Patton High School on the north end of town,was framed with a rusted metallic hedge of lawn mowers,banana seat bicycles,and corroded oil drum It wasn't a calico frame of rusted parts,but rather an orchestra of unwanted machinery that Billy Ray had arranged into sections.The yellow-tanked mowers rested silently at the right of the diesel fuel.Once red,now faded orange,mowers stood at attention to the left.The oil barrels,jaded and pierced with bellared like imes when the win was right t.The bikes res sporadically throughout the lot.In the middle of it all was the office,a faded steel roof supported by cheap two-by-fours and zebra paneling.Billy Ray was at home,usually,five blocks east of town on Kennel Road. Principles of Narrative Essavs. 2.The Narrative Essay As one of the modes of expository writing,the narrative offers writers a chance to think and write about themselves.to explain how their experiences lead to some important realization or conclusion about their lives or about the world in general. Each of us has memories of times that have been meaningful,of times that have taught us lessons bout ourselves or others.Through the narrative essay,we have the chance to record those experiences as the supporting evidence to substantiate our new understanding. Two crucial first steps in planning a narrative essay are selecting an incident worthy of writing about and finding the central,relevant,salient point in that incident. To do this,writers might ask them selves what about nt incid insights or awareness primarily for themselves(but possibly for others too).Finally writers incorporate details which will make the incident real for readers. Also,a narrative paragraph can be an effective,interesting way to integrate significant background information into a variety of different essay types.Even if the sav as a whole primarily use sanother method of developm the narrativ paragraph can be e inc porate paragraph and to establish a bit of ethical appeal at the same time.I am thinking here of how effectively former presidents ronald reagan and Bill clinton were at incorporating some small personal narratives into speeches.press conferences.or interviews.Both might be talking about a larger subject,say the economy,and both ould slip aside ao nvers n they hadhad with a a local mer cha who taught them how important it was to push the particular economic program tha the President was advocating in the larger speech.What's more.such narrative additions can help you as the writer create ethical appeal with your audience:the readers often look at such personal narrative favorably,seeing them as a touch of ise dry.e oter or abst ract disc sio However whether you use narrative as the rhetorical mode of the essay as whole or just of a single paragraph within an essay,there are some principles and conventions of the narrative that readers commonly expect. 3.Conventions of narrative essavs In writing your narrative essay,keep the following conventions in mind.Patton High School on the north end of town, was framed with a rusted metallic hedge of lawn mowers, banana seat bicycles, and corroded oil drums. It wasn't a calico frame of rusted parts, but rather an orchestra of unwanted machinery that Billy Ray had arranged into sections. The yellow-tanked mowers rested silently at the right of the diesel fuel. Once red, now faded orange, mowers stood at attention to the left. The oil barrels, jaded and pierced with holes, bellared like chimes when the wind was right. The bikes rested sporadically throughout the lot. In the middle of it all was the office, a faded, steel roof supported by cheap two-by-fours and zebra paneling. Billy Ray was at home, usually, five blocks east of town on Kennel Road. Principles of Narrative Essays. 2. The Narrative Essay As one of the modes of expository writing, the narrative offers writers a chance to think and write about themselves, to explain how their experiences lead to some important realization or conclusion about their lives or about the world in general. Each of us has memories of times that have been meaningful, of times that have taught us lessons about ourselves or others. Through the narrative essay, we have the chance to record those experiences as the supporting evidence to substantiate our new understanding. Two crucial first steps in planning a narrative essay are selecting an incident worthy of writing about and finding the central, relevant, salient point in that incident. To do this, writers might ask themselves what about the incident provided new insights or awareness primarily for themselves (but possibly for others too). Finally, writers incorporate details which will make the incident real for readers. Also, a narrative paragraph can be an effective, interesting way to integrate significant background information into a variety of different essay types. Even if the essay as a whole primarily uses another method of development, the narrative paragraph can be incorporated into an essay to support a topic sentence in a particular paragraph and to establish a bit of ethical appeal at the same time. I am thinking here of how effectively former Presidents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton were at incorporating some small personal narratives into speeches, press conferences, or interviews. Both might be talking about a larger subject, say the economy, and both would slip in a small aside about a conversation they had had with a local merchant, who taught them how important it was to push the particular economic program that the President was advocating in the larger speech. What's more, such narrative additions can help you as the writer create ethical appeal with your audience: the readers often look at such personal narrative favorably, seeing them as a touch of "realism" in an otherwise dry, esoteric, or abstract discussion. However, whether you use narrative as the rhetorical mode of the essay as a whole or just of a single paragraph within an essay, there are some principles and conventions of the narrative that readers commonly expect. 3. Conventions of Narrative Essays In writing your narrative essay, keep the following conventions in mind