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    A+ Guide to Narrative Essays: A+ Guides to Writing, #6
    A+ Guide to Narrative Essays: A+ Guides to Writing, #6
    A+ Guide to Narrative Essays: A+ Guides to Writing, #6
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    A+ Guide to Narrative Essays: A+ Guides to Writing, #6

    By Alison Plus

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    “Just tell a story,” the teacher said. “It will be fun.”

    Yet the student stares at a blank screen, uncertain what to write, and it’s far from a fun experience. 

    The narrative essay -- a personal form of storytelling about true experiences -- requires the writer to abandon familiar tools such as topic sentences, thesis statements, and supporting authority. But this doesn’t mean the writer should just type words until the pages are filled. Rambling freeform narratives are not what most writing instructors hope to see. There is a better method, and it can be found in this short booklet.

    This booklet explains everything the writer needs to generate a successful narrative essay in step-by-step fashion. Starting with a story goal, proceeding through a timeline, and finishing with two targeted paragraphs, this booklet will turn a blank screen into a finished paper. 

    Table of Contents 
    How to Use This Booklet
    What is a narrative essay?
    Special Note Regarding Use of the Word “Narrative”
    Assignment Analysis: beginning, middle, end: outline the event on a timeline
    Thesis: the Goal
    Beginning: the Setup
    -    Premise/Theme
    -    Characters
    -    Your point of view
    Middle: Events on a timeline
    -    Action
    -    Dialogue
    -    Description
    A Special Note About Paragraphing
    A Special Note About One Exception to the Timeline
    A Special Note About the Second-to-Last Paragraph
    End: the Resolution: how you changed/how things changed
    Proofreading
     

    Here's what students have said about this method: 

    "This made it all seem really easy." 

    "I thought I should just write about what happened. If I had done that, I would have left out some important things. Thanks for showing me what was missing!" 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFour-Ply Publishing
    Release dateFeb 4, 2016
    ISBN9781516328383
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      A+ Guide to Narrative Essays - Alison Plus

      Narrative Essays

      By Alison Plus

      Copyright 2015 by Alison Plus

      Published by Four-Ply Publishing

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      Praise for A+ Writing Guides

      From Students:

      Thank you for the guidance. I have made a breakthrough!

      Awesome!

      The grid made a big job seem really manageable.

      The method for turning a thesis statement into topic sentences was very useful and easy to apply.

      I thought proofreading meant you should read the paper and hope you spot the mistakes. Now I have a better way to do that, using the layered technique.

      I thought outlining was a waste of time and a headache. But the 'working outline' was actually very helpful and made me see that an outline isn't about roman numerals and indents.

      This made it all seem really easy.

      I thought I should just write about what happened. If I had done that, I would have left out some important things. Thanks for showing me what was missing!

      Whew! I tried this, and wrote my paper in record time!

      From online reviews at bookseller websites:

      I am currently writing the literature review chapter of my dissertation and this book has been and is very helpful during my writing.

      This book saved my bacon. I had a week to write a lit review paper for my PhD program and until I read the sample I didn't even know what a literature review paper was. The author does a great job in breaking it down into an easy to follow method. Everything from how to organize your paper to how to compose the topic sentence, body and conclusions for each paragraph. I'm almost done reading the book and feel so much more confident that I can do this. Just wish there was an audio companion. Already told all my classmates about the book. Thanks Alison!

      Wow! I have only read a few of the sections in this text and have already found it significantly more helpful than any other book I have purchased so far. I was really struggling with structuring my literature review, but this text offers great insight on organizing the material and flowing between paragraphs. Definitely worth the $3.99.

      About the A+ Method

      You have purchased this booklet because you are looking for help with a writing assignment. Good news! Help is here!

      The A+ Method was developed through years spent working with student writers on a variety of writing assignments. Regardless of the specific assignment type (five-paragraph essay, persuasive essay, narrative essay, literature review, etc.), it soon became clear that students shared one strong concern. They wanted to know what to put where. They had ideas about their topics, and they knew what they wanted to say, but they didn’t know how to present those ideas in an organized manner so that the paper could flow well.

      The A+ Method assists the students with overcoming that concern. Each type of assignment follows a unique writing pattern, and each A+ Method booklet presents that pattern in easy-to-follow steps. The pattern shows the writer what to put where. Along the way, each booklet also addresses other writing concerns typical to a specific assignment type. By focusing on assignment type rather than on writing essays in general, each specific booklet targets the pedagogical goals in a way that leads to a greater likelihood of student success.

      Choose the booklet that corresponds to your assignment type, and then follow the steps in the booklet. Working the steps carefully the first time will not only lead to a finished paper, but to a better understanding of how to write a specific type of paper. Then, with subsequent similar assignments, use the booklet as a refresher to guarantee that you will hit the assignment targets each time.

      How to Use This Booklet

      TIP:

      The narrative essay: it’s about time!

      Your instructor has asked you to write a narrative essay, and you are not

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