EXPLORE THE QUOTES AROUND THE ROOM AND WRITE

EXPLORE THE QUOTES AROUND THE ROOM AND WRITE DOWN THE THREE THAT RESONATE THE MOST WITH YOU

WRITING A PERSONAL NARRATIVE WHEN STARTING A PERSONAL NARRATIVE, YOU’LL WANT TO CHOOSE AN EVENT THAT FITS ALL OR MOST OF THE FOLLOWING: • YOU EXPERIENCED THIS EVENT WITH OTHERS • YOU REMEMBER THIS EVENT (OR HOW IT MADE YOU FEEL) VIVIDLY • THIS EVENT CAUSED A REALIZATION OR EPIPHANY (EITHER IN THE MOMENT OR LATER IN LIFE) THAT YOU STILL BELIEVE TODAY • THIS EVENT CHANGED OR HAD THE POTENTIAL TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE IN A SIGNIFICANT WAY • THE STORY OF THIS EVENT CONTAINS SOME DEGREE OF SUSPENSE

PLEASE TAKE YOUR BRAINSTORMING SHEET, AND FIND A PARTNER IN THE ROOM WHO HAS THE SAME PICTURE AS YOU • WHEN YOU FIND THEM, SIT TOGETHER • SHARE YOUR TWO BIG IDEAS WITH THEM, AND HAVE THEM SHARE THEIRS WITH YOU • ASK YOUR PARTNER’S OPINION ON WHICH ONE THEY’D MOST LIKE TO READ AND PUT A STAR NEXT TO IT

EXAMPLES OF STORIES (FROM ME) • WHEN MY OLD NEIGHBORHOOD PURPOSEFULLY BULLIED ONE FAMILY • NEIGHBORHOOD SHOOTING INCIDENT • LITTLE SISTER ALMOST DROWNED IN RIPTIDE • BREAKING MY FEMUR • SEAN DYING AT THE BUTTERFLY PARTY • 9/11 IN 3 RD GRADE • LIGHTENING STORM FRESHMAN YEAR AT COLLEGE

PICKING A TOPIC • WHEN YOUR PARTNER PICKED A TOPIC, DID YOU FEEL RELIEVED OR NERVOUS • IF YOU FELT RELIEVED, THAT’S THE ONE YOU ACTUALLY WANT TO WRITE ABOUT • IF YOU FEEL NERVOUS, THAT’S PROBABLY NOT THE ONE YOU ACTUALLY WANT TO DO • IF YOU FEEL NOTHING, JUST WRITE THE ONE THEY PICKED, AND IF YOU HATE WRITING IT, AT LEAST NOW YOU DON’T HAVE TO BLAME YOURSELF

OUR APPROACH TO THIS PROJECT: • WE WILL BE IN THE LAB ALL NEXT WEEK DOING BOTH NIGHT AND PERSONAL MEMOIR • MY HOPE IS THAT YOU USE THE TECHNIQUES YOU’VE BEEN REFLECTING ON IN EACH CHAPTER IN ORDER TO IMPROVE YOUR OWN WORK • YOUR ROUGH DRAFT WILL BE DUE AT THE END OF NEXT WEEK