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 Dec 10 2009, 10:59 PM
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 Live long and prosper.  Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 10,142 Joined: Apr 2007 Member No: 514,926  |
How does one usually start a narrative essay? I've never had to write one before.
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Dec 11 2009, 02:19 AM
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rawr? Group: Official Member Posts: 2,705 Joined: Nov 2005 Member No: 285,858 |
I would usually start off with an icebreaker.
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Dec 11 2009, 05:11 PM
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 i like boobies, yes I do. I like boobies - how 'bout you? Group: Member Posts: 620 Joined: Jun 2008 Member No: 662,457 |
Narrative essay, as in "when I was little..."? (Sorry, I forget, haven't had to write one for a few years now.) If so, start with something poignant. A straightforward but interesting thought, a mysterious event (a foreshadowing kind of event), someone's shocking sentence, etc. Generally, something that draws the reader in and doesn't make you sound like your grandparents (WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE...).
If not, then idk, sowwy. :x |
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Dec 12 2009, 10:33 PM
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You could provide a fact or a personal story to catch the audience's attention.
From there on, just make it natural. |
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Dec 13 2009, 12:37 AM
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Do you already know what your narrative is going to be about
(for me the storyline helps me to think of a narrative opening) |
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