Due Dates:
Sept. 8 Tuesday Rough
Draft
Sept. 8 Tuesday Safe Assign Opens @ 11:55 AM to submit final draft
Sept. 9 Wednesday Safe Assign Closes 11:55 PM Submit Final Draft to Safe Assignment on Blackboard.
Sept. 10 Thursday Hard copy due in class;
Sept. 9 Wednesday Safe Assign Closes 11:55 PM Submit Final Draft to Safe Assignment on Blackboard.
Sept. 10 Thursday Hard copy due in class;
Total Points: 50
Assignment: Select a person, place, or event
that has provided significant growth or insight into life, humanity, or
yourself. Recreate the memory for your readers in a narrative essay,
telling the story so that the essay has a central idea or main point: a lesson
learned, a lesson that you can teach your reader. An important aspect of
the remembering essay is to help readers gain some insight about themselves or
the world around them. The essay will have a specific audience: parents, peers,
teens, teachers, others
Length 3-4 pages, typed, double-spaced
Use MLA for documentation and page format
Use MLA for documentation and page format
Include these elements in your narrative:
1.
A clearly stated thesis sentence
a Character:
To develop character: show your character in action describe your character;
use dialogue to give insight into the character’s personality.
b Setting: To
develop setting, atmosphere, and mood: Imagine yourself in the place with your
characters. If you are the narrator, remember the setting or use specific
names of places to give readers a sense of place. Name your high school,
parks, cities, specific locations to give readers a point of reference, to add
meaning and detail to emphasize meaning
2. A point
of view: To develop point of view, decide what person you want your narrative
in”
--1st person I
--2nd person
“you” to address the audience—use this cautiously, for specific effect
--3rd person
using the omnipotent narrator who knows all (especially if you want to conceal
your identity or disassociate yourself with subject if your subject is highly
personal in nature). You will write in 3rd person
(the mountain climbers)
3.
A dramatic situation: To develop a dramatic
situation, show events happening rather that saying what happen. A drama
will have rising action, a climax, falling action
4.
A shaped Action: To developed that shaped action,
narrative must have two elements
5. Purpose:
the main idea, the message, the lesson
6. Climax:
the point in the story where the conflict is resolved and the lesson has been
learned
Essay Work Sheet:
√Recall event. You may have to revisit the
place: look at old photos, talk to others who share the memory.
√List important details
√List descriptive words that will vividly describe
events and characters
√List the characters, including their outstanding
characteristics: physical—the way they walk, their facial expression, favorite
words, something distinctive about their character that gives insight into
their personality, something that the reader will remember them by.
√What is the purpose of the essay? What is
the lesson that you learned? How does the narrative teach or indicate
that lesson. What do you want your reader to gain from your essay?
√Ways to share that lesson:
Have a
clearly stated thesis statement for the essay that states the purpose of the
essay (the lesson learned or the lesson or message that you want your audience
to learn and understand. Remember you
are not just telling a story, you are writing an essay with a clear purpose and
main idea
Write a title that will hint or even state the
lesson
Explain what you learned in the introduction
Explain what you learned in the conclusion
Try to avoid the sentence: This is the lesson I
learned . . .
Write your thesis sentence:
(example): Parents need to remember that their
children learn and grow by taking chances.
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