Examining Sample Narratives

Name:______________________
Personal Narrative

#1:
What is the setting
of the story?

#2:
Who is the main
character, and how
does the author
show you what he/
she is like?

#3:
What is the main
conflict in the story?
(What specific type
of conflict is it? Man
vs. Man, etc.)
#4:
What are some
events of the plot?

#5:
Is the conflict
resolved? How?

#6:
Copy down 1-4
sentences of the
story that you think
do a good job of
showing rather
than telling.

Fictional Narrative
#1:
What is the setting
of the story?

#2:
Who is the main
character, and how
does the author
show you what he/
she is like?

#3:
What is the main
conflict in the story?
(What specific type
of conflict is it? Man
vs. Man, etc.)
#4:
What are some
events of the plot?

#5:
Is the conflict
resolved? How?

#6:
Copy down 1-4
sentences of the
story that you think
do a good job of
showing rather
than telling.