Topic and Questions We Can Help You To Answer
Paper Instructions:
For this assignment, you will be focusing on a story that was important to you growing up. You may choose to focus on a family legend, a fairytale, scary story, or any other narrative that was told to you as a child.
For this assignment, you will be focusing on a story that was important to you growing up.
Your Paper should do the following:
Start with an introduction that uses a quote from one of the readings we have done in class. End with a thesis statement.
In your first body paragraph, include a descriptive retelling of the story. Use as much detail as possible, and make sure to provide any context needed to understand why the story is important to you.
In your second body paragraph, explain why the story was important to you as a child. Make sure to use two specific examples from your childhood to support your point.
In your third body paragraph, explain how the story has shaped the person that you are today and/or how you see the world. Make sure to use two specific examples from your adult life to support your point.
End with a conclusion.
How to Provide Support
In general, you want to include at least two support per body paragraph for any essay you write.
Normally you would choose support from outside sources (like articles and studies), but since this is a narrative essay, your support will be examples from your own life.
You want to make sure to use as lots of descriptive detail and explain your ideas as much as possible
Requirements:
Your essay should be at least three full pages.
Your essay must include at least one quote and provide citations for any sources used.
You must have a thesis and topic sentences.
Proofread for grammatical errors, punctuation, syntax, and style.
Why the story was important to you as a child?
How the story has shaped the person that you are today?
When you are done, add it to the first part of your thesis
Write your thesis on your outline (at the end of your introduction)
My Example
The story of “The Hook Man” was important to me growing up because it helped me face my fears as a kid, and taught me the importance of perseverance and never giving up as an adult.
When you are done, let's move onto Topic Sentences
Introduction to Topic Sentences
Topic sentences are the first sentence of any body paragraph
Their purpose is to let the reader know the purpose of the paragraph and tie back to the thesis statement
Know the Format and Structure of Your Essay
How many paragraphs?
What information would you like to be in each paragraph?
For Essay 1, I have already laid out the structure for you
The format of this essay is going to look like this:
Introduction
Body 1: Descriptive retelling/context of the story
Body 2: First reason why the story is important to you/how it impacted you as a child
Body 3: Second reason why the story is important to you/how it impacted you as an adult
Conclusion
Body 1: Descriptive retelling/context of the story
Here are some examples of topic sentences :
From a young age, I remember there being specific stories that I loved to tell, and ___ was always my favorite.
The first time my ___ told me the story of ___ I was ___ years old.
Although I can’t remember the original source, I have always been interested in hearing stories about ____.
Choose one and write in your outline
Body 2: First reason why the story is important to you/how it impacted you as a child
Some examples:
As a child, the story of ___ was able to help me ___.
From an early age, hearing the story ___ had a positive impact on ___.
Looking back, it is clear that the impact of ___ on my childhood was ___.
Choose one and write in your outline
Body 3: Second reason why the story is important to you/how it impacted you as an adult
As I’ve gotten older, I can see that my love of ___ has continued to impact me in unexpected ways.
Even as an adult, I can see that my love of ___ has evolved into my current interest in ___.
Although I have outgrown ____ , I will always remember the lessons I learned about __
