PN+Arnold

Questions: "A Shirt Full of Bees" What creative strategy does the author use to begin the story? He gives another story to gain the interests of the readers. What is the point (or thesis) of the narrative? What is 'the moment' on which the author focuses? It is the moment when the author is going into the hospital. 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"?

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

**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.

The most significant event that changed my life and gave me a lesson is the time when my whole family had to go to Canada for two weeks except for me. I changed how I think about my family. It also taught me how tired and lonely to be alone, and how much important my family is to me. My audience is the teacher and the classmates. Nothing can replace your family, especially when you are left alone.
 * Purpose:**
 * Audience:**
 * Thesis:**

Looks like: A typical young boy. Age: 14 Motivation / Objective: The character gets enough money and a freedom his family for two weeks. He tries to enjoy his two-weeks freedom, in his house.
 * Description of Character** (this is you)

The narrative takes place in the main character's house and town. The narrative takes place during the two weeks when the family leaves to Canada.
 * Setting:**

-The family gives the main character enough money to use for two weeks
 * Plot:**

-The main character first feels happy and free.

-The main character lives by himself for couple days.

-He thinks about his family, and how important they used to be.

-He gets a call from his family.

-He realizes how pathetic his life is, and how important his family is to him.

-Family returns. The main character has to go through life without his family. He needs to deal with the special cares and helps he used to get from his family alone. He also go through the sad feelings of living alone.
 * Conflict:**

Dialogue will be effective in the scene where the family returns.
 * Dialogue:**

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

The main character learns how sad it is to live alone, even for couple days or weeks. He also realizes that family is very important and he can't live without his family. He learns what it is to be alone, and what should he do in this kind of situations, and how it feels.
 * Reflection / Analysis section**: //(this section is critical)//