English for May 17, 2013 - Personal Narrative Essays

Students are writing personal narrative essays in class, and they can use this blogpost to continue working on those essays at home. A personal narrative essay is basically a writer’s personal story. In this particular type of essay, students tell their experiences in the hope of captivating the reader’s attention and probably teach a few lessons or help the reader gain a little insight based on another person’s story

Your Assignment

1. Go to docs.zoho.com and log-in. The username is jeffrey.maxim@inwoodacademy.org and password is "inwood".  
2. click on personal folders and then click on your class section.
3. create a new document.
4. rename your document and include your first name in the document's title.
5. write nonstop for 40 minutes.

 You should use the pre-writing folder and the pre-writing notes you took in class. If you need more help, checkout the links below!
 
Need more Help?
Check out this YouTube video which gives some helpful tips for writing personal narrative essays.

Here's some example student essays which will show you what outstanding personal narrative essays look like.