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You have just spent the last few weeks writing and revising a narrative about one of your own experiences. Now, it's time to reflect- look back, remember what you have learned, and look to the future. Your task: write a 3/4-1 page (typed, size 12, double spaced, Times font), reflection of your work in the past unit. Your reflection should be in paragraph form. Use these questions to guide you. **BE SURE TO ANSWER IN PARAGRAPH FORM** DO NOT ANSWER EACH QUESTION SEPARATELY--the questions should guide your thinking, but if you have other insights about your piece, feel free to share them. What did you find challenging? What parts were easy? Why? What have you learned from this unit? How will you use that in future pieces? How do you feel about your final piece? Was this your best work? Why/not? Looking forward: What could you do in the future to make your work better? What have you learned in this unit that you will continue to use? Make sure that your reflection has your name, date, period, and "Personal Narrative Reflection" as the title. To hand in, either: a. Print and hand in b. Save with your name in the subject and hand in electronically Personal Narrative Reflection Thank you, your assignment has been sent
1. Read this Handout: Qualities of A Personal Narrative That Works
2. Which qualities will you focus on in your editing? Pick at least 2. Dave is really annoyed one morning because on the way to school, his sister insisted on playing her Justin Bieber cd on full volume. He doesn’t like listening to Justin Bieber—he prefers classic rock music. In writing class that day, Dave writes a blog post about how much he hates Justin Bieber’s music and style.
Kelly, one of Dave’s classmates, reads his blog post. She’s a huge Justin Bieber fan, and she is offended by his criticisms. How could he say such mean things about her favorite singer’s hair and clothing? She posts the following comment on his blog: Don’t be such a hater! You just hate him because your hair is so ugly. Questions:
Blogging is a pretty recent genre of writing, and the blogosphere (the blogging community) is a new one.
As you enter the blogosphere, think carefully about how you will present yourself online and about how you will interact with others. Read About.com's 3 Rules for Blogging. Normal 0 0 1 6 39 1 1 47 11.1287 0 0 0 How can we apply these tips to our class blogs? |
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