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How to set up an introduction for your "Narrative Essay"

Checklist

1. Hook the audience! - write lead sentence that peaks the audience's interest and convinces them to keep reading. (Hint- my story is about.... is not going to cut the mustard!)
 
2. Preview the story- briefly give the audience any background info they need to understand your story without giving anything away.

3. Hint at the lesson- give the audience a quick taste of the nature of your lesson

4.Thesis Statement-  state the valuable lesson you learned from your experience in the narrative story.

The sample above shows an introductory paragraph that  familiarizes the audience with the author's life, setting up for the narrative story to come, and also tells the audience the purpose behind the story (the "lesson"). The area identified by the green markers both hints at the lesson and states it directly at the end (items 3 & 4 on the intro checklist- above).