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NOTICE:
TNARRATIVE ARAGRAPH
HONOR TATEMENT
REWRITING EMPLATE
There are 4 steps for this assignment: Planning (1), Rough Draft (2), Revised Draft (3),
and Edited Draft (4).
In order to complete the writing assignment correctly and to receive the maximum
amount of points for your work, you must complete all 4 steps.
Points will be deducted for any missing step.
Review the assignment instructions and the grading rubric carefully to ensure that you
have completed all of the required elements before submitting your prewriting
assignment.
Read and sign this honor statement prior to submitting your assignment:
By typing my name in the space provided, I certify that all words and ideas in my writing
assignment are mine alone, and, if I used another person’s words or ideas (by summarizing,
paraphrasing, or directly quoting), I gave credit to that author, and I also put quotation marks
around any direct quotations.
By signing my name, I also understand that, if I have copied someone else’s ideas or words, I
have plagiarized, and I understand that the penalty for plagiarism is course failure.
Student Name: ____________Lindsay Fuller_____________________________
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Writing Prompt: A narrative piece gives your reader a personal snapshot of an event in your
life. In each of the four prewriting steps of this assignment, brainstorm and write about a
moment in your life that is special to you. Make your reader feel like he/she is there in that
moment with you.
Step 1: Narrative Paragraph Planning
Directions: Fill in the fields below in response to the writing prompt. Be sure to
complete each component of the planning to ensure that your content is correct.
Topic: God’s perfect timing and divine will.
Attitude/Point: Wait on Christ for a spouse.
Audience: Young women as well as young men.
Purpose: To educate young people of the blessing in waiting on God and to trust his
timing.
Topic Sentence: As I sat in a youth revival as I had so many times before not
realizing this day would be vastly different and that I’d hear from the Lord.
Paragraph Plan:
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Step 2: Narrative Paragraph Rough Draft
Directions: Write a rough draft that follows your paragraph plan, beginning with your
topic sentence. Do not worry about spelling or grammar; just let your thoughts flow. End
with a good concluding sentence that restates your controlling idea or expresses a
thought that restates your dominant impression. It should be approximately 200 words,
no less and not too much more.
As I sat in a youth revival as I had so many times before not realizing this day would be vastly
different and that I’d hear from the Lord. The last service of the day began to commence that
would be concluding a three day youth revival filled with praise, deliverance, blessings, and the
overflow of God’s spirit. Now this service isn’t like a regular program service, in this program
there was a representation from each church and a selection from the church’s choir. As the
organ began to sing and the praise service started up I heard the Holy Ghost say do you see your
husband in the house? Taken a back I began to watch as each person came church by church
and song after song, and I must admit I was rather nervous as I was the representation for my
church and normally crowds make me nauseous and very sick . MY prayer before I greet any
audience of believers is that Christ showed and I decrease and he increase. As I mounted the
pulpit Gods prescense took full control and the Holy Ghost moved mightily through the
building.As my turn came to an end and the number of church representation began to dwindle
with the last church taking the pulpit I whispered to the Lord no . At the end of a firey service
the ailes filled with people from the pews hugging and bidding farewall to each other a young
fellow with green eyes haistly approached me with a pleatera of questions as he was bursting at
the seams with excitement . I noticed as you were exhorting he stated , and I was wondering if I
could have some sort of access to you . Taken a back allot I directed him to my youth pastor as I
felt his approval was always necessary and thought it would run him off. Preparing to get on
the bus to head back home after changing int o comfortable clothes for the ride this young man
grabs my hand and says I talked to your youth pastor last night about finding a wife , but he said
its okay. Although I wasn’t sold on the idea of this overly eager young man I gave him my
telephone number because if my pastor approved he must have been okay. A few days later I
talked to my now husband for the first time all night long about purpose, gifts, ministry, and
salvation. On our second conversation he told me I was going to be his wife and quite simply I
responded that the Lord didn’t tell me that just yet. A whole month later in the same church
while in town attending a funeral the Lord spoke once again “ For such a time as this it is okay
to go” , now I had been in prayer about this young man and whether it was of God or not and
when I heard the Lord speak I said no that is not you Lord. The Preacher got up on that Sunday
morning and stated the Lord has spoken.
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Step 3: Narrative Paragraph Revised Draft
Directions: Copy your Narrative Paragraph Rough Draft (from above), paste it below,
click on “Tools” or “Review” if you are using Microsoft Word, and hit “Track Changes.”
This is so your instructor can see all the changes you make. Begin reading through your
rough draft and make changes to the content as you see fit. Add more descriptive words if
needed or delete irrelevant ones that do not help create your dominant impression. Add
transitional words or phrases to help the paragraph flow in a logical order. Then, save
the draft with the changes.
As I sat in a youth revival as I had so many times before not realizing this day would be vastly
different and that I’d hear from the Lord. The last service of the day began to commence that
would be concluding a three day youth revival filled with praise, deliverance, blessings, and the
overflow of God’s spirit. Now this service isn’t was likenot like a regular program service, in this
program there was a representation from each church and a selection from the church’s choir. As
the organ began to sing and the praise service started up I heard the Holy Ghost say “do you see
your husband in the house?” Taken a back I began to watch as each person came church by
church and song melody after songmelody, and I must admit I was rather nervous as I was the
representation for my church and normally crowds make me nauseous and very sick . MyY
prayer before I greet any audience of believersof believers is that Christ showed up in me and I
decrease and his spirite increase. As I mounted the pulpit Gods prescense took full control and
the Holy Ghost moved mightily throughout the building.Asbuilding. As my turn came to an end
andend and the number ofnumber of church representation began to dwindle with the last
church taking the pulpitdown to the very last Ione I whispered to the Lord “no .” At the end of
a firey service theservice the ailes filled with people from the pews hugging and bidding
farewall to each other aother as a young fellow with green eyes haistly approached me with a
pleatera of questions as he was bursting at the seams with excitement . I noticed as Gods spirit
while move while I was you were exhorting he stated the exhortation , and I was wondering if I
could have some sort of access to you . Taken a back allot I directed him to my youth pastor as I
felt his approval was always necessary andnecessary and swayed the interest of eager men.
thought it would run him off. Preparing to get on the bus to head back home after changing int
o comfortable clothes for the ride thisAs I headed out of the church to get on the charter bus
home youngthe young man grabs my hand and says I talked to your youth pastor last night about
finding a wife ,wife, but he said it was s okay. Although I I wasn’t was not sold on the idea of
this overly eager young maghn Iman I gave him my telephone number because if myI trusted if
my pastor approved he must have been okaythen he had to be alright. A few days later I talked
to my now husband for the first time all nightone night long for hours about regarding purpose,
gifts, ministry, and salvation. On,and when we met for the our second conversation time
heconversation he told me I was going to be his wife and quite simply I responded that the Lord
Lord didn’t had not revealed that to me tell me that just yet. A whole month later in the same
church while in town attending a funeral the Lord spoke oncespoke once again “again For“For
such a time as this it is okay to go” , now I had been in prayer about this young man and whether
it was of God or not and when I heard the Lord speak I said no that is not you Lord. The
pPreacher got up on that Sunday morning and statedand stated the Lord has spoken.
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Step 4: Narrative Paragraph Edited Draft
Directions: Turn off the “Track Changes” feature. Copy your Revised Narrative
Paragraph Draft (from above) and paste it below. Now, click on “Tools” or “Review” if
you are using Microsoft Word and turn the “Track Changes” feature on. Edit for any
spelling, punctuation, or grammatical errors. Save these changes.
NOTE: Use of contractions (can’t, won’t, doesn’t, etc.) and second person (any form of
the pronoun “you”) is strictly prohibited and will result in loss of points on writing
assignments.
As I sat in a youth revival as I had so many times before not realizing this day would be vastly
different and that I’d hear from the Lord. The The last service of the day began to commence
that would be concluding a three day youth revival filled with praise, deliverance, blessings, and
the overflow of God’s spirit began. Now Tthis service isn’t was likenot like a regular program
service, in this program there wasit would be a representation from each church and a selection
from the church’s choir. As the organ began to sing and the praise service started up I heard the
Holy Ghost say “ddo you see your husband in the house?” Taken a backby surprise I began to to
watch as each person came church by church and song after song, and I must admit I was rather
nervous as I was the representation for my church. and normally crowds make me nauseous and
very sick . MY prayer before I greet any audience of believers is that Christ showed and I
decrease and he increase. As I mounted the pulpitthe pulpit Gods prescense tookpresence took
full control and the Holy Ghost movedGhost moved mightily throughout the
building.Asbuilding. While my turn came to an end and the number ofnumber of church
representations began to dwindle dwindled with the last church taking the pulpitdown to the
very last Ione I whispered to the Lord Lord “no .no.” At the end of of a firey service theservice
the ailesaisles filled rapidly with people from the pews hugging and bidding farewallfarewell to
each other aother as a young fellow man with green eyes haistly approachedhastily approached
me with a pleatera of questions as he was bursting at the seams with excitementwith
.excitement. I He had taken noticed notice of the move of as God while I was you were
exhorting he stated ,exhorting, and I was wondering if I could have some sort of access to you .
wanted to know if I was married or courting anyone. Taken a back allot I directed him to my
youth pastor as I felt his approval was always necessary and thought it would run him off .
Preparing to get on the bus to head back home after changing int o comfortable clothes for the
ride thisGranted I referred him to my youth pastor before giving him the time of day, he
remained confident and returned while informing me of his conversation young man grabs my
hand and says I talked to your youth pastor last night about finding a wife ,wife to my youth
pastor the previous evening but he said its okay. With the intention to be led by the spirit of God ,
Although I wasn’t sold on the idea of this overly eager young man I gave him my telephone
number because if my pastor approved he must have been okay. A few days later I talked to my
now husband for the first time all nighta few days later long about regarding purpose, gifts,
ministry, and salvation. Onsalvation, and when we met for the our second conversation time he
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he told me I was going to be his wife and quite simply I responded that the Lord didn’t tell me
that just yet. A Finally, a whole month later in the same church while in town attending a funeral
the Lord spoke oncespoke once again “again this time for my comfort For“For such a time as
this it is okay to go” ,”, now I had been in prayer about this young man and whether it was of
God orGod or not. Wand when I heard the Lord speak I said no to myself thatthat’s is not you
Lordnot the Lord. The pPreacher got up on that Sunday morning and statedand stated the Lord
has spoken, and with that in mind God’s perfect timing and divine will makes itself known in the
right time..
