Personal Essay with thesis supported by narrative anecdotes in the body paragraphs
Write a personal essay (use first person) about a subject that you feel strongly about but that you have personal experience with. (Include at least three narrative anecdotes in three separate body paragraphs that would illustrate your thesis or controlling idea.)
Use the model paragraph in Black Men, Public Space as your model for each body paragraphs. The formula looks like this:
Topic sentence + background sentences + narrative anecdotes.
Another model essay is titled I Forgot the Words to the National Anthem.
At least two of the narrative anecdotes need to about yourself, and the third could be about a friend or family member. (University Days by James Thurber is one I might also share with you, and it is a piece that is similar to the one Im wanting you all to write; however, because it is not an essay but an excerpt from an autobiography, that piece lacks and introductory paragraph and a conclusion, and I want you all to turn in five paragraphs at a minimum.)
https://sites.google.com/site/stremmingsjuniorenglish/extra-credit/black-men-public-space
https://www.mooreschools.com/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=60175&dataid=101089&FileName=I%20Forgot%20the%20Words%20to%20the%20National%20Anthem%20James%20Seilsopour.pdf
This is for an English class. Strict MLA format.
