PN+Erin

Part II: Prewriting (post on your PN wiki page)

 * Assignment**: Your assignment is to write a narrative about a formative moment in your life that somehow defined who you are (the event changed you or you learned about an important idea). You must include several paragraphs that reflect on how you changed, what did you learned, and WHY is it significant.

Directions: Fill in the information below as completely as possible.

Your purpose is to explain, from your POV, a moment in your life that somehow defined who you are. Be as specific as possible. Focus in on one or two main events that demonstrate the change (or idea learned). What is your specific purpose in this narrative - what change are you demonstrating (or idea learned)? - to think about what genuine happiness and thanks are
 * Purpose:**

Who is your audience? - educated people
 * Audience:**

In one sentence state the main idea of this story from the 1st person POV. (This is how you changed or what you learned.)
 * Thesis:**

Looks like: me right now, short, permed hair, but with warm clothes, scarf and everything, going to meet a new person Age: 14 Motivation / Objective: (What do you want?) to make people think about how thankful they should be right now and what the genuine meaning of happiness is.
 * Description of Character** (this is you)

Where does the narrative take place? in New York, in a subway station When does the narrative take place? in December 19th, 2009
 * Setting:**

In chronological order, list the main events of the story / narrative. **Hint:** focus your narrative on the key moment where the change occurred. - go into the subway station - have to wait 20 minutes because my card is not working - listens to the guy singing in the station with his drum, and giving announcements and instructions for the subway people are riding - gets overwhelmed by his happiness, despite his unfortunate economic situation, and desperately feel the desire to sing with him - just give him money and leave - still think about how he was so happy and why I felt like wanting to sing with him ( the whole trip was with my friend )
 * Plot:**

What is the major problem in the story that produces the change in you? Describe this conflict in several complete sentences.
 * Conflict:**

Are there any key moments in the story where dialogue would be effective? List these moments here. the talk with my friend Susie actually singing homeless when we gave him money
 * Dialogue:**

List any sensory details that will be important in your narrative: sight, smells, sounds, tastes, touch, and movement. smell of the station : very very very bad sound : very loud, and many noises from everywhere
 * Sensory Details:**

How did you change? What did you learn? Why is it significant? I changed by learning what genuine happiness is. I considered this moment significant because it made me think again about how our lives our, how not thankful we are, how I am in New York, how the man was that happy as he was in his situation, what genuine happiness is and how that applies to our life. As that as my last significant experience of the year 2009, my expectations and goals of 2010 changed completely according to my changed thoughts.
 * Reflection / Analysis section**: //(this section is critical)//