1. Visual Description: Page
129 Lydia’s Story, Paragraph 3: “When she
opened the front door, the whole street looked like a river, and water poured
in. She described it as ‘rushing like the Colorado River.’ She knew that if she
went outside, she would be swept up in the current and drown.”
2.
Dialog:
“Proficiency” by Shannon Nichols, Paragraph 2: “Although the test was challenging, covering reading, writing, math and
citizenship, I was sure I had passed every part. To my surprise, I had passed
every part- except writing. ‘Writing! Yeah, right. How did I manage to fail
writing, and by half a point no less?’ I thought to myself in disbelief.”
3.
Sensory
Descriptions: “Proficiency” by Shannon Nichols, Last paragraph: “After I failed the test the first time, I
began to hate writing, and I started to doubt myself. I doubted my ability and
the ideas I wrote about. Failing the second time made things worse, so perhaps
to protect myself from doubts, I stopped taking English seriously.”
4.
List
of Possible Topics: Writer’s Workshop,
first sci-fi novel, page masters, learning cursive in third grade, learning
about Spanish literature and comparing it to English, Pat the Bunny.
5.
Purpose:
I want to tell this story to inform others as to how my personal experience inspired
me to explore literature.
6.
Audience:
I don’t think many readers will have similar experiences to share, the
explaining will be minimal as it is relevant to the topic, and I think they
will share my attitudes toward the story.
7.
Stance:
I want my readers to see me as someone who is always eager to learn something
from literature.
8.
Media/Design:
My narrative will be in print and on my blog
9.
What Do
You See: Inside a dark auditorium, tiny seats with uncomfortable
chair-desks, the legal pads laying on each desk creepy hallways on either side
with ugly confetti carpet, the speaker’s un tamed eyebrows, the OC logo on
everything
10.
What
Do You Hear: The lecture about the many forms of literature and how to
master them, the annoying AC next to me, rain tapping on the roof
11.
What
do you smell: Dingy old carpet, sandwiches from the cafeteria, wet dog,
familiar smell of lotion my teacher always had on
12.
How
and What Do You Feel: Excited, nervous, intimidated, motivated by the
speaker to never stop improving
13.
What
Do You Taste: Peppermints, dry air from the AC
14.
Describe
each Person: Speaker: He wore a grey sweater with khakis, he spoke
slowly and flat, amazingly the content still interested me. Each word was
clearly defined as slow as he spoke. Occasionally I got distracted by his hands
moving to display his emotions. He obviously knew a lot about literature, but I
don’t remember why. Ms. Martin: My favorite teacher ever. She wore her usual
formal blouse with a long black skirt. She spoke quickly and with more emotion
in her voice, it made me believe she sincerely cared about every little need a
student had. She was graceful in her movements, and only corrected someone when
she absolutely had to.
15.
Recall
(imagine) characteristic dialogue: Ms. Martin glanced at me and quietly
asked; “Anything else you’ll be needing dear?” I replied with a shake of my
head and a smile as she turned to sit down next to the other staff members. When
my teacher first told me that I had been invited on this field trip, I
exclaimed with so much enthusiasm I couldn’t articulate my words clearly.
16.
Summarize
the Action: I was escorted off the bus along with a few other students
from my school by my teacher and the speaker to the auditorium. While walking I
pondered how I could possibly have been good enough to be recommended for this
exclusive field trip to Olympic College. As the doors were pulled open, a wave
of musty basement smell filled my nostrils.
17.
Significance:
The significance of this narrative is how this event motivated me to keep
improving on English even to this day. Had I not been invited on this trip I
still would be interested in literature, but I would not see myself as an
experienced writer.
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