1st Quarter Personal Narrative Assignment

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Your assignment: (1st Quarter Personal Narrative Assignment) Write a personal narrative essay that is significantly developed / detailed. This essay MUST be typed and double-spaced and thoroughly proof-read for all errors. MAKE SURE that your personal narrative reflects a personal story that you tell in your own voice...and that your narrative tells a specific story for the sake of making a specific point!
Steps to Write a Narrative Essay:
Your narrative essay should have:

•Introduction that introduces the setting, characters, issue with a central thesis (one main point / claim / lesson learned. Underline your thesis (in intro and conclusion!)
•Supporting paragraphs that chronologically tell the story and build a “rising action.”
•Climax

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