Write a first draft recounting this era. Ask students to underline five verbs in their draft. View the list of words you created during the lesson. Have students revise their drafts by inserting these more accurate verbs into their story using appropriate editing marks. Share the revised draft with a partner. Interactive example of a narrative essay. An example of a short narrative essay, answering the question “Write about an experience in which you learned something about yourself,” is shown below. Hover over different parts of the text to see how the structure works. Narrative essay example. PP narrative writing lesson developing character. English subject. Age range: 11-14. Resource Type: Lesson Completed File Previews. pptx, 475. This is a complete Powerpoint lesson intended to facilitate the teaching of narrative writing. This lesson is ready to teach, but you will want to differentiate it for your own lessons. It covers character development. In my narrative unit, I have detailed lesson plans for each day of that unit that are more in-depth. Many teachers have also asked me if my students only write one personal story throughout the unit. My answer is NO. My students write, edit, and revise many different stories throughout the period.