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Writing Workshop: NarrationAutobiographical Narrative
pp. 210-217
Autobiographical Narrative
Autobiographical—story of a person’s life written by him/her
Narrative—tells a story
The best stories are often true! They tell about real events in a
person’s life
Brainstorm…
Think about this…what makes you who you are today?
Why is this experience important? What insights have you gained from
this occurrence?
Assignment
Write an autobiographical narrative about an event or incident in your life that marked a significant change or provided an important insight
Elements of Composition
Include things like› Main character—YOU› Setting› Sequence of events in order › Conflict› Lessons or insights
The Composition Itself
At least 5 paragraphs Introduction
› Attention-getter—grabs reader’s attention; makes you interested enough to read
› Thesis—statement of purpose for entire piece of writing
Body of Composition
At least 3 paragraphs Transitions FRED
› Facts› Reasons› Examples› Details
And the rest… Conclusion—restate, tie up loose ends 12 point font Double-space 1” margins Format setup
› Your name › Teacher’s name › Course name› Date› Title--centered
The Writing Process
Work through the stages of the writing process to help you!› Prewriting/brainstorming› Outlining› First/rough draft› Revising› Final copy ???› proofreading
The Final Copy Due at end of class on Monday, March
14 Saved to u://drive Uploaded to GoogleDocs under YOUR
NAME USERNAME [email protected] PASSWORD hazleton Will be graded using a rubric Composition score
Assessment Rubric 1- Set up/Format _____ 2-Font size 12 _____ 3-Margins 1” _____ 4-At least five paragraphs _____ 5- Introduction (Attention Getter)____ 6-Thesis Statement _____ 7-Body Paragraphs _____ 8-Conclusion _____ 9-Transitions _____ 10-FRED _____ 11-Narrative Technique _____ 12-Plot/Insight Development_____ 13-Spelling _____ 14-Punctuation _____ 15-Grammar _____ 16-Sentence Structure/Variety _____
No excuses!
Save, upload—out of sight, out of mind!
10 points off for each day its late! Classtime given—DO YOUR WORK! If it is determined that the allotted
classtime is not valuable to you or your classmates, it will not be given for the next writing assignment (REMEMBER THE RESEARCH PAPER)!
