NARRATIVE WRITING is telling a story in order to establish an idea or assert an opinion. It follows all the conventions of good storytelling such as characterization, plot, and theme, and it is often used as a means to get you to write about yourself. Narrative writing is sometimes called reflective writing. | SECTION THREE WRITING TO NARRATE NARRATIVE WRITING is telling a story in order to establish an idea or assert an opinion. It follows all the conventions of good storytelling such as characterization plot and theme and it is often used as a means to get you to write about yourself. Narrative writing is sometimes called reflective writing. Narrative writing is often thought of as creative writing because it is assumed that if you are going to write a story it is going to be just like a story written by an established author. But this is not always the case. As a matter of fact narration is frequently used to add interest or emphasis to informational or persuasive writing. Remember the anecdote or personal story used to begin a powerful persuasive essay or speech That is also a form of narrative writing. For our purposes in this section we will look at three ways that narrative writing can be used. narratives of personal experience narratives for academic purposes narratives in everyday life In the first chapter we will explore the various ways that you are asked to use your personal experiences to write about yourself. From the getting to know you essay that you are asked to write on the first day of every English class to that college application essay personal narratives are an integral part of your school writing experiences. In the second chapter we will look at ways that a good story can enrich and invigorate even your most basic content-area reading and writing. From science to social studies putting factual information into story form can be a very powerful study tool. In the third chapter we will look at narratives in everyday writing such as journals diaries letters and even e-mails. But before we begin we must look at the general characteristics of narrative writing which include characterization plot setting theme All good stories have lively memorable characters. By creating such characters the writer invites the reader to participate in the experiences .
