05 Oct Have a (1) introduction with thesis (2) scene (3) 2nd part of the story where you share your story with someone connected with the story and write down their thoughts. Have a conclusion p
Have a (1) introduction with thesis (2) scene (3) 2nd part of the story where you share your story with someone connected with the story and write down their thoughts. Have a conclusion paragraph. College level
Family Story Assignment (1 ½ to 2 ½ pages, double spaced):
Tell a story of significance to your family. It could be a story you witnessed or one that was told to you. Do not state the story’s significance. It must emerge from the details or actions narrated.
Tell the story as it comes to you, but tell it IN SCENE, moment to moment. It could be a memory or a story of when you were a child or a story told about a relative or sibling or a parent. Have a (1) setting/ location, (2) time of day, (3) year, (4) season, (5) gestures (people sit, stand, move), (6) dialogue (one line per speaker, tags ‘he/she said’), (7) Use past or present tense but be consistent.
A:
I remember when my sister announced she was getting married. It was New Year’s Eve in 2004. She was very young and our family was concerned. My mother cried and my father got upset.
B:
My sister Katya walked in the kitchen, where we’d gathered – Mom, Dad, Tio Alberto and his second wife– to bring in the New Year. Mom had handed out the champagne glasses. Katya said, “I’m getting married.” It was 2004. She was sixteen.
Tio Alberto, who was already drunk, raised his empty champagne glass to her. Dad held his close to his chest. “Sure, my love,” he said. “You’re getting married. Some day.”
