Childhood Memory/Memoir/Lesson Learned.
Childhood Memory/Memoir/Lesson Learned.
Paper should be at least 3 pages, double-spaced, 12-point type.
Indent all paragraphs five (5) spaces. For each paragraph, develop a good topic sentence and use transitional phrases; be sure you develop each paragraph so it is at least four sentences long.
Separate cover sheet should state your name, an original title and the date.
In preparing for the paper, think about a situation in which you learned a “life lesson”.
In your first paragraph, suggest the “lesson learned” without actually revealing it: build up suspense; make the reader want to find out what happens.
Use chronological order and do not jump around, unless you are doing it deliberately. If you start your story in the middle or end, and use flash-backs, be careful; these techniques are tricky.
Do not use any pictures or graphics; create a “word picture”. Use at least three examples of sense imagery (sight, touch, sound, smell, taste) to set the scene and describe the background.
Use at least three examples of figurative language (simile, metaphor, allusion, personification, onomatopoeia) to give reader a visual picture.
Use Aristotle’s Dramatic Structure (the Story-Telling Arc): Exposition, Conflict, Crisis, Denouement).
Conclude with a summary of the lesson learned (it should match your opening “hint”), and describes in detail how this event changed your future life and behavior. Do not use quotes or documentation.
Childhood Memory/Memoir/Lesson Learned.
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