To do this, each student needs to develop a 2-3 page reflective narrative/story. At the top of the first page, there needs to be a listing of who the intended audience is (could be me or someone close to you) and what the intended purpose (ex. show change, make the audience happy, sad, etc.) is for the narrative. This will be the second short essay in the class and the second example of a student’s writing to be included in the final portfolio for the class. Specifics for the assignment and suggested ideas are listed below. They are from chapter 4 of the textbook.
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Now it’s your turn to put pen to paper and experience the genre through action. Once you choose a moment to write about and begin the narrative process, you may want to rearrange, rewrite, or even omit some parts entirely. The goal is to create a story that not only gets your message across but also creates an emotional connection with your readers. Summary of Assignment: A Turning Point Choose an event from your life that has stuck in your memory as a turning point of some sort. Certainly, you can write about major milestones—graduations, achievements, and the like—but consider small moments and events, too: something that someone said to you or that you overheard, a time you got or didn’t get what you wanted, a time you were disappointed, or a time you thought you knew better than a more experienced person. To get the most accurate perspective of the event, go back in time as far as you can so that you think about the event as objectively as possible and know it as a real and meaningful turning point. Write a story about the event, and use narrative techniques to show why the event has become meaningful.
Here are some other ideas about possible turning points:
• A changed attitude toward a friend, sibling, or other family member
• A change of major, if that change is a big step away from what you planned to do
• Making or not making the cut for a team or some other group
• Your feelings when you learned something about yourself or someone close to you
• A move from another country to the United States or from another U.S. location to where you are now
• Becoming fluent in another language
• Realizing that a certain behavior either gets you what you want or doesn’t
• Realizing that someone you admire is not so admirable, or vice versa
• Becoming friends with someone you didn’t expect to be friends with
• Facing an illness or crisis and how it changed or didn’t change you
To complete the assignment, students need to submit their reflective narrative, include intended audience and purpose at the top of the first page, and include a one paragraph explanation of one choice they made and why it fit their chosen audience and message–this paragraph should be at the end and not within the essay itself. I will evaluate the effectiveness of the reflective narrative based on the concepts covered in the textbook and how effective the piece of writing is based on each student’s chosen goal (i.e. audience and purpose). If anyone has questions please let me know.
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