Narrative Writing

This third-grade narrative paragraph tells about a fun trip.

This third-grade narrative paragraph contains many sensory details and interesting ideas.

This narrative tells of a local protest to make positive change in the writer's community.

A student recalls visiting a nursing home for a volunteere project.

This model describes the writers experience at a family wedding.

A student describes an interesting experience with the "Think-About-It" baby.

In this strong scholarship application essay, the writer responds to the prompt with a wide array of key details.

In this effective response to a college-entrance prompt, a student humorously describes his beard, using the occasion to poke fun at himself but also reveal his unique perspective.

This fair personal essay responds to a college-entrance prompt, though its formulaic nature and general support leave it unremarkable for readers.

This poor personal essay responds to a college-entrance prompt. The ideas are largely negative and underdeveloped, which will not encourage the college representative to score the response highly.