Narrative Essay: Body Paragraph

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Narrative Essay Body Paragraph

• The body paragraph will...
• Develop, support, explain and/or prove your
  THESIS statement
• Be written in the PAST tense
• Include NINE very specific sentences (no
  more/less).

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Narrative Essay Body Paragraph

• The first sentence will INTRODUCE your
  situation/moment, but this sentence WILL NOT be
  identical to any sentence in your introductory
  paragraph.
• Example Sentence The storm outside our home had
  been raging for a while, and it seemed distant
  until lightning struck the rooftop.

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Narrative Essay Body Paragraph

• Your body paragraph must contain FOUR
  sensory-detailed sentences.
• Think taste, touch/feel, see, hear, smell
• These sentences will also aid in telling your
  story.

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Narrative Essay Body Paragraph

• sight--My house burning wildly lit up the dark
  sky and called all of our neighbors out of their
  slumber to witness our devastation.
• sound--Walls that once displayed our familys
  pictures began crumbling and then the second
  story of my home came crashing down with the mere
  ashes of my possessions.
• touch--I frantically reached for my brothers
  hand which felt smaller in that moment, and he
  gripped my arm in terror as the heat from the
  flames burned our faces.
• smell--Black smoke bellowed out of the windows
  and its stench escaped up my nostrils suffocating
  me.
• No taste example given however, feel free to
  write your own

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Narrative Essay Body Paragraph

• One of your body paragraph sentences must contain
  figurative language in the form of either a
  simile or a metaphor.
• Example Simile Sentence We watched our home
  disappear before our eyes like a fading rainbow
  after the rain.
• Example Metaphor Sentence The next days ashes
  were a reminder of things lost but also a
  reminder of how much we still had.

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Narrative Essay Body Paragraph

• Two of your sentences will be used to explain the
  connection between you and your chosen ROTHMC
  character.
• Example Sentence This experience was similar to
  Staceys because like him, I witnessed a helpless
  situation that showed me the reality of life.
• Example Sentence Much like Stacey, I felt my
  family depended on me to be a leader and help my
  siblings understand the changes we would
  experience.

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Narrative Essay Body Paragraph

• Finally, you will have one closing sentence
  that brings a logical end to your story.
• Example Sentence I thought my life was over the
  night my home was lost to a fire, but little did
  I know how much I would gain and even carry with
  me today.