narrative writing assignment

NARRATIVE WRITING

ASSIGNMENTWHAT IS THE VALUE OF A HUMAN BEING?

HOW DO HUMANS TREAT EACH OTHER?

IF PEOPLE CANNOT WRITE WELL, THEY CANNOT THINK WELL,

AND

IF THEY CANNOT THINK WELL, OTHERS WILL DO THEIR THINKING FOR THEM.

GEORGE ORWELL, AUTHOR OF 1984.

SELECTIONS FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE• “HARRISON BERGERON”• “EVERYDAY USE”• “WOMEN”• “SLAUGHTERHOUSE 1945”• “MEASURING THE DREAM” =DATA• “THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS”• A LESSON BEFORE DYING

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THE ASSIGNMENT• HUMANS BEINGS SHOULD BE VALUED AND TREATED EQUALLY. NARRATE FROM THE

VIEWPOINT OF 2 DIFFERENT CHARACTERS {IN THE SELECTIONS} HOW EACH PERSON HAS

BEEN VALUED AND TREATED IN HIS/HER SOCIETY. CITE OR REFERENCE THE ACTIONS,

WORDS, OR DEEDS OF THIS SOCIETY AND CHARACTER TO TELL HIS/HER STORY.

THE GRABBER• STARTLING FACT?=DATA• RESPECTED SOURCE?• CHALLENGING QUESTION?• GENERAL QUESTION?• LITERARY DEVICE(SIMILE-METAPHOR-ALLITERATION)?• RHETORICAL QUESTION?

PRONOUNS TO NARRATE A STORY

• I=1ST PERSON NARRATIVE

• HE OR SHE=3RD PERSON LIMITED OR 3RD PERSON OMNISCIENT

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EMBED QUOTES AND REFERENCE THE SOURCES

“THE PAIN I SAW IN THAT FACE CAME FROM MANY YEARS PAST” (GAINES 13).

YOU MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING.

STRONG GRABBER AND THESIS STATEMENT2-3 BODY PARAGRAPHSA THOUGHT-PROVOKING CONCLUSION“CITATION OF THE SOURCE IN THE PAPER” (AUTHOR PAGE).SUPPORT WITH DIRECT EVIDENCE FROM THE TEXTS