Essay
1.IntroductionTheintroductoryparagraphshouldidentifythetopicandexplainwhyitis
importantandworthyofdiscussion.Thesampleessaybeginswithageneralstatement:Learning
somethingnewcanbeascaryexperience.Thisstatementintroducesthesubjectoftheessay,
whichisaparticularlearningexperiencetheauthorhad.
2.BodyParagraphAThefirstbodyparagraphshouldsupportandexpanduponthethesis,main
idea,and/orargumentpresentedintheintroductoryparagraph.
3.BodyParagraphBThesecondbodyparagraphshouldfurtherdeveloptheideapresentedin
thefirsttwoparagraphs,andmayintroduceasecondviewpointand/orsupplementaryevidence
tosupporttheargument.
4.BodyParagraphCThethirdbodyparagraphshouldrelatetothethesisstatementinthe
introductoryparagraph,andpresentthefinalideaorevidence.
5.ConclusionTheconcludingparagraphmaybethemostimportant.Thewritermustnotmerely
repeattheintroductoryparagraph,butexplaininexpertlikedetailwhathasbeenlearned,
explained,decided,proven,etc.Thewritermustrevealthewaysinwhichthepapersthesismight
havesignificanceinsociety.Inthefinalparagraphofthesampleessay,theauthorreflectsonthe
largermeaningoftheexperiencedescribed.Theauthorconcludesthatlearningtoswimhelped
herfeelmoreconfidentaboutherselfinothernewsituations,andtheideathatselfconfidence
comesfromconqueringfearsissomethingallpeoplecanrelateto.Thisisthepointoftheessay.