Professor Hunt
English 125
Essay
1: Personal Narrative
Define yourself. Choose two or three defining characteristics and/or
events that make you the person you ultimately are. Use the readings from Fields of Reading to reinforce your
arguments.
Requirements:
Ø 3+ Pages
Ø MLA format:
o
Header
o
Last name/page numbers
o
Times New Roman font, size 12
o
In-text citations
o
Works Cited Page
Ø At least two
sources from Fields of Reading cited
Ø Organization:
o
Stylized Introduction (Not funnel, not quotation)
o
2-4 body paragraphs proving your point/explaining your
purpose
o
Stylized Conclusion (Not simple summary)
Questions to
Consider:
Ø Is your
relationship with the world similar to any of the essays we have read so far?
Ø How has this
relationship shaped who you are as a person?
Ø What is your
relationship with language like?
Ø Are there family
sayings or stories that other families don’t seem to have that have helped
create your identity?
Ø What is your
relationship with writing? Has it shaped
who you are as a person?
Ø Have any of our
readings changed the way you think or feel about yourself, the world, language
or writing? How? Why?
First page
header:
Your Name Susie
Student
Our Class English
125
My Name Professor
Hunt
Date the paper is
due (no short cuts) November
4, 2015
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