PN+PeterL

**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)?
 * Purpose:**

My perspective on life changed after viewing my father in a mature manner

Who is your audience? Educated young adults-adults
 * 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.) Once I viewed my dad in a mature manner, I realized the task of being a father is extremely difficult.
 * Thesis:**

Looks like: taller than dad Age: 15 Motivation / Objective: (What do you want?) I seek for the meaning of being a father
 * Description of Character** (this is you)

Where does the narrative take place? My father's birthday at my grandfather's house When does the narrative take place? My father's birthday
 * Setting:**

In chronological order, list the main events of the story / narrative. **Hint:** focus your narrative on the key moment where the change occurred. -early childhood: think of father lightly -early view = being a father is easy, you can easily become one -later in life = realized being a father involves huge responsibility
 * Plot:**

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

During my childhood, I thought being a father was an easy job. I used to say I want to be a father when I grow up because my immature brain implied that it was an unchallenging and painless thing to do.

Are there any key moments in the story where dialogue would be effective? List these moments here. Introduction, where I plan on bringing up the question "what do you want to be when you grow up?"
 * Dialogue:**

List any sensory details that will be important in your narrative: sight, smells, sounds, tastes, touch, and movement. describe my dad w/ such sensory adjectives
 * Sensory Details:**

How did you change? What did you learn? Why is it significant? I learned being a dad involves a lot of responsibility. This is significant because I now realized what it takes for one to be a good dad.
 * Reflection / Analysis section**: //(this section is critical)//