2.  Autobiographical—story of a person’s life written by him/her  Narrative—tells a story  The best stories are often true!  They tell about real events in a person’s life

3.  Think about this…what makes you who you are today?  Why is this experience important?  What insights have you gained from this occurrence?

4.  Write an autobiographical narrative about an event or incident in your life that marked a significant change or provided an important insight

5.  Include things like › Main character—YOU › Setting › Sequence of events in order › Conflict › Lessons or insights

6.  At least 5 paragraphs  Introduction › Attention-getter—grabs reader’s attention; makes you interested enough to read › Thesis—statement of purpose for entire piece of writing

7.  At least 3 paragraphs  Transitions  FRED › Facts › Reasons › Examples › Details

8.  Conclusion—restate, tie up loose ends  12 point font  Double-space  1” margins  Format setup › Your name › Teacher’s name › Course name › Date › Title--centered

9.  Work through the stages of the writing process to help you! › Prewriting/brainstorming › Outlining › First/rough draft › Revising › Final copy ??? › proofreading

10.  Due at end of class on Monday, March 14  Saved to u://drive  Uploaded to GoogleDocs under YOUR NAME  USERNAME matsagor@hasdk12.orgmatsagor@hasdk12.org  PASSWORD hazleton  Will be graded using a rubric  Composition score

11.  1- Set up/Format _____  2-Font size 12_____  3-Margins 1”_____  4-At least five paragraphs_____  5- Introduction (Attention Getter)____  6-Thesis Statement_____  7-Body Paragraphs_____  8-Conclusion_____  9-Transitions_____  10-FRED_____  11-Narrative Technique_____  12-Plot/Insight Development_____  13-Spelling_____  14-Punctuation_____  15-Grammar_____  16-Sentence Structure/Variety_____

12.  Save, upload—out of sight, out of mind!  10 points off for each day its late!  Classtime given—DO YOUR WORK!  If it is determined that the allotted classtime is not valuable to you or your classmates, it will not be given for the next writing assignment (REMEMBER THE RESEARCH PAPER)!