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Can anybody say how to writte powerfull narrative essay?


Thank you

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Well, to write a powerful essay you have to have a powerful temperament I think, and you won't find any receipt about how to have a powerful mind. Look at this, maybe it helps you.

Prewriting Essays


What is the prewriting stage?
The prewriting stage is when you prepare your ideas for your essay before you begin writing. You will find it easier to write your essay if you build an outline first, especially when you are writing longer assignments.

Six Prewriting Steps:

1. Think carefully about what you are going to write. Ask yourself: What question am I going to answer in this paragraph or essay? How can I best answer this question? What is the most important part of my answer? How can I make an introductory sentence (or thesis statement) from the most important part of my answer? What facts or ideas can I use to support my introductory sentence? How can I make this paragraph or essay interesting? Do I need more facts on this topic? Where can I find more facts on this topic?

2. Open your notebook. Write out your answers to the above questions. You do not need to spend a lot of time doing this; just write enough to help you remember why and how you are going to write your paragraph or essay.

3. Collect facts related to your paragraph or essay topic. Look for and write down facts that will help you to answer your question. Timesaving hint: make sure the facts you are writing are related to the exact question you are going to answer in your paragraph or essay.

4. Write down your own ideas. Ask yourself: What else do I want to say about this topic? Why should people be interested in this topic? Why is this topic important?

5. Find the main idea of your paragraph or essay. Choose the most important point you are going to present. If you cannot decide which point is the most important, just choose one point and stick to it throughout your paragraph or essay.

6. Organize your facts and ideas in a way that develops your main idea. Once you have chosen the most important point of your paragraph or essay, you must find the best way to tell your reader about it. Look at the facts you have written. Look at your own ideas on the topic. Decide which facts and ideas will best support the main idea of your essay. Once you have chosen the facts and ideas you plan to use, ask yourself which order to put them in the essay. Write down your own note set that you can use to guide yourself as you write your essay.

Writing Essays

Introduction Paragraph


What is an introduction paragraph?
The introduction paragraph is the first paragraph of your essay.

What does it do?
It introduces the main idea of your essay. A good opening paragraph captures the interest of your reader and tells why your topic is important.

How do I write one?
1. Write the thesis statement. The main idea of the essay is stated in a single sentence called the thesis statement. You must limit your entire essay to the topic you have introduced in your thesis statement.
2. Provide some background information about your topic. You can use interesting facts, quotations, or definitions of important terms you will use later in the essay.

Example:
Hockey has been a part of life in Canada for over 120 years. It has evolved into an extremely popular sport watched and played by millions of Canadians. The game has gone through several changes since hockey was first played in Canada.

Supporting Paragraphs

What are supporting paragraphs?
Supporting paragraphs make up the main body of your essay.

What do they do?
They develop the main idea of your essay.

How do I write them?
1. List the points that develop the main idea of your essay.
2. Place each supporting point in its own paragraph.
3. Develop each supporting point with facts, details, and examples.

To connect your supporting paragraphs, you should use special transition words. Transition words link your paragraphs together and make your essay easier to read. Use them at the beginning and end of your paragraphs.

Examples of transition words that can help you to link your paragraphs together:

For listing different points: First, Second, Third.
For counter examples: However, Even though, On the other hand, Nevertheless.
For additional ideas: Another, In addition to, Related to, Furthermore, Also.
To show cause and effect: Therefore, Thus, As a result of, Consequently.

Like all good paragraphs, each supporting paragraph should have a topic sentence, supporting sentences, and a summary sentence.

Summary Paragraph


What is a summary paragraph?
The summary paragraph comes at the end of your essay after you have finished developing your ideas. The summary paragraph is often called a "conclusion."

What does it do?
It summarizes or restates the main idea of the essay. You want to leave the reader with a sense that your essay is complete.

How do I write one?
1. Restate the strongest points of your essay that support your main idea.
2. Conclude your essay by restating the main idea in different words.
3. Give your personal opinion or suggest a plan for action.

Example:
Overall, the changes that occurred in hockey have helped to improve the game. Hockey is faster and more exciting as a result of changes in the past 120 years. For these reasons, modern hockey is a better game than hockey in the 1890s.

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Darke, thank you once again, I followed the steps and i wrote something which i think is a draft of narrative essay even though i am not so satisfied with it. I will attach my draft essay here, if you have time, and if you think is interesting would you just overlook it ?
Success stands mostly in not giving up!


As we were getting away from my house, I saw many people joining my family. Some of their faces I could recognize, they were my neighbors, and some of them not. They were rushing, carrying things, and some even crying quietly like a cloud just before the rain. The only common thing in all that cloud was the direction, all these people were going in the same direction. By look in their faces I was trying to find out whether they know where this direction will lead us, although, I must say I didn’t have courage to ask them, it was easier just to continue walking. After some time, we passed the city of Mitrovica and we were in a highway for Peja city, by foot, of course, and escorted all the time, since the paramilitary groups and army took care to putt us in order so all we had to do was to follow the order and make sure that we are with our families.
“Dad I am hungry” my younger sister said, “Can I have a piece of bread please”
My father stopped, opened his bag and gave her a 1/8 of the bread, and then closed his small bag very carefully and put it under his coat. I was very tired and since it was getting dark I was cold as well when out of the blue I’ve heard a screaming, female voice asking for help, I turned my head, to see her face but my father immediately squeezed my hand and whispered “ Walk out and look in front of you”. The voice continued to ask for help, and after some time we heard a shooting, “They just want to scare us”, my father said. And the silence took place again.
After we passed around twenty-two kilometers I start wondering whether we will stop somewhere, the night was quite dark. I didn’t wonder for a long time since paramilitaries group took care to change our direction and show us the “bed”. Since it was April the grass was just getting to grow in the field where we supposed to pass the night.



this is part of it,
thank you

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Tini i guess this is your experience in the Kosovo war?, the best way is to express your feelings openly and dont rush, describe ever little thing you remember, it might be important. I liked how you started in the first paragraph. Depends how you want the essay to be, suspenseful, dramatic..

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Well yes Endi, unfortunately this is my personal expirience. By describing it it makes me feel better and also I have it as an assignment at school (:

When i will prepare my final draft I will post it maybe it will be interesting to read, if not, we can always delete it.

thank you Endri,
Tini

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Oh man, I have to tell you that I got impressed when reading your text. I am not the most adecuated person to correct it so I have saved it to send to another person who can do it better than me. I see that you have changed your original message, does it mean that the first version is not valid?
I have found more information about Narrative Essays, because what I posted in my prior message was some features for writing essays (in general), but a “narrative essay” required specific features like it must be written in first person (I didn’t know this:p). So check this out, it may help you.

http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/narrative.html

http://www.rscc.cc.tn.us/owl&writin.../Narration.html

and some samples here:

http://www.rscc.cc.tn.us/owl&writin...WL/Leandro.html and
http://www.rscc.cc.tn.us/owl&writin.../OWL/Small.html

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Dont worry for the correction, I just wanted your opinion.


I am very glad that you liked it and thank you for the web sites.

Bye,
Tini

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Po citoj ato që tha Tini
Dont worry for the correction, I just wanted your opinion.

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Since i read some of the things you wrote and i really liked them

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When i will prepare my final draft I will post it maybe it will be interesting to read, if not, we can always delete it.

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