The Narration Essay: Assignment Details: Untimed Essay Assignment #1. The final

The Narration Essay:
Assignment Details: Untimed Essay Assignment #1. The final draft MUST meet the following criteria: A minimum of four (4) FULL pages, double-spaced, word-processed, proofread, spell-checked, 1-inch margins, Times New Roman or similar academic font, font size 12, page numbers, give your essay a title, follow MLA in-text citation and proper heading.
Prompt: Writing a Narration Essay: Write an essay that narrates a topic of your choice (below are some options).
Four Basics of Narration:
It reveals something of importance/creates the main impression (your main point)
It includes all the major events of the story and sometimes uses specific examples (support)
It gives you details about the major events, bringing the event or experience to life for your readers/ uses all five senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch (description)
It presents the events using time order, bringing a person, place, or object to life for readers (according to when things happened)
Examples of Topics (feel free to select a topic below or use a topic or reading discussion, like Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue,” for example):
Write about who you are
An experience or event that you witnessed
An experience or event that you will remember for a long time
A funny story about yourself or another person
Something important that is happening in your town/city
The plot of a movie that you liked
A time you helped a friend or family member in trouble
An unusual news story
A rumor that is going around
A story that is told in the lyrics that you like
A feeling you were right about something and went with your gut
A family member, friend, or foe
Planning your Essay:
Introduction:
Thesis: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Body:
Topic Sentence: _________________________________________________________________________
First Event: ______________________________________________________________________________
Supporting Detail 1: ____________________________________________________________________
Supporting Detail 2: ____________________________________________________________________
Supporting Detail 3: ____________________________________________________________________
Topic Sentence: _________________________________________________________________________
Second Event: ___________________________________________________________________________
Supporting Detail 1: ____________________________________________________________________
Supporting Detail 2: ____________________________________________________________________
Supporting Detail 3: ____________________________________________________________________
Topic Sentence: _________________________________________________________________________
Third Event: _____________________________________________________________________________
Supporting Detail 1: ____________________________________________________________________
Supporting Detail 2: ____________________________________________________________________
Supporting Detail 3: ____________________________________________________________________
Conclusion:
Concluding Sentence: ___________________________________________________________________
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