1. All information is from Evergreen

2.  A story (anecdote)
◦ Yourself
◦ Someone else

3.  Novels are narratives
 Movies are narratives
 Anything that is a story

4.  Make a point
◦ Do you want your reader to learn something?
◦ What do you want your reader to take get from the
story?

5.  An incident that you experienced
 An incident that someone you know
experienced

6.  afterward finally next
 after that first now
 currently later soon
 eventually meanwhile then

7.  Narrow your topic in light of audience and
purpose.
 Compose a thesis statement that tells the
point of the story.
 Prewrite for details

8.  Select the important events and details; drop
any that do not clearly relate to the point in
your thesis.
 Make an outline for the essay
 Write a draft of narrative using transitional
expressions to indicate time sequence

9.  Revise
 Proofread for errors in
grammar, punctuation, sentence
structure, spelling, and mechanics.