Narrative Essays AK

Prewriting

1. Exercise: Brainstorm

   1. Answers will vary significantly, no example provided

2. Exercise: Write your thesis

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3. Exercise: Make an outline

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Revising

1. Exercise: Write and identify hooks (Hooks and types of hooks will vary. However, the general topics should be the same.)

   1. Paragraph 1

      Hook: How do you prefer to study?

      Type: question

      Topic: studying

   2. Paragraph 2

      Hook: College is a natural step for many seniors.

      Type: fact

      Topic: plans after graduation

   3. Paragraph 3

      Hook: Everybody experiences emotional moments in their lives.

      Type: fact

      Topic: most emotional moment

2. Exercise: Evaluate thesis statements

   1. Not effective, announces
   2. Not effective, too general
   3. Is effective, states main points
   4. Not effective, too specific
   5. Not effective, not a statement
   6. Not effective, doesn't answer the prompt
   7. Not effective, announces
   8. Is effective, implies main points
   9. Not effective, incomplete sentence
   10. Not effective, too general

3. Exercise: Re-order a paragraph

   1. The first week of the ELC was very busy! On Monday, I spent several hours in the computer lab taking tests. Monday afternoon, I attended the ELC orientation in my native language. On Tuesday, I had an interview with one of the teachers. On Wednesday, all of the new students met in the gym for more orientation and lunch. We also played a game together after lunch.  I went to BYU campus on Thursday to get my student ID card. On Friday, I received the results of my tests in an email from the ELC. When the ELC emailed me, I read the names of my teachers. I was very tired by the end of the week, but I was ready to start my first semester at the ELC.

4. Exercise: Check your essay

   1. Answers will vary significantly, no example provided