Organizing the body paragraphs of a narrative essay is pretty straightforward. Narrative essays use chronological organization. Follow the timeline of events and start a new paragraph when:
The story goes in a new directionThere's a scene changeA dialogue occurs back-and-forth between speakers: make a new paragraph each time someone different speaks.Dialogue Example:
With shaking hands, Carlos handed me the destroyed book. He said, “I really don’t mind getting you another one.”
I said, “That’s not the point. It belonged to my mother.”
He looked down at his shoes and said, “I am truly sorry. What can I do? I didn’t even know it was in my backpack.”
I swallowed hard and wiped away a tear, “Nothing.”