PN+Alex

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.

Purpose: 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)?

Audience: Who is your audience? The reader

Thesis: In one sentence state the main idea of this story from the 1st person POV. (This is how you changed or what you learned.) I was brave, but I didn't think throughly

Description of Character (this is you) Looks like: a kid Age: 11 Motivation / Objective: (What do you want?) the need of patience and thought

Setting: Where does the narrative take place? In front of my school When does the narrative take place? 2004, the day when summer break ended.

Plot: In chronological order, list the main events of the story / narrative. Hint: focus your narrative on the key moment where the change occurred.

1. It was the day when break ended, I was happy to meet and play with my friends. 2. After school ended, I played with my friends and after I was done playing, I took my friend to his house and I went to where my mom was waiting for me. 3. I had a habit of crossing the street just right when I see the street. 4. There were two streets to cross. The first street I crossed easily because it was big enough, the second street, I got into a car accident. 5. After this incident, I learned that even though I might be brave, crossing the street without looking both sides will harm myself. Conflict: What is the major problem in the story that produces the change in you? Describe this conflict in several complete sentences. Major problem is when I get into a car accident and my mom tells me how I was lucky and I probably won't be next time if this happens again.

Dialogue: Are there any key moments in the story where dialogue would be effective? List these moments here. I can put dialogues when the school ends and when I play with my friend. Also when I get into a car crash when my mom is talking to me.

Sensory Details: List any sensory details that will be important in your narrative: sight, smells, sounds, tastes, touch, and movement. sight of a flash and blank.

Reflection / Analysis section: (this section is critical) How did you change? What did you learn? Why is it significant? I am a careful crosser now. I learned that I shouldn't act brave in front of the street and I should look both sides. It's significant because accident changed one of my bad habit into a good habit.