An effective narrative composition:
tells a personal or imaginative story
may include the writer's imagination and personal experiences that are related to the story
contains narrative elements such as characters, plot, point of view, setting, conflict, and/or significant events
contains narrative strategies such as, flashback, foreshadowing, dialogue, tension and/or suspense
has mutli-paragraphs
presents a story that has a well developed beginning, middle and end
A Narrative is not....
a list of events and/or facts
an abundance of facts or personal anecdotes that are unrelated to the topic
a list of reasons, opinions, or unrelated episodes
formulaic, repetitive writing
a single paragraph
a paper that lacks a clear beginning, middle and end
