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CLRC Writing Center Structure of a Personal Narrative Essay “Narrative” is a term more commonly known as “story.” Narratives written for college or personal narratives, tell a story, usually to some point, to illustrate some truth or insight. Following are some tools to help you structure your personal narrative, breaking it down into parts. The “Hook” Start your paper with a statement about your story that catches the reader’s attention, for example: a relevant quotation, question, fact, or definition. Introduction Set the Scene Provide the information the reader will need to understand the story: Who are the major characters? When and where is it taking place? Is it a story about something that happened to you, the writer, or is it fiction? Thesis Statement The thesis of a narrative essay plays a slightly different role than that of an argument or expository essay. A narrative thesis can begin the events of the story: “It was sunny and warm out when I started down the path”; offer a moral or lesson learned: “I’ll never hike alone again”; or identify a theme that connects the story to a universal experience: “Journeys bring both joy and hardship.” “Show, Don’t Tell” Good story telling includes details and descriptions that help the reader understand what the writer experienced. Think about using all five senses—not just the sense of sight—to add details about what you heard, saw, and felt during the event. For example, “My heart jumped as the dark shape of the brown grizzly lurched toward me out of the woods” provides more information about what the writer saw and felt than, “I saw a bear when I was hiking”. Body Paragraph Supporting Evidence In a personal narrative, your experience acts as the evidence that proves your thesis. The events of the story should demonstrate the lesson learned, or the significance of the event to you. Passage of Time Writing about the events of your experience using time chronologically, from beginning to end, is the most common and clear way to tell a story. Whether you choose to write chronologically or not, use transition words to clearly indicate to the reader what happened first, next, and last. Some time transition words are next, finally, during, after, when, and later. Transitions In a narrative essay, a new paragraph marks a change in the action of a story, or a move from action to reflection. Paragraphs should connect to one another. For example, the end of one paragraph might be: “I turned and ran, hoping the bear hadn’t noticed me”, and the start of the next might be: “There are many strategies for surviving an encounter with a bear; ‘turn and run’ is not one of them.” The repetition of words connects the paragraphs. (What does the change in verb tense indicate?)* Conclusion 1/09 The Moral of the Story The conclusion of a narrative include the closing action of the event, but also should include some reflection or analysis of the significance of the event to the writer. What lesson did you learn? How has what happened to you affected your life now? Outlining Your Narrative Try applying this structure to your own writing: write sentences for the corresponding elements of your introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion in the space provided below. Introduction: Begin your paper with a “hook” that catches the reader’s attention and set the scene. Where is the event set? What time of year? How old were you when this happened? State your thesis: what you learned, or how the event is significant to you. Body paragraphs: write three significant moments from the beginning, middle, and end of the event. Para. 1: Beginning Action Topic sentence: Detail 1. Detail 2. Detail 3. Para. 2: Middle Action Topic sentence: Detail 1. Detail 2. Detail 3. Para 3: End Action Topic sentence: Detail 1. Detail 2. Note: Don’t forget to “Show, Don’t Tell”: List sounds, smells, sights, tastes, and textures that you remember. Your experience is your “evidence”. Use transition words to mark the passage of time. Detail 3. Conclusion: Analyze and reflect on the action of the story, including how the events are significant to you.  Writing Strategies to Consider First Person vs. Third Person Narratives are a mode of writing in which writers often use first person perspective (“I saw”, “I did”). Check with your instructor to determine whether you can use “I” when telling your story. *Verb Tense: Reporting vs. Reflecting The events of most narratives are told in past tense: “As I hiked, I felt the warm sun on my back.” Use present tense when reflecting on the events: “Now I know how unprepared I was”. Notice the change in tense in this sentence as the writer reflects on the past event, from the present. Personal Essay Prompt FYS111e: Spring 2018 FYS111e: Spring 2018 Our identity is shaped by our family, friends, and the members of our community. It is also shaped by the books we have read and the stories we heard from our parents as well as our teachers. Likewise, places we have visited, the people we have met, the incidents that have happened in our lives, and the incidents we saw happen to others have shaped our identity. Write a personal narrative drawing from your experiences of growing up. For example, you may recall significant life experiences or people or events from the past that matter personally to you. Since it is improbable and not necessary to recall every person and discuss every event, limit yourself to specific people and events that you think are important to you. You may focus on two major incidents that happened in in your life or during your younger years, events that you keep remembering and consider worth sharing. Take notes as you reflect on your past and present perspectives regarding the incidents you describe. You may also describe one of the members of your family or a person you admire or have met. Write how you feel about them or how what happened to you has impacted you as an individual. Use vivid description to give people and events breadth and motion. Recall actual conversations that happened; if you can’t, make up ones that resemble the truth and describe your feelings about them in a way so that your readers can visualize the people and events you describe. The events you describe can be happy, embarrassing, or horrifying, but you will need to explore their significance to you. Remember, a strong personal essay opens in an appealing way, uses language in such a way that it wins the readers’ hearts, and leads its readers toward a sense of significance about the people or events described. Length: 3-4 pages (double-spaced) Font: Times (12 point) Due: January 26
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Running head: PERSONAL ESSAY

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Personal Essay

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PERSONAL ESSAY

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Personal Essay
Introduction

Childhood life is comprised of an array of games that interest kids during growth. In
my early childhood period, I had the passion of becoming a soccer player. Today, my parents
tell me that I enjoyed playing ballgames with other children. During my upbringing, soccer
was an activity that I found fascinating. The undertaking instilled motivation during sporting
activities. To date, I have deep liking for football, watching live games and active
participation in the same.
Body Paragraphs
I reminisce having a fractured leg during my early seasons in soccer practice.
Notably, when I was seven years, I would assume the role of a striker since I was quick and
would score goals easily. I was a swift runner always passing the ball meticulously, and
therefore the role allotted to me suited appropriately. Our parents would provide us with
soccer boots to better the training experience and ensure the session was professionally
conducted. We held evening training sessions when the weather was calm. On one evening,
we had already prepared for our usual training sessions and every team member was ready to
engage in the practice. At a specific moment, I got hold of the ball and, accidentally, one of
my friends from the opponent’s teammate made a harsh tackle making me tumble. I could not
tell what had happened since the foul play left me in intense pain on the lower part of my left
leg, just above the ankle. I wept in anxiety, pain, and fear, screaming at my loudest since I my
leg was painful and parts of it were bleeding. All I could see were my friends standing around
me, with our trainer squirting next to my hurting leg. I could feel him touching parts my left
leg. The fateful day marked my first injury while playing. The accident made me stay at
home fo...


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