Examination of an unusual personal/family tradition

Purpose: Your goal is to engage your reader in a fascinating personal story. You need to patiently establish a foundation for your story and develop a coherent pattern for your observations. Supply plenty of detailed vocabulary to appeal to a variety of senses to help your reader become a part of the story. Be sure to include a very thoughtful point. Offer an observation about this tradition that will be remembered long after the story is told.

Audience: Your reader wishes to be transported to a certain time and place. Remember that your reader will become quickly impatient if adequate detail is not offered and if a contemplative goal is not reached. This paper is MUCH MORE than just the telling of a story.