1. Narrative/Descriptive

2. What is Narrative/Descriptive?
• Narration
– A story
– Novel

3. What is Narrative/Descriptive?
• Description
– Describe what is seen, heard, smelled, tasted,
touched
– Make audience experience what you
experienced

4. More Information
• Can be done in 1st person
– Telling about something that happened to you
• Can be done in 3rd person
– Telling about something that happened to
someone or something else

5. Thesis
• 3 points to talk about
• 1 point for each body paragraph

6. Prewrite
• 1st step is to prewrite
– Freewrite
– Brainstorm
– Cluster/mapping
• Do this to get ideas
– For topic
– For details

7. Outline for 5 Paragraph
Narrative/Descriptive Essay
• 5 paragraphs
– 5 Roman numerals
– A and B under each Roman numeral
– Can have 1 and 2 under A or B or both

8. Roman Numeral I
• Introduction
– State thesis
– Hook/lead in to the narrative

9. Roman Numeral II
• 1st body paragraph
• Gives info/description of 1st thesis point

10. Roman Numeral III
• 2nd body paragraph
• Info on 2nd point in thesis

11. Roman Numeral IV
• 3rd body paragraph
• Gives info on 3rd point in thesis

12. Roman Numeral V
• Conclusion
– Restates thesis
– Summarize

13. Actual Outline
I. Introduction
A. thesis: On this particular Veterans’ Day weekend we
experienced an electric motor that died and came back
to life, a gas motor that died and did not come back to
life, and a friend who could not find us when we were
stranded in the middle of the lake.
B. yearly trip to Eagle Lake
1. last fishing trip
2. friends
3. party

14. Actual Outline
II. An electric motor that died and came back to
life
A. Trolling
1. no sound from electric motor
2. looked back and motor gone
B. motor had fallen off of boat
1. in water
2. hanging by electrical wires

15. Actual Outline
III. Motor that died and stayed dead
A. returning to shore
1. sound of motor muffled
2. boat stopped moving
B. Motor fell off of transom
1. hanging in water by electric cables
2. grabbed cables to keep motor
from sinking

16. Actual Outline
IV. Friend couldn’t find us in time of need
A. called Mat
1. already taken his boat out
2. he didn’t believe me at first
B. Came to get us
1. went by multiple times before
spotting us
2. took 2 men to get motor out of
water

17. Actual Outline
V. Conclusion
A. restate thesis
B. tie up loose ends

18. The Narrative/Descriptive Essay