PERSONAL NARRATIVES

PERSONAL NARRATIVES

“VERISIMILITUDE”

The ¡The appearance of being true or real. (Oxford English Dictionary)

Based on history

¡Printed essays in the Philippines came with the Spanish conquistadors. The Spanish missionaries printed the following:

ØMeditation;

ØTranslations;

ØStudies of Philippine Languages; and

ØExplanation of Christian tenets.

Filipinos personal essays in SPANISH language

1.Memorias/apuntes – memoirs

2.Informes – accounts/narratives

3.Memoriales – reports

Personal/informal/familiar essays

1.Autobiography

2.Biography

3.Diary

4.Journal

5.Memoir (record)

6.Travelogue (Travel Journal/ Travel Writing)

7.Personal Narrative (Personal Essay)

Personal narrative

A ¡a form of writing in which the writer relates one event, incident, or experience from his/her life. McClure

¡Also called ‘Personal Essay’

Write a Personal Narrative that:

1.Engages the reader by introducing the narrator and situation

2. Organizes events to unfold naturally; manipulates time and pacing

3.Develops details of events with description and action

4.Develops characters with physical description and dialogue

5. Uses vivid verbs, sensory details, similes, metaphors, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and personification to set tone and mood

6. Uses transitions and varies sentence beginnings

7. Closes with a reflection

8. Has exemplary presentation