This is the VOA Learning English Education Report.A student from overseas did well on a research paper for an American college.She said, "Research takes up space, and the words in the research are correct because the writing is in English."Now, however, she has to write a narrative essay in her own words.She is afraid she does not know enough English.Such a paper can be hard for anyone. Experts at Purdue University in Indiana define a narrative essay as "often anecdotal, experiential and personal."In other words, this kind of essay usually tells a story from the writer's experience. It is about something the writer has lived.A narrative essay usually provides an insight.For example, such essays might be named "How I Won the 100-Meter Dash" or "How I Came to Study in the United States."And it offers a chance for creative writing, for expressing yourself about yourself in the paper.
