Assignment: 10/4: Turn in Personal Narrative

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS 10-A (H)
2021-09-15T14:54:26Z

Due: Oct 4, 2021 by 9:30am

Former Student's Story: Narrative Exemplar 1.docx Read it! It's great.

Personal Narrative Writing Assignment

Due Monday, October 4th in 2nd period on Canvas

A personal narrative is a piece of literary nonfiction, based on truth, in which a writer reflects on an experience in his or her life. This means that when you are writing, you can add in details, dialogue, and even events that didn’t actually happen to make the story more engaging or make it flow better.

The ultimate goal of this project is to write a personal narrative that shares an experience from your life with your audience. Your readers should be able to see the movie version of your experience playing in their imaginations as they read; you must re-create the experience so your readers see what you saw, hear what you heard, feel what you felt, and even smell what you smelled. By the end, your reader should understand what the experience means to you and maybe even understand a larger theme.

To get there, as a class we have already read and evaluated several examples of personal narratives. We have looked at these through different lenses to examine what makes them good, or bad. Today, we will brainstorm events from your life that could make a good personal narrative. Next week, we will focus on specific elements of good writing (such as characterization, specific details, good opening lines, etc) and you will begin writing your narrative.

Prompt: Write a personal narrative that shares an experience from your life, using the techniques we discussed in class.

Submission:

Your final draft will be typed and submitted into Canvas
(I will be uploading to Turnitin.com for a plagiarism check as well)

It should be 3-4 pages, double-spaced

Pay close attention to the rubric

Advanced Narrative Rubric.docx

Make sure your narrative:

Has strong characterization

Has sensory detail

Has a clear structure with a hook, rising conflict, and a climax

Has greater depth and meaning

1st draft (turned in to Canvas) due midnight, Friday, 9/24

Completion points. Do you have anything typed up at all? Great. Turn it in and get some credit.

2nd draft (for peer editing) in class on Wed, 9/29

Need something one of your peers can see and evaluate

Final Draft (turned in to Canvas) due in 2nd period, Monday, 10/4. Please remember to also submit your Narrative Reflection today

Former Student's Story: Narrative Exemplar 1.docx Read it! It's great.

Personal Narrative Writing Assignment

Due Monday, October 4th in 2nd period on Canvas

A personal narrative is a piece of literary nonfiction, based on truth, in which a writer reflects on an experience in his or her life. This means that when you are writing, you can add in details, dialogue, and even events that didn’t actually happen to make the story more engaging or make it flow better.

The ultimate goal of this project is to write a personal narrative that shares an experience from your life with your audience. Your readers should be able to see the movie version of your experience playing in their imaginations as they read; you must re-create the experience so your readers see what you saw, hear what you heard, feel what you felt, and even smell what you smelled. By the end, your reader should understand what the experience means to you and maybe even understand a larger theme.

To get there, as a class we have already read and evaluated several examples of personal narratives. We have looked at these through different lenses to examine what makes them good, or bad. Today, we will brainstorm events from your life that could make a good personal narrative. Next week, we will focus on specific elements of good writing (such as characterization, specific details, good opening lines, etc) and you will begin writing your narrative.

Prompt: Write a personal narrative that shares an experience from your life, using the techniques we discussed in class.

Submission:

Your final draft will be typed and submitted into Canvas
(I will be uploading to Turnitin.com for a plagiarism check as well)

It should be 3-4 pages, double-spaced

Pay close attention to the rubric

Advanced Narrative Rubric.docx

Make sure your narrative:

Has strong characterization

Has sensory detail

Has a clear structure with a hook, rising conflict, and a climax

Has greater depth and meaning

1st draft (turned in to Canvas) due midnight, Friday, 9/24

Completion points. Do you have anything typed up at all? Great. Turn it in and get some credit.

2nd draft (for peer editing) in class on Wed, 9/29

Need something one of your peers can see and evaluate

Final Draft (turned in to Canvas) due in 2nd period, Monday, 10/4. Please remember to also submit your Narrative Reflection today