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Narrative Essay Reflections: Reflection #1: After reviewing the requirements and completing today's revising, on what areas do you still need to focus?
I need to focus not to repeat the same sentences over and over. Also, I need to make sure not to use the same words repetitively.

**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)? -The way I viewed the world has changed. When I went to U.S, I was amazed by the size and the magnificence of the country. I realized the world is a bigger place than I thought.
 * Purpose:**

Who is your audience? My classmates, Mr. Stephens
 * 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.) When I went to U.S, I was able to look broader into the world.
 * Thesis:**

Looks like: Age: 10 Motivation / Objective: (What do you want?)
 * Description of Character** (this is you)

Where does the narrative take place? Seattle, WA When does the narrative take place? Winter of 2004
 * Setting:**

In chronological order, list the main events of the story / narrative. **Hint:** focus your narrative on the key moment where the change occurred. 1. Arrival at Sea-Tac airport 2. visit to my cousin's house 3. tour around the city - turning point 4. went to our new house 5. went to school
 * Plot:**

What is the major problem in the story that produces the change in you? Describe this conflict in several complete sentences. The major problem was that everything looked very big to me. All the stores and houses were big and the size of the country itself looked very immense. I was getting very timid about speaking to other people.
 * Conflict:**

Are there any key moments in the story where dialogue would be effective? List these moments here. The part when I went to my school for the first time in U.S.
 * Dialogue:**

List any sensory details that will be important in your narrative: sight, smells, sounds, tastes, touch, and movement. -sight of U.S and the big stores -sight of people from different countries -sound of the cars
 * Sensory Details:**

How did you change? What did you learn? Why is it significant? I have changed
 * Reflection / Analysis section**: //(this section is critical)//

The Personal Narrative

Assignment 1:

Questions: "A Shirt Full of Bees" What creative strategy does the author use to begin the story? He uses a anecdote. What is the point (or thesis) of the narrative? "I'm outside, but I'm inside" People are so focused on consumer culture. What is 'the moment' on which the author focuses? When he gets stung by the yellow-jackets. What events are not central to the story and 'disappear in the puff of a sentence'? (It's necessary information, but detail is not needed.) Going to the hospital What is the POV? What are the key details in the story? How does the author "leave the reader thinking"?

Assignment 2: Please complete #2 on page 199 of "Narration".