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Assignment 1:

Questions: "A Shirt Full of Bees" What creative strategy does the author use to begin the story? anecdote What is the point (or thesis) of the narrative? "I'm outside, but I'm actually stuck in inside." What is 'the moment' on which the author focuses? When he gets stung by the wasps. 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.) What is the POV? What are the key details in the story? How does the author "leave the reader thinking"?

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.

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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) How I wanted to be a Computer science major scientist, when I was interested in Computers. Who is your audience? Everyone. 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 figured out that I was interested in Computers, and I have wanted to be a scientist. Looks like: Pure and simple hearted person who was curious about everything. Age: 11 Motivation / Objective: (What do you want?) I was interested in Computers. Where does the narrative take place? It take place in Computer Lab. When does the narrative take place? When I was 4th grade.
 * Purpose:**
 * Audience:**
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 * Description of Character** (this is you)
 * Setting:**

In chronological order, list the main events of the story / narrative. **Hint:** focus your narrative on the key moment where the change occurred. When I was 4th grade, new computer lab came out and there was a new class called "Powerpoint Class." It was my first time learning powerpoint and even though there was a lot of though works to do, it was really fun to me. What is the major problem in the story that produces the change in you? Describe this conflict in several complete sentences. Usually at that age, I would have give up if the powerpoint class was really hard, but since I liked the subject it was really fun to figure out the problems. Are there any key moments in the story where dialogue would be effective? List these moments here. The Key moment was when I finally figured out the problem that no one could solve. List any sensory details that will be important in your narrative: sight, smells, sounds, tastes, touch, and movement. Touch and movement. How did you change? What did you learn? Why is it significant? I figured out that I was interested in Computers, and I have wanted to be a scientist.
 * Plot:**
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 * Reflection / Analysis section**: //(this section is critical)//