Education Narrative Assignment

Due Monday, October 10

Write a three – five page narrative about a time when you struggled to master something difficult. This learning may be small or significant, in school or out. You may have learned an idea or a skill. It’s not important whether you were successful in your learning; your essay is about the process, not the result.

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.

Required: One intentionally, effectively placed short sentence or fragment. Underlined.

Required: A header with your name and the page of the essay in the upper right hand corner.

Suggested: Three possible structures. 1) Begin at the end, then explain how you got there. 2) Alternate narration of the action with reflection on the action. 3) Traditional beginning, middle, end narration.

Audience: 1) An educated reader. 2) Yourself.

Purpose: 1) To explore the nature and process of acquiring knowledge 2) To explore your role in learning. 3) To identify effective or ineffective strategies for learning. 4) To tell a good story.

Excellent topics are not limited to major epiphanies. Sometimes great wisdom lies in exploring the little details. Write about an experience you remember vividly and can describe honestly, even if you weren’t successful in your endeavors.