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Date:_________________ Name:_____________________

Personal Essay Template

Introduction

Statement of belief: should try to be original, at the very least not a clich

(what goes around comes around) ______________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________

Explain why this belief is important to you, or how youve come to developthis belief:___________________________________________________

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Body

Story that you plan to use to illustrate your belief: Make sure you focus onthe elements of the story that support your belief.

Beginning: _________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________

Middle: ____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________

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(continues on back)

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Conclusion

Remind the reader how your story supports the personal belief youvedeveloped and restate that belief. End with For This I Believe Im

___________ (Just your first name).

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Ideas:Record any ideas you have that will make your essay stronger eg/quotation youd like to use, an analogy you can use to explain your belief,

a rhetorical question that draws your reader in, etc. ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________

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