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Writing Prompt for Today

Writing Prompt for Today. Everyone has problems or challenges to overcome in life. What has been the most challenging or rewarding moment in your life?. The Personal Essay. “This I Believe”. What is a Personal Essay?.

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Writing Prompt for Today

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  1. Writing Prompt for Today Everyone has problems or challenges to overcome in life. What has been the most challenging or rewarding moment in your life?

  2. The Personal Essay “This I Believe”

  3. What is a Personal Essay? • Focuses on a belief or insight about life that is important to the writer. • Different from Personal Narrative or Memoir • Narrative- focuses on an important event • TAKS essays- A Time You Had Courage • Memoir- focuses on an important relationship • Steven King’s On Writing- is the story of his relationship with writing.

  4. Let’s Look at Some Examples • Personal Narrative- My Pal Robert • Personal Memoir – My First Life Line • Personal Essay – Accomplishing Big Things in Small Pieces • And my friend Julia’s Essay

  5. This I Believe Essay Tips: Openings • Question: “When was the last time you went without a meal?” • Quotation: (from someone famous or from someone significant in your life) “Be careful were the last words my father said to me each time I left the house.” • Strong statement (that your essay will either support or dispute) “If you eat enough cabbage, you’ll never get cancer.” • Metaphor: “The starlings in my back garden are the small boys in the playground, impressing each other with their new-found swear words. The crows all belong to the same biker gang. You need to know their secret sign to join their club.” • Description (of a person or setting): “Michael once mowed the lawns around Municipal Hall wearing a frilly apron, high heels, and nylons, with a pillow stuffed under his sweater so he looked pregnant. And it wasn’t even Halloween.”

  6. More Tips… • See handouts

  7. Your Task… • Write your own “This I Believe” essay. Or at least start it.

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