How can I write a narrative essay consisting of an introduction, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion about the important events impacting the...

It
appears that you are being asked to write a five-paragraph essay in which you state a thesis or
make general comments in your introduction, write one paragraph on each of the assigned works,
and then conclude by showing how the body paragraphs support your initial claims. 

Your introduction should mention that all of these works are by twentieth- and
twenty-first-century African American authors and all are autobiographical. They all deal with
the intersection of spirituality, oppression, and the African-American experience....