Narrative Essay AssignmentEnglish 111, Spring, 2019, 5W1VDue date: Peer Review is March 20th, and Final is due Sunday, March 24th.Assignment: In 1,000-1,500words, pick an event or scene in your childhood(before age 12)in which you or someone you love or someone you know very well did something that was not logical, but pathos-driven.
Be sure to emphasize the importance of this event in a relatable way that provides a bigger picture about the effect of this emotion. To produce a strong sense of story here, explain what happened using one clearsceneand descriptive language.
Make sure that the piece explains why this event mattersnow.Remember: You want to consider our readings and how the authors described scenesand people in the scenesin-depth. The tone of the work was controlled to come across as descriptive and truthful. Aim for these ideals as well.As you explore the paper’s story and explanation please keep in mind the following:
1.You are trying to connect with your audience here, and the best way to do this is through character and storyline. This is not a journal entry, but a scene, like those presented in novels.
2.You want to use language carefully here. Describe the scene well, incorporate dialogue, and make sure each movement in the scene is clear.
3.Your sentences are the only things that get this story moving. Make sure that your first draft is using grammar well, correct sentence structure, and clearly presenting your voice.4
.Think about the assignment prompt here. You want to explain: “an event or scene in your childhood in which you or someone you love or someone you know very well did something that was not logical, but pathos-driven”. So, we all have had moments where emotions have gotten out of hand. What’s the first that comes to mind from your childhood? What was the effectof it? Did you trust this person afterward?
Did you trust yourself.
5.Remember that, even though this is a story, we still need paragraph structure and we still need a sense of an introduction and conclusion. Your introduction should develop the scene—where it is and who is there. Your conclusion should present the overall effect of this moment/scene/day. Be sure your reader knows why in the world this event stood out to you.This paper will develop the following course goals:Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to independently
•write with a clear purpose and sense of audience (Gen. Ed. 2.3);
•organize content well with effective transitions, and appropriate beginning and ending paragraphs (Gen. Ed 1.2);
•present substantial, logical, and concrete ideas of one’s own;
•use mature, varied, and precise language and sentence structure; •write with few mechanical and usage errors;•determine appropriate approaches for avariety of contexts, audiences, and purposes (Gen. Ed. 2.3).
Your paper will be graded based on the following rubric:Narrative Essay for English 111 (150 points)MeasurementMissingWeakAdequateStrongSuperior
•Applying one scene among many possibilities to produce a clear scene-basedessay. (15points)The topic has not been appropriately narrowed.While one topic is present, the focus needed is not presentThe topic is followed, though the paper does not followinstructions to cover one scene.Close, but the topic does not deal with a scene in a manner that produces a clear narrative.Good work—your topic fulfills expectations here.
•Focusing on the purpose of the work: producing a narrative that reveals a pathos-driven event. (15points)There is not a clear purpose in this paper.The unclear story in this paper causes a sense of purpose to struggle.The writer has approached the story appropriately, but does not explore it in necessary complexity.The writer has produced a clear story with potential for complexity, but struggles in a couple places to establish a clear point.Good work. In general, the movement of the narrative is evident with only small issues.
•Incorporating a strong introduction that establishes the setting and characters of the scene. (12points)There is not a clear introduction in this paper.The introduction is present but significant information is missingor unclear.The writer has approached the introduction appropriately, but does not control the presentation well.The writer has produced a clear introduction with potential for complexity, but struggles in a couple places to establish a clear point.Goodwork. In general, the introduction fulfills expectations.
•Incorporating a strong conclusion that develops why this moment /scene/day still matters to the writer. (12points)There is not a clear conclusion in this paper.The conclusion is present but it is unclear why the author remembers this momentThe writer has approached the conclusion appropriately, but does not control the presentation well.The writer has produced a clear conclusion with potential for complexity, but struggles in a couple placesto establish a clear point.Good work. In general, the conclusion fulfills expectations.
•Maintaining a clear sense of audience to connect well with the reader at the subject and sentence level. (12points)Significant issues in the work keep this piece from connecting well with a reader.Improvements would be necessary to balance out the writer’s ethos, pathos and logos here.
Certain places have a failure of ethos, pathos or logos that keeps the reader from connecting to this situation.While the author is working hard to connect with the reader, elements could be used to improve this.Well done—the reader can connect well with the steps, purpose and logic of the piece.
•Selecting and applying descriptive detail and information appropriate to your purpose(s) and audience(s).(10points)Descriptive detail is significantly lacking in this paper.Descriptive detail is present, but a clear process is not yet developed.
Descriptive detail is present to develop steps, though more depth is needed to make each step interesting.The process here is clear, and descriptive detail is present. Improvements are necessary though, to produce a strong voice and purpose.Good work. The process in this paper is well-developed to produce descriptive detail.
•Developing the paper structure throughout the process using paragraphs, transitions and a clear beginning and ending. (10points)This paper is generally lacking a sense of structure.While an attempt at structure is present, the process itself lacks a clear beginning and ending.More work is necessary on paragraphs and transitions to support movement through the essay.A strong sense of structure is present here, though improvements could be made to connect paragraphsGood work. Your structure has only a few flaws, but seems to support the process well.
•Proofreading your work to control language and avoid errors. (8points)Errors are significant and confuse the message of the paper.Errors are evident and confuse paragraphs within.Errors are evident and confuse significant sentences within.Errors are minor, but should receive attention to maintain ethos.There are a few errors, but the effect on the paper overall is minimal.
•Meeting the length requirements (1,000-1,500 words). (6points)The paper is 800 or more words under or over the length requirement.The paper is 600-700 words under or over the length requirement. The paper is 400-500 words under the length requirement.The paper is 200-300 words under the length requirement.The paper fulfills general expectations of word count.
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