A Day At The Lake

There are six criteria that need to be met when writing a narrative essay: Narrate your story using first person point of view, Write about a past or personal event with past tense verbs, Focus on one specific dramatic event that builds tension – suspense – for the reader, use vivid and specific language that describes and recreates scenes and people, write meaningful dialogue that moves the story, and explain why the event is significant to you.
“A Day at the Lake” is a narrative essay that follows all guidelines in the criteria. It is set in first person point of view. The writer uses vivid detail to describe important scenes and people. It contains meaningful dialogue that puts the reader in the writer’s shoes as he/she progresses through