For your assignment, you will write a brief personal narrative. This is NOT an essay. You are simply practicing writing a narrative. Choose from one of the following prompts below. You can play around with the question so that it works for you. The point is to write a brief narrative about something that has happened to you in life. As with the three examples you’ve read, your narrative needs to be a true story. Describe a conflict you’ve had with a parent or guardian, or with a friend. How was the conflict resolved or was it? Describe a time you felt like an outsider due to cultural background or identity. You might also write about how you have found a home in the US or another place. Or, where do you feel most at home? Or, maybe you have found a home, but your parents still miss their home country.. Write an essay that details your relationship with nature or a place in nature that has shaped you or that you enjoy. How has the place or camping trip (or whatever) helped you in life? Or maybe you were somehow challenged while in nature. A strong response will include personal details and descriptions that connect the reader to your story. Think of the essays you’ve read as examples.This is NOT an essay. Think of it as practice in writing about your personal experience, something you will have to do when you write transfer letters and apply for scholarships. As you write, you might pretend you’re writing in a journal. I am not expecting anything fancy at all! Relax and tell me about an incident in your life or your favorite place in nature, etc. based on one of the prompts. You might also pretend that you’re speaking to a friend.Important: While you are writing a practice narrative, you are heavily graded on typos and messy sentences so make sure your narrative is edited before you turn it in. Otherwise, relax and have fun. Again, this is not an essay and you’re simply to give writing a personal narrative a try.Your response will be 1 ½ –2 1/2 pages or 500 – 800 words. Double-space your work. Times Roman font or similar. Make sure your response is clear of typos. Avoid “you.” Use “I” you are writing about yourself, not an impersonal “you.”


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