1. Personal Narrative
Due Friday, January 14 3pm

2. Topics: Brainstorm Your high points Your low points
In school achievements
Personal achievements
Your low points
In school events
Personal events

3. Dig Deeper
Think of stories behind each of the items that you have recorded.
A) Something emotional (funny, sad, bittersweet)
B) Something from childhood
C) Something from adolescence

4. Drafting
Prompt: Write a narrative about a high point or a low point of your life
It must contain narrative elements: setting, characters, plot, dialogue, and theme (reflect on story)
Final copy due Friday 3pm (no rough draft or peer edit)

5. Helpful Hints
This is the first impression that I will get of you. Impress me.
Be creative- detail, detail, detail.
Your experiences, good or bad, make you the person you are today. What can you learn about yourself through these experiences? This will become the theme.
Follow the plot diagram: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
Suggested length: 3-4 full pages