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Personal Narratives

Im trying to write stories that havent been written. -Sandra Cisneros

To start the semester, you will be writing a story that has never been written
before--your story. The story must fit within the following framework, but after
that it can be about anything you want.

The Criteria

1. The story must have a message that you are trying to get across through
telling it. The choice of message is up to you.
2. It should be between 2-3 pages.
3. The formatting should be Standard Paper Format (SPF). That means it is 12
pt. font, Times New Roman, and double spaced.

What I Will Be Grading It On

A well formed setting, rising action, climax, and resolution


Interesting word usage
Strong character and setting description
Well written dialogue and speaker tags
Good use of sentence length variation
Papers that stand out! Do something interesting and new.

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