A narrative essay tells a story, choose a topic, (you can also get a plagiarism checker) ideas for topic write a story about first day of school or a favorite holiday destination! You may also be given prompts that leave you much wider choice of topic. Open ended prompts write an experience about where you learned something about yourself write about an achievement you are proud of what did you accomplish and how? How to do it Varys on what grade level you are in, and what your teachers standards are. You should follow up with your teacher to get the correct answer ( most essays are 5-7 paragraphs and 6-7 sentences each)