writing

Write a personal narrative essay about an experience in which you opened your mind about a previously held belief through recognizing another person’s perspective. You should begin your narrative within the moment itself, using background information only as it is pertinent and necessary: in other words, you should use your words to reconstruct one (or several) moments of time for your audience, saving any reflective explanation that is not pertinent to the events for your conclusion. This paper should be about an experience that is unique to you; please do not use something that you were taught in a class or learned as a group. Outside sources are not needed for this essay. 4-5 pages Keep your audience – your fellow members of our WR 323 class – at the forefront of your mind as you write. Tell a story that they will be interested in reading. Feel free to talk with family or friends who knew you during the shift you are describing. Also consider that our memories of an event will naturally exclude certain details (perception! perspective!), so you may wish to augment your memory or supply/change names, places, dates or rearranging details if it more helpfully conveys your point.