Detailed Instructions On How To Outline A Narrative Essay Correctly


Writing a narrative essay is writing a story related with your personal experiences. It involves sharing of emotions and minute sensory details. The student should take many aspects into account and for this preparing an outline is necessary. It is crucial to take a note of plot, character, setting, climate and ending the paper appropriately.

How to prepare outline of a narrative essay? What steps to keep in mind?

  • Brainstorm for the topic: Carry out research and pick the most interesting topic that you can think of. Once done; start framing its story. The story will be divided into three parts- introduction, body and the summary part of the paper. Pick a mind-absorbing topic. Pick the one from a variety and gradually narrow down your research for selecting the topic.
  • Outlining the introduction: For example if your topic is “sharing your lifetime experience” you will talk about why a particular incidence has created a long lasting impact on your memory. For example, if it is your first award, you can talk about your previous personality and compare it with existing one. Talk how you turned strong. What motivated you to participate? Why that experience became unique?
  • Outlining the Body part: In this section you can talk about various incidences that turned you towards this competition. How, you came to know about your inherent abilities. How it impacted your future? Why that particular incidence turned your life and emerged you as a great orator? What other skills you came to know about yourself as a result? What would have happened if your colleague would not have laughed at you and you would not have participated in that competition? What would be your identity? Divide your body part in small paragraphs and support evidences for all the points. Examples should be equipped with emotional and sensory details.
  • Finally outline the conclusion: Cite the significance of your experience. Keep it short and crispy. Ensure that this segment stays shortest and interesting and teaches a life time lesson to the audience too. The reader should be moved with emotions while getting a lesson via your writing.
  • Do not forget to revise for grammatical mistakes and missing words.
  • While you write, keep goals in your mind- you are revealing personal reflection and information with a persuasive approach.
  • If possible compare and write contrasting incidences. It can be comparing two people or events. If it is a historical event, state cause and its effect. Provide mainstream information.
  • Small points like time, color, background details, facial expressions, will make the essay further interesting.