PN+SusieK

**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)? Dancing entered my life, and I learned a way to exit my life and become an another person for a moment to enjoy life.
 * Purpose:**

Who is your audience?
 * Audience:**

Well educated scholars

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:**

I am going to write about how dancing changed my life.

Looks like: about 5 foot... 3? 4? She has black hair with white thick glasses. She often wears funky or ugly outfits, but it makes her happy. She definitely is not emaciated, but she isn't obese either. She has small eyes, and hardly any eyelashes show. Age: 14 Motivation / Objective: (What do you want?) She wants a way to make life more happy.
 * Description of Character** (this is you)

Where does the narrative take place? It takes place in a dance room. When does the narrative take place? It takes place in 2008, when she was 13.
 * Setting:**

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

Susie doesn't know any choreography for an audition. She finally finds a hip hop dance teacher. She goes to the first lesson nervously. Teacher starts to teach. 2 hours go by very fast. Susie learns how to enjoy dancing. She starts to be addicted. Her life became so much brighter as if a broken light bulb was replaced with a new one.

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

Susie doesn't know how to dance, because she never learned how to.

Are there any key moments in the story where dialogue would be effective? List these moments here.
 * Dialogue:**

When Susie talks to her mom after her first lesson.

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

movement - dancing feel - free soul <?>

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

She changed happier. She learned what in her life made her happy. She found a way to make her life worth it and valuable.