Narrative Essay Topics
The assignment outline for Essay 1
Personal Narrative Rubric
Write a 650-800 word personal Narrative Essay that addresses the following prompt:
Major life events like a new job, a new home, the birth of a sibling, or the death of someone we love can have a profound impact on us. Describe a major event in your life and what it taught you about yourself and others. The essay should center on a moment that helped you come into defining your identity socially. The essay should have the following criteria met:
- A clear thesis
- Support with ONE personal experience
- Written in first person point of view (I, me, etc)
- Concrete description
- An overall analysis of the event describing why and how it was impactful to your life
- Clean grammar
- Typed, 12pt font, 1.5 spacing, Times New Roman, 1 inch margins
- A heading that includes your professor’s name, class title, date, and title of your work
- Turned in with a first draft that has been edited by a peer (Feb 17)
- Good use of dialogue
Final draft due by February 26th at midnight to Turnitin.com