Description
Assignment Guide: The Personal Narrative
Assignment Prompt
For this assignment, you will be writing a personal narrative a story-illustrating an event or experience exemplifying gratitude. In other words, share a colorful story about an experience or event for which–either during or after the event– you feel or felt thankful.
An example might be writing about your experience as a senior in high school and the teacher who helped you to achieve your goal of graduating and attending college. Another example might be writing a story about your experience growing up in a rural community, acknowledging that it was this small, but mighty, community that made you who you are today, and for this, you are thankful. Sharing a story about a loved one whose influence has been meaningful to you in some way, and thus, you feel so very thankful for their role in your life, or in that particular experience, would also be an example. Finally, drafting a story about any experience in your life for which you are thankful it occured would be a great topic to explore for this narrative assignment.
Assignment-Specific Requirements:
Length: This assignment should be at least 600 words.
Thesis: Underline your descriptive thesis statement or the point of your story.
Sources/Evidence Needed: No outside/secondary sources are needed.
Page Formatting: See Appendix C – Formatting and Submitting Your Work
MLA Requirements: See Formatting your Essay: MLA 8th Edition
