Fearless Narrative

Fearless Narrative

Due Monday, October 10

Write a three – five page narrative about a time when you faced a fear. This fear may be small or significant, in school or out. Your fear may be physical or psychological. It’s not important whether you were successful in conquering your fear; 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 three different rhetorical strategies, underlined and labeled. You may write the labels by hand or you may use the footnote function on your word processor.

Required: A header with your name and the page of the essay in the upper right hand corner (which is part of MLA format anyway).

Suggested: Four 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. 4) Something too cool for me to think of.

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

Purpose: 1) To explore the impact of fear on personal development. 2) To identify effective or ineffective strategies for facing fear. 3) To tell a good story.

Excellent topics are not limited to major events. 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.