ENC1101
Narrative/Descriptive Essay Assignment
Select one of the following topics and compose a narrative essay. Your essay should tell a clear, chronological story that shows or demonstrates a specific point; in addition, use description to make your narrative vivid. Your reader should be able to visualize clearly the objects/settings/people involved in your story.
Essays must have an appropriate, original title; contain an introduction (with an explicit, assertive thesis,underlined), several body paragraphs supporting the thesis, and an appropriate concluding paragraph; and avoid use ofyouthroughout. Be sure to use appropriate topic sentences and transitions to guide the reader.
Your essay will be evaluated in terms of main idea, organization, support, and mechanics (words and sentences). Therefore, make certain your essay is not only well organized and developed, but also grammatically correct, free of errors in mechanics, grammar, usage, and spelling.
Note:This isnota research essay. While you may use secondary sources to provide a hook or to enhance your introduction or conclusion, unnecessary or excessive use of secondary sources should be avoided.
Topics:
1.) Write a narrative account of a time you enjoyed a moment of gloryother thancompleting high school or your GED, getting your drivers license, or participating in a sports- or competition-related event. Explain what happened, how you reacted, and why you reacted the way that you did. Be sure to explain both the immediate and the long-term significance of this event, and use specific, detailed descriptions.
2.) Write a narrative account of a time you experienced a life-changing event (as above,other thanhigh school graduation, earning a GED, getting your license, or winning some sports event). This may be something you only later came to realize had significantly changed your life, or one that you immediately recognized as life-changing when it happened. Again, explain what happened, how you reacted, and why you reacted the way that you did, as well as both the immediate and the long-term significance of this event, and be descriptive.
3.) Select an important personal item or treasured object that you own, and explain the object, its significance to you, and how you came to acquire it. You may also explain how it has affected your life since acquiring it. As above, do not focus on the obvious, such as your diploma, license, or trophy; instead, consider the love letters your great-grandmother kept, the stuffed animal you have had since your were four, a coin you have carried as a good luck charm since middle school, and so on. Be sure to both describe the object and to tell its story.
Note:Due to the nature of this assignment, use ofIis appropriate for any of the three topic choices.
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