Narrative Assignment

Check the course on Angel for all materials relating to the proper execution of this assignment
For this assignment, you are asked to write a personal narrative highlighting a positive or negative significant experience you’ve encountered in your life.
There is no outside research required for this paper, so you shouldn’t need a works cited page.
Here are the general parts/elements of a summary that should be apparent in your essay:
  • Introduction that includes an attention-grabber and gives a general idea of where your narrative will be headed
  • Focus on a significant experience
  • Properly/effectively organized recollection of the action in the story
  • Use of details/quotes to highlight key moments
  • Reflection or analysis of the key narrative events
  • Logical organization
  • Effective transitions
  • Conclusion
  • Use of first-person voice and past tense
Remember, like a summary, a personal narrative does NOT include minor details, but rather concentrates on including the RIGHT details that will emphasize the point you’re trying to make.
Keep in mind that your audience is college-educated adults, so your story should not just simply recount an event, but there should also be some sort of reflection on a larger theme (the importance of personal responsibility, the adaptability of people to difficult situations, yada yada yada…) that will help imbue the narrative part of your essay with some meaning. We’ll read some examples out of the yellow book that will help show you how to do this.
Your essay will be evaluated on how well you convey the narrative and how well you incorporate the reflective parts of the essay.

Due Date and Other Administrative Stuff:
  • Draft Due: Wednesday, September 14 by 5:00 p.m., in the dropbox on Angel.
  • Peer Review Due: Wednesday, September 21. Instructions will be forthcoming.
  • Final Due: Friday, September 30 by 5:00 p.m., in the dropbox on Angel.
  • This essay will be graded on a 100-point scale of A, B, C, D, & F.
Essay Submission Guidelines:
  • The finished submitted draft must be four to five (4-5) FULL pages, typed, double-spaced on 8.5" x 11" sheets of paper with one-inch (1") margins on all sides. 
  • Please use 12-point Times New Roman.
  • Please follow MLA essay format
  • No late work will be accepted.
Final Notes and If You Need Help:
  • Review the assignment sheet and the content available on Angel.
  • Please email me with questions or visit the Writing Center.
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