How it Feels to be ___________ Me
Due Wednesday, September 29
Typed. Double Spaced. Twelve point. No blank lines between paragraphs, except to indicate a major shift in tone or setting. Three – five pages. Don’t forget a title.
Required: Include at least one properly punctuated appositive, used to create a specific effect. Underline your appositive.
Suggested: Close your essay with a powerful analogy.
Audience: 1) A reader who does not know you well. 2) A reader who is familiar with the personalities teens bring to the classroom. 3) Yourself.
Purpose: 1) To explore one of your avowed or ascribed identities with a depth that surprises yourself and your reader. 2) To use this exploration to make a comment about society in general.
Excellent topics include identities about which you are uncertain, identities that are unique to you, and identities that are commonly misunderstood.
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