{"id":59,"date":"2014-11-10T18:57:55","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T18:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/englishcomp1kaleidoscoperevisedmaster\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=59"},"modified":"2019-08-23T16:57:54","modified_gmt":"2019-08-23T16:57:54","slug":"narrative-essay-writing-prompt","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-fmcc-englishcomp-1\/chapter\/narrative-essay-writing-prompt\/","title":{"raw":"Narrative Essay Materials","rendered":"Narrative Essay Materials"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>Narrative Essay Prompt<\/h2>\r\nChoose one of the following topics to write your own narrative\u00a0essay.\u00a0 The topic you decide on should be something you care about, and the narration should be a means of communicating an <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">idea<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0that ties to the essay's theme. Remember in this essay, the narration is not an end in itself.\r\n\r\n<strong>FRIENDS<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Gaining independence<\/li>\r\n\t<li>A friend\u2019s sacrifice<\/li>\r\n\t<li>A significant trip with your family<\/li>\r\n\t<li>A wedding or a funeral<\/li>\r\n\t<li>A incident from family legend<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>THE WORLD AROUND YOU<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>A storm, a flood, an earthquake, or another natural event<\/li>\r\n\t<li>A school event<\/li>\r\n\t<li>The most important minutes of a sporting event<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>LESSONS OF DAILY LIFE<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>A time you confronted authority<\/li>\r\n\t<li>A time you had to deliver bad news<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Your biggest social blunder<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>FIRSTS<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Your first day of school<\/li>\r\n\t<li>The first performance you gave<\/li>\r\n\t<li>A first date<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h3>Writing Your Narrative Essay<\/h3>\r\nTo get started writing your essay:\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Review \"What is an Essay?\"<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Take time to review possible subjects<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Use prewriting to help you narrow your topic to one experience.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nRemember that \"story starters\" are everywhere.\u00a0Think about it\u2014status updates on social media websites can be a good place to start.\u00a0You may have already started a \"note\"on Facebook, and now is your chance to develop that idea into a full narrative.\u00a0If you keep a journal or diary, a simple event may unfold into a narrative.\u00a0Simply said, your stories may be closer than you think!\r\n\r\nWhen drafting your essay:\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Develop an enticing title - although don't let yourself get stuck on the\u00a0title. A great title might suggest itself after you've begun the prewriting and drafting processes.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Use the introduction to establish the situation the essay will address.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Avoid addressing the assignment directly. (For example, don't write \"I am going to write about my most significant experience,\" because\u00a0this takes the fun out of reading the work!)<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Think of things said at the moment this experience started for you\u2014perhaps use a quote, or an interesting part of the experience that will grab the reader.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Let the story reflect your own voice. (Is your voice serious? Humorous? Matter-of-fact?)<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Organize the essay in a way that\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Establishes the situation <em>[introduction]<\/em>;<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Introduces the complication(s) <em>[body]<\/em>; and<\/li>\r\n\t<li>States the lesson you learned <em>[conclusion]<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li>To avoid just telling what happens, make sure your essay takes time to reflect on why this experience is significant.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2>Prewriting and Draft<\/h2>\r\nFor this assignment, you will work through the prewriting and drafting stages of your writing process in a narrative essay.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/em>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Review the\u00a0grading rubric as listed on this page.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Choose a writing prompt on the \"Narrative Essay Assignment: Writing Prompt\"\u00a0page.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Create a prewriting in the style of your choice for the prompt. Review the prewriting videos on the \"My Writing Process: Prewriting and Draft\" page if needed.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Develop a draft essay according to the following formatting guidelines: (Papers submitted that do not meet these formatting requirements will be returned to you ungraded.)\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Minimum of 3 typed, double-spaced pages (about 600-750 words), Times New Roman, 12 pt font size<\/li>\r\n\t<li>MLA formatting (see the \"Formatting Style for Papers\"\u00a0page\u00a0as needed)<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Submitted as either a .Microsoft Word doc, .or rtf file<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Submit your prewriting and draft as a single file upload.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p class=\"indent\"><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"indent\">Be sure to:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Decide on something you care about so that the narration is a means of communicating an\u00a0<strong>idea.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Include<em> characters,\u00a0<\/em><em>conflict,\u00a0<\/em><em>sensory details.<\/em><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Create a<em>\u00a0sequence\u00a0<\/em>of<em>\u00a0events<\/em>\u00a0in a\u00a0<em>plot.<\/em><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Develop an enticing title.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Use the introduction to pull the reader into your singular experience.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Avoid addressing the assignment directly. (don't write \"I am going to write about...\" - this takes the fun out of reading the work!)<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Let the essay\u00a0reflect your own voice (Is your voice serious? Humorous? Matter-of-fact?)<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Avoid telling just what happens by making sure your essay reflects on why this experience is significant.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n*If you developed your prewriting by hand on paper, scan or take a picture of your prewriting, load the image onto your computer, and then insert the image on a separate page after your draft.\r\n<div>\r\n<h4>Grading Rubric:\u00a0Narrative Essay Prewriting and Draft<\/h4>\r\n<table style=\"height: 127px\" width=\"818\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Criteria<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Ratings<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Point Total:\u00a050<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Presentation<\/td>\r\n<td>\n\n2\u00a0pts:\u00a0Paper is double-spaced throughout using Times New Roman 12 pt. font. Full name, class, Instructor's name, your location, and time of class, date, and description of assignment are in upper-left-hand corner. The essay should be paginated (show page numbers) as well. Title should not be bolded or underlined.\r\n\r\n0 pts: Essay is not consistent with presentation guidelines above.<\/td>\r\n<td>2\u00a0pts<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Title<\/td>\r\n<td>\n\n1 pts:\u00a0The title is three or more words and hints at the essay's main point.\r\n\r\n0 pts: No\u00a0marks<\/td>\r\n<td>1 pts<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Introduction<\/td>\r\n<td>\n\n10\u00a0pts:\u00a0Introduction sets up the problem the author struggles with. This could be internal, external or both.\r\n\r\n0 pts: No\u00a0marks<\/td>\r\n<td>10\u00a0pts<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Essay body<\/td>\r\n<td>\n\n10\u00a0pts:\u00a0The body presents the \"complication\" that sets the plot in motion.\r\n\r\n0 pts: No\u00a0marks<\/td>\r\n<td>10\u00a0pts<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Transformation<\/td>\r\n<td>\n\n10\u00a0pts: Conclusion shows the transformation from the introduction and thus the \"moral\" of the story.\r\n\r\n0 pts: No\u00a0marks<\/td>\r\n<td>10\u00a0pts<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Audience<\/td>\r\n<td>\n\n2\u00a0pts: The \"moral\" of the story is objective and reflects a universal lesson that all readers can benefit from.\r\n\r\n0 pts: No\u00a0marks<\/td>\r\n<td>2\u00a0pts<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Show, don't tell<\/td>\r\n<td>\n\n5\u00a0pts: Author \"shows\" the events with vivid and compelling language rather than simply tells the story.\r\n\r\n<span class=\"nobr\">3\u00a0pts: Some showing, mostly telling.<\/span>\r\n\r\n0 pts: No\u00a0marks<\/td>\r\n<td>5\u00a0pts<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Prewriting and brainstorming<\/td>\r\n<td>\n\n10 pts:\u00a0Shows good exploration and effort.\r\n\r\n2 pts: Did some brainstorming.\r\n\r\n0 pts: No\u00a0marks<\/td>\r\n<td>10\u00a0pts<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2>Writing Community Review<\/h2>\r\nFor this assignment, you will need to share your Narrative Essay draft with your writing community via the discussion. Then you will choose a peer's essay from your writing community and conduct a review.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/em>\r\n\r\n1. Review the\u00a0grading rubric for this assignment as listed on this page (see below).\r\n\r\nTo post your Narrative Essay draft to the discussion:\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Copy and paste your draft in a new Google Doc.\u00a0If you aren\u2019t familiar with Google Docs, try this <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/drive\/bin\/answer.py?hl=en&amp;answer=143206&amp;topic=21008&amp;rd=1\">resource by Google<\/a> to assist you.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Title the Google Doc with your first initial, last name, and Narrative Essay, ex. \"RSmith Narrative Essay.\"<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Set the share and edit permissions of the Google Doc to \"Anyone with the link.\"<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Copy and paste the URL address of the Google Doc into a new discussion post.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nTo review a peer's Narrative Essay in your writing community:\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Select the URL address of the peer's essay from the discussion you want to review.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Develop your response to your peer's writing by focusing on each of these points:<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>What makes the essay memorable? What did you like best?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>What is the meaning of the story? Why was the experience important to the audience?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>How did the writer structure the essay? Is there a beginning (problem), a middle (complication), an end (transformation)?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>What details may be missing and are needed for clarity? \u00a0Is there something that the writer implies but does not actually carry out in the narrative?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Does the essay focus on one event only? Is the topic narrowed enough to support a well-focused essay?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>What specific places in the essay did your peer succeed in narrating a singular experience?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Where might the essay need cuts, adds, or reorders?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Using the\u00a0<a title=\"6+1 Traits Rubric\" href=\"http:\/\/educationnorthwest.org\/sites\/default\/files\/5-pointwriters-rubric.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">6+1 Traits Rubric<\/a>, are there any weaknesses in the essay that stand out?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Using the\u00a0Dartmouth Writing Program\u00a0\"<a title=\"Attending to Grammar: Dartmouth Institute for Writing and Rhetoric\" href=\"http:\/\/writing-speech.dartmouth.edu\/learning\/materials-first-year-writers\/attending-grammar\" target=\"_blank\">Attending to Grammar<\/a>\"\u00a0link, do\u00a0you recognize a grammar problem with the essay? If so, where?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>What other supportive suggestions can you identify to improve the writing?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n3. Copy and paste your response at the end of the peer's Narrative Essay in their Google Doc.\r\n<h4>Grading Rubric: Narrative Essay - Writing Community Review<\/h4>\r\n<table style=\"height: 127px\" width=\"818\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Criteria<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Ratings<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Point Total: 10<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Student chooses a peer's essay to review<\/td>\r\n<td>\n\n2.5\u00a0pts: Full marks\r\n\r\n0 pts: No\u00a0marks<\/td>\r\n<td>2.5 pts<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Student addresses the meaning of the story<\/td>\r\n<td>\n\n2.5\u00a0pts: Full marks\r\n\r\n0 pts: No\u00a0marks<\/td>\r\n<td>2.5\u00a0pts<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Student addresses essay structure<\/td>\r\n<td>\n\n2.5\u00a0pts: Full marks\r\n\r\n0 pts: No\u00a0marks<\/td>\r\n<td>2.5\u00a0pts<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\n\nStudent makes supportive suggestions for\r\n\r\nimproving the essay<\/td>\r\n<td>\n\n2.5\u00a0pts: Full marks\r\n\r\n0 pts: No\u00a0marks<\/td>\r\n<td>2.5\u00a0pts<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 style=\"font-size: x-small\"><\/h2>\r\n<h2>Narrative Essay Final Draft<\/h2>\r\nFor this assignment, review the feedback posted from your writing community in the prior assignment: <em>Narrative Essay - Writing Community Review.<\/em> \u00a0Work your way through the revising and proofreading stages of your writing process, and submit your final version of the essay.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/em>\r\n\r\n1. Review the\u00a0grading rubric as listed on this page.\r\n\r\n2. Review the feedback posted on your Google Doc from the <em>Narrative Essay - Writing Community Review<\/em>. \u00a0<a title=\"Narrative Essay: Prewriting and Draft\" href=\"https:\/\/lumen.instructure.com\/courses\/202941\/assignments\/2157747\">\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n3. Work through the revise stage of the writing process.\r\n\r\n4. Work through the proofread stage of the writing process.\r\n\r\n5. Create a final version of your Narrative Essay according to the following formatting guidelines*:\r\n<ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>3-4 typed, double-spaced pages (about 600-750 words), 12 pt font size, Times New Roman;<\/li>\r\n\t<li>MLA formatting (see the \"Formatting Style for Papers\"\u00a0page as needed); and<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Submitted as either a .doc, .docx, .rtf file.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p class=\"indent\">*Papers submitted that do not meet these requirements will be returned to you ungraded.<\/p>\r\n6. Submit your final version of your Narrative Essay as a single file upload.\r\n<h4>Grading Rubric:\u00a0Narrative Essay\u00a0- Final Version<\/h4>\r\n<table style=\"height: 127px\" width=\"818\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Criteria<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Ratings<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Point Total:\u00a0100<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Presentation<\/td>\r\n<td>\n\n8\u00a0pts:\u00a0Paper is double-spaced throughout using Times New Roman 12 pt. font. Full name, class, Instructor's name, your location, and time of class, date, and description of assignment are in upper-left-hand corner. The essay should be paginated (show page numbers) as well. Title should not be bolded or underlined.\r\n\r\n0 pts: Essay is not consistent with presentation guidelines above.<\/td>\r\n<td>8\u00a0pts<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Title<\/td>\r\n<td>\n\n2\u00a0pts:\u00a0The title is three or more words and hints at the essay's main point.\r\n\r\n0 pts: No\u00a0marks<\/td>\r\n<td>2\u00a0pts<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Introduction<\/td>\r\n<td>\n\n20\u00a0pts:\u00a0Introduction sets up the problem the author struggles with. This could be internal, external or both.\r\n\r\n0 pts: No\u00a0marks<\/td>\r\n<td>20\u00a0pts<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Essay body<\/td>\r\n<td>\n\n20\u00a0pts:\u00a0The body presents the \"complication\" that sets the plot in motion.\r\n\r\n0 pts: No\u00a0marks<\/td>\r\n<td>20\u00a0pts<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Transformation<\/td>\r\n<td>\n\n20\u00a0pts: Conclusion shows the transformation from the introduction and thus the \"moral\" of the story.\r\n\r\n0 pts: No\u00a0marks<\/td>\r\n<td>20\u00a0pts<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Audience<\/td>\r\n<td>\n\n10\u00a0pts: The \"moral\" of the story is objective and reflects a universal lesson that all readers can benefit from.\r\n\r\n0 pts: No\u00a0marks<\/td>\r\n<td>10\u00a0pts<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Show, don't tell<\/td>\r\n<td>\n\n20\u00a0pts: Author \"shows\" the events with vivid and compelling language rather than simply tells the story.\r\n\r\n<span class=\"nobr\">12\u00a0pts: Some showing, mostly telling.<\/span>\r\n\r\n0 pts: No\u00a0marks<\/td>\r\n<td>20\u00a0pts<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<div><\/div>\r\n<div><\/div>\r\n<h2>Reflection<\/h2>\r\nNow that you have completed your Narrative Essay, take a few minutes to reflect on the experience and write about your process and what you learned. Write a reflection on your Narrative Essay writing experience using complete sentences.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/em>\r\n\r\n1. Review the\u00a0grading rubric as listed on this page.\r\n\r\n2. Consider the following questions.\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>What was most the challenging aspect of creating this essay?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>What did you learn about yourself as a writer?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>What might you do differently\u00a0the next time you write this type of essay knowing what you know now after writing this essay?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n3.\u00a0\u00a0Write your reflection on each question listed above, using complete sentences. Your final reflection assignment should fit the following guidelines:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>1-1.5 typed, double-spaced pages, 12 pt font size, Times New Roman;<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Submitted as either a .doc, .docx, .rtf file.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n4. Submit your reflections as a single file upload.\r\n<h4>Grading Rubric: Narrative Essay - Reflection<\/h4>\r\n<table style=\"height: 127px\" width=\"818\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Criteria<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Ratings<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Point Total: 15<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\n\nStudent writes a\u00a0thoughtful response to each question using complete sentences.\r\n\r\nAssignment adheres to formatting guidelines.<\/td>\r\n<td>\n\nFor each question:\r\n\r\n5\u00a0pts:\u00a0Full\u00a0marks\r\n\r\n0 pts: No\u00a0marks<\/td>\r\n<td>15\u00a0pts<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<h2>Narrative Essay Prompt<\/h2>\n<p>Choose one of the following topics to write your own narrative\u00a0essay.\u00a0 The topic you decide on should be something you care about, and the narration should be a means of communicating an <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">idea<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0that ties to the essay&#8217;s theme. Remember in this essay, the narration is not an end in itself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FRIENDS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Gaining independence<\/li>\n<li>A friend\u2019s sacrifice<\/li>\n<li>A significant trip with your family<\/li>\n<li>A wedding or a funeral<\/li>\n<li>A incident from family legend<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>THE WORLD AROUND YOU<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>A storm, a flood, an earthquake, or another natural event<\/li>\n<li>A school event<\/li>\n<li>The most important minutes of a sporting event<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>LESSONS OF DAILY LIFE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>A time you confronted authority<\/li>\n<li>A time you had to deliver bad news<\/li>\n<li>Your biggest social blunder<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>FIRSTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Your first day of school<\/li>\n<li>The first performance you gave<\/li>\n<li>A first date<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Writing Your Narrative Essay<\/h3>\n<p>To get started writing your essay:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Review &#8220;What is an Essay?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Take time to review possible subjects<\/li>\n<li>Use prewriting to help you narrow your topic to one experience.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Remember that &#8220;story starters&#8221; are everywhere.\u00a0Think about it\u2014status updates on social media websites can be a good place to start.\u00a0You may have already started a &#8220;note&#8221;on Facebook, and now is your chance to develop that idea into a full narrative.\u00a0If you keep a journal or diary, a simple event may unfold into a narrative.\u00a0Simply said, your stories may be closer than you think!<\/p>\n<p>When drafting your essay:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Develop an enticing title &#8211; although don&#8217;t let yourself get stuck on the\u00a0title. A great title might suggest itself after you&#8217;ve begun the prewriting and drafting processes.<\/li>\n<li>Use the introduction to establish the situation the essay will address.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid addressing the assignment directly. (For example, don&#8217;t write &#8220;I am going to write about my most significant experience,&#8221; because\u00a0this takes the fun out of reading the work!)<\/li>\n<li>Think of things said at the moment this experience started for you\u2014perhaps use a quote, or an interesting part of the experience that will grab the reader.<\/li>\n<li>Let the story reflect your own voice. (Is your voice serious? Humorous? Matter-of-fact?)<\/li>\n<li>Organize the essay in a way that\n<ul>\n<li>Establishes the situation <em>[introduction]<\/em>;<\/li>\n<li>Introduces the complication(s) <em>[body]<\/em>; and<\/li>\n<li>States the lesson you learned <em>[conclusion]<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>To avoid just telling what happens, make sure your essay takes time to reflect on why this experience is significant.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Prewriting and Draft<\/h2>\n<p>For this assignment, you will work through the prewriting and drafting stages of your writing process in a narrative essay.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Review the\u00a0grading rubric as listed on this page.<\/li>\n<li>Choose a writing prompt on the &#8220;Narrative Essay Assignment: Writing Prompt&#8221;\u00a0page.<\/li>\n<li>Create a prewriting in the style of your choice for the prompt. Review the prewriting videos on the &#8220;My Writing Process: Prewriting and Draft&#8221; page if needed.<\/li>\n<li>Develop a draft essay according to the following formatting guidelines: (Papers submitted that do not meet these formatting requirements will be returned to you ungraded.)\n<ol>\n<li>Minimum of 3 typed, double-spaced pages (about 600-750 words), Times New Roman, 12 pt font size<\/li>\n<li>MLA formatting (see the &#8220;Formatting Style for Papers&#8221;\u00a0page\u00a0as needed)<\/li>\n<li>Submitted as either a .Microsoft Word doc, .or rtf file<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Submit your prewriting and draft as a single file upload.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"indent\">\n<p class=\"indent\">Be sure to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Decide on something you care about so that the narration is a means of communicating an\u00a0<strong>idea.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Include<em> characters,\u00a0<\/em><em>conflict,\u00a0<\/em><em>sensory details.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Create a<em>\u00a0sequence\u00a0<\/em>of<em>\u00a0events<\/em>\u00a0in a\u00a0<em>plot.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Develop an enticing title.<\/li>\n<li>Use the introduction to pull the reader into your singular experience.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid addressing the assignment directly. (don&#8217;t write &#8220;I am going to write about&#8230;&#8221; &#8211; this takes the fun out of reading the work!)<\/li>\n<li>Let the essay\u00a0reflect your own voice (Is your voice serious? Humorous? Matter-of-fact?)<\/li>\n<li>Avoid telling just what happens by making sure your essay reflects on why this experience is significant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*If you developed your prewriting by hand on paper, scan or take a picture of your prewriting, load the image onto your computer, and then insert the image on a separate page after your draft.<\/p>\n<div>\n<h4>Grading Rubric:\u00a0Narrative Essay Prewriting and Draft<\/h4>\n<table style=\"height: 127px; width: 818px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Criteria<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Ratings<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Point Total:\u00a050<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Presentation<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>2\u00a0pts:\u00a0Paper is double-spaced throughout using Times New Roman 12 pt. font. Full name, class, Instructor&#8217;s name, your location, and time of class, date, and description of assignment are in upper-left-hand corner. The essay should be paginated (show page numbers) as well. Title should not be bolded or underlined.<\/p>\n<p>0 pts: Essay is not consistent with presentation guidelines above.<\/td>\n<td>2\u00a0pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Title<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>1 pts:\u00a0The title is three or more words and hints at the essay&#8217;s main point.<\/p>\n<p>0 pts: No\u00a0marks<\/td>\n<td>1 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Introduction<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>10\u00a0pts:\u00a0Introduction sets up the problem the author struggles with. This could be internal, external or both.<\/p>\n<p>0 pts: No\u00a0marks<\/td>\n<td>10\u00a0pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Essay body<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>10\u00a0pts:\u00a0The body presents the &#8220;complication&#8221; that sets the plot in motion.<\/p>\n<p>0 pts: No\u00a0marks<\/td>\n<td>10\u00a0pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Transformation<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>10\u00a0pts: Conclusion shows the transformation from the introduction and thus the &#8220;moral&#8221; of the story.<\/p>\n<p>0 pts: No\u00a0marks<\/td>\n<td>10\u00a0pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Audience<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>2\u00a0pts: The &#8220;moral&#8221; of the story is objective and reflects a universal lesson that all readers can benefit from.<\/p>\n<p>0 pts: No\u00a0marks<\/td>\n<td>2\u00a0pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Show, don&#8217;t tell<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>5\u00a0pts: Author &#8220;shows&#8221; the events with vivid and compelling language rather than simply tells the story.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"nobr\">3\u00a0pts: Some showing, mostly telling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>0 pts: No\u00a0marks<\/td>\n<td>5\u00a0pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Prewriting and brainstorming<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>10 pts:\u00a0Shows good exploration and effort.<\/p>\n<p>2 pts: Did some brainstorming.<\/p>\n<p>0 pts: No\u00a0marks<\/td>\n<td>10\u00a0pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Writing Community Review<\/h2>\n<p>For this assignment, you will need to share your Narrative Essay draft with your writing community via the discussion. Then you will choose a peer&#8217;s essay from your writing community and conduct a review.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>1. Review the\u00a0grading rubric for this assignment as listed on this page (see below).<\/p>\n<p>To post your Narrative Essay draft to the discussion:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Copy and paste your draft in a new Google Doc.\u00a0If you aren\u2019t familiar with Google Docs, try this <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/drive\/bin\/answer.py?hl=en&amp;answer=143206&amp;topic=21008&amp;rd=1\">resource by Google<\/a> to assist you.<\/li>\n<li>Title the Google Doc with your first initial, last name, and Narrative Essay, ex. &#8220;RSmith Narrative Essay.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Set the share and edit permissions of the Google Doc to &#8220;Anyone with the link.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Copy and paste the URL address of the Google Doc into a new discussion post.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>To review a peer&#8217;s Narrative Essay in your writing community:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Select the URL address of the peer&#8217;s essay from the discussion you want to review.<\/li>\n<li>Develop your response to your peer&#8217;s writing by focusing on each of these points:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>What makes the essay memorable? What did you like best?<\/li>\n<li>What is the meaning of the story? Why was the experience important to the audience?<\/li>\n<li>How did the writer structure the essay? Is there a beginning (problem), a middle (complication), an end (transformation)?<\/li>\n<li>What details may be missing and are needed for clarity? \u00a0Is there something that the writer implies but does not actually carry out in the narrative?<\/li>\n<li>Does the essay focus on one event only? Is the topic narrowed enough to support a well-focused essay?<\/li>\n<li>What specific places in the essay did your peer succeed in narrating a singular experience?<\/li>\n<li>Where might the essay need cuts, adds, or reorders?<\/li>\n<li>Using the\u00a0<a title=\"6+1 Traits Rubric\" href=\"http:\/\/educationnorthwest.org\/sites\/default\/files\/5-pointwriters-rubric.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">6+1 Traits Rubric<\/a>, are there any weaknesses in the essay that stand out?<\/li>\n<li>Using the\u00a0Dartmouth Writing Program\u00a0&#8220;<a title=\"Attending to Grammar: Dartmouth Institute for Writing and Rhetoric\" href=\"http:\/\/writing-speech.dartmouth.edu\/learning\/materials-first-year-writers\/attending-grammar\" target=\"_blank\">Attending to Grammar<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0link, do\u00a0you recognize a grammar problem with the essay? If so, where?<\/li>\n<li>What other supportive suggestions can you identify to improve the writing?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>3. Copy and paste your response at the end of the peer&#8217;s Narrative Essay in their Google Doc.<\/p>\n<h4>Grading Rubric: Narrative Essay &#8211; Writing Community Review<\/h4>\n<table style=\"height: 127px; width: 818px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Criteria<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Ratings<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Point Total: 10<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Student chooses a peer&#8217;s essay to review<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>2.5\u00a0pts: Full marks<\/p>\n<p>0 pts: No\u00a0marks<\/td>\n<td>2.5 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Student addresses the meaning of the story<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>2.5\u00a0pts: Full marks<\/p>\n<p>0 pts: No\u00a0marks<\/td>\n<td>2.5\u00a0pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Student addresses essay structure<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>2.5\u00a0pts: Full marks<\/p>\n<p>0 pts: No\u00a0marks<\/td>\n<td>2.5\u00a0pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Student makes supportive suggestions for<\/p>\n<p>improving the essay<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>2.5\u00a0pts: Full marks<\/p>\n<p>0 pts: No\u00a0marks<\/td>\n<td>2.5\u00a0pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: x-small\"><\/h2>\n<h2>Narrative Essay Final Draft<\/h2>\n<p>For this assignment, review the feedback posted from your writing community in the prior assignment: <em>Narrative Essay &#8211; Writing Community Review.<\/em> \u00a0Work your way through the revising and proofreading stages of your writing process, and submit your final version of the essay.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>1. Review the\u00a0grading rubric as listed on this page.<\/p>\n<p>2. Review the feedback posted on your Google Doc from the <em>Narrative Essay &#8211; Writing Community Review<\/em>. \u00a0<a title=\"Narrative Essay: Prewriting and Draft\" href=\"https:\/\/lumen.instructure.com\/courses\/202941\/assignments\/2157747\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. Work through the revise stage of the writing process.<\/p>\n<p>4. Work through the proofread stage of the writing process.<\/p>\n<p>5. Create a final version of your Narrative Essay according to the following formatting guidelines*:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3-4 typed, double-spaced pages (about 600-750 words), 12 pt font size, Times New Roman;<\/li>\n<li>MLA formatting (see the &#8220;Formatting Style for Papers&#8221;\u00a0page as needed); and<\/li>\n<li>Submitted as either a .doc, .docx, .rtf file.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"indent\">*Papers submitted that do not meet these requirements will be returned to you ungraded.<\/p>\n<p>6. Submit your final version of your Narrative Essay as a single file upload.<\/p>\n<h4>Grading Rubric:\u00a0Narrative Essay\u00a0&#8211; Final Version<\/h4>\n<table style=\"height: 127px; width: 818px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Criteria<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Ratings<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Point Total:\u00a0100<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Presentation<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>8\u00a0pts:\u00a0Paper is double-spaced throughout using Times New Roman 12 pt. font. Full name, class, Instructor&#8217;s name, your location, and time of class, date, and description of assignment are in upper-left-hand corner. The essay should be paginated (show page numbers) as well. Title should not be bolded or underlined.<\/p>\n<p>0 pts: Essay is not consistent with presentation guidelines above.<\/td>\n<td>8\u00a0pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Title<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>2\u00a0pts:\u00a0The title is three or more words and hints at the essay&#8217;s main point.<\/p>\n<p>0 pts: No\u00a0marks<\/td>\n<td>2\u00a0pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Introduction<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>20\u00a0pts:\u00a0Introduction sets up the problem the author struggles with. 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Write a reflection on your Narrative Essay writing experience using complete sentences.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>1. Review the\u00a0grading rubric as listed on this page.<\/p>\n<p>2. Consider the following questions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What was most the challenging aspect of creating this essay?<\/li>\n<li>What did you learn about yourself as a writer?<\/li>\n<li>What might you do differently\u00a0the next time you write this type of essay knowing what you know now after writing this essay?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>3.\u00a0\u00a0Write your reflection on each question listed above, using complete sentences. Your final reflection assignment should fit the following guidelines:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1-1.5 typed, double-spaced pages, 12 pt font size, Times New Roman;<\/li>\n<li>Submitted as either a .doc, .docx, .rtf file.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>4. 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