As a child growing up, when it came to writing Narrative essays I did it because I had no choice but to. At the end of completing such a dreaded task I felt ‘bored to death.’ This boredom caused me to not even want to read my own Narrative pieces. As a result, I felt very uncertain when giving teachers my Narrative essays. This uncertainty turned into reassurance when our teacher, Mrs. Gillian Lazarus taught us ‘The First Rule of Writing.’
This rule is to show the readers what you are talking about rather than telling them. When the teacher taught us this I realized that I wrote mostly telling sentences, which was the reason why my ‘Caught Narrative’ sent me to sleep. I then began to zoom in parts of my essay where I thought will make the ‘Caught Narrative’ more attention-grabbing. The writer must ensure that they describe the scenes and actions in the story. These help us to see by using clear, specific details to create a clear, strong picture in our minds. Showing sentences dramatize the events which occur in your plot. When using showing sentences, the writer has to feel like they are right there in the story to. They should be able to see, hear, feel, smell and even taste your story. When doing this the audience will be speechless and keep begging for more. Now, I know as a writer you should write showing sentences to make your piece livelier and less boring. As a future teacher I will ensure I expose students to this rule in the writing process so their pieces will be more interesting.
I still don’t feel fully confident in my Narrative essays for I still feel like I won't read it. I know one day I will be able to publish a book, but for now this is only the first step for me to becoming a better writer.
(Pinterest, 2020)
This image is examples of telling sentences that has been transformed into telling sentences. This will help you in making your Narrative pieces more interesting.
Reference
Pinterest. (2020). Retrieved from https://www.pinterest.com/pin/32369691052692082/
