Steps To Writing Personal Narrative
Set the scene
1. Include a hook of some sort to pull readers into your narrative.
2. Set the scene for your story. Avoid giving too many details, as you want your
audience to keep reading.
Describe the problem or event
1. Provide baseline information for your narrative, give details about the other
characters in your story, or describe the feelings you were having while the
events were happening.
Go into detail
1. Help the reader connect with your narrative by describing the events and
providing details about what was happening and how you were feeling.
Talk about what you learned
1. Share what you got from the experience, how it helped you, or why it was
significant. (this is answering the “so what?” in other words, why is it worth
reading…)
What are you thinking about covering in your personal narrative? Give at least two ideas below: