Personal Narrative: A Significant Life Experience

These performances are a great opportunity for students to share a narrative about a significant life event. I am planning on doing a story about what happened while I was volunteering in Keokee, Virginia. While volunteering I came across a puppy who was in very bad shape and needed immediate medical care. This was a situation where I realized not only did I care dearly about the people I was trying to help but also this dog who had found itself in a very unfortunate situation. This was a significant event which led me to realize that when I truly care about something I am not willing to give up on it. In order to convey the importance/meaning of the story to the audience I want to separate the story into sections for myself. The first part or section of the story will focus on delivering a few things, it will provide background information about where I was and why I was there. After the stage has been set I will discuss the first few days of volunteering and the friendship I developed with the puppy. The next …show more content…
In order to embody/describe new characters I am going to have to take two different routes. In order for people to understand the situation I was dealing with I will have to describe the owners of the home as well as how they seemed to feel about the dog. This is important in order for people to understand why I felt like this dog was at risk and I had to do something. Then I have to talk about the people who helped me bring the puppy home, this was not a situation which happens often on these trips. I need to describe the people who helped me get the dog home, this is important in order for people to understand once I started caring so did everyone else. Being able to describe these people in a clear and concise manner will allow the audience to have a better understanding for the situation as well as my landscape of