Please read the story on page 41 by John Bul Dau. After that, you might feel inspired to write your own narrative of an experience in which your safety, welfare, comfort, or survival depended upon your ability to observe a situation or problem clearly. This could involve a danger in city life, in camping, or in sport, or perhaps a life decision where observation skills were crucial. write from five pages, telling your story as a narrative. Remember that the theme that should tie your story together is the theme of observation. be sure to emphasize in your story the consequences of when you observed and when you did not.
Review of Assignment Guidelines
1. Form: a story or narrative
2.Theme: How observation skills helped you survive or solve a problem
3.Length: Five typed pages in MLA Format or unitl you feel the story is complete
Scoring rubrics for the narrative essay (Total 100 points= 10%)
1. Minimum of five pages. 20 points
2. Story offers enough specifics to enable the reader to go through the experience. 20 points
3. Story flows; the reader can follow it without difficulty. 10 points
4. The language is accurate, appropriate, and appears carefully chosen. 10 points
5. The use of observation skills is clearly a theme in the story. 25 points
6. Free of errors in spelling, sentence structure, and punctuation. 15 points