Essay 1 Narrative Prompt 1 
Essay 1: Narrative (500-750 words) Complete paper copy for peer review due in class on Wednesday, February 4 Final copy due in dropbox on eCampus by class time on Monday, February 9
For your Narrative Essay, you will be telling the story of how a specific experience changed the way you see the world.
You may NOT use outside sources of any kind. If you feel like you need one, discuss it with your instructor.
You will use a funnel introduction beginning with general statements about the topic and moving toward your specific topic itself.
Your thesis will be the last sentence of the introduction. A narrative thesis should summarize the occurrence that you will be describing and indicate why it is important.
You will organize your essay in time order and use time-reference transitions such as “first,” “after that,” “later that day,” “eventually,” etc.
While your introduction moves from the general to the specific, your conclusion will move from the specific back to the general in order to demonstrate the greater significance of your discussion.
Sample Narrative Theses
Spending six weeks in a wheelchair after breaking my leg made me realize how many ways most architectural designs fail to take mobility impairment into account.
When we worked together to restore a vintage Mustang, my stepfather of two years finally began to feel like part of my family.
My eight-grade field trip to the NASA Space Center generated my career aspiration to become an aerospace engineer.
Sample Narrative Outlines
I. Introduction
II. What led up to the event
III. The event itself
IV. What happened after the event
V. Conclusion/reflection
VI.
I. Introduction
II. First stage of the event
III. Second stage of the event
IV. Third stage of the event
V. Conclusion/reflection
VII. All formal writing assignments must include:
Correct MLA formatting as described in section MLA-5a of Writer’s Reference and shown on the Sample MLA Paper (MLA-5c).
Appropriate formal tone and correct grammar,
For your Narrative Essay, you will be telling the story of how a specific experience changed the way you see the world.
You may NOT use outside sources of any kind. If you feel like you need one, discuss it with your instructor.
You will use a funnel introduction beginning with general statements about the topic and moving toward your specific topic itself.
Your thesis will be the last sentence of the introduction. A narrative thesis should summarize the occurrence that you will be describing and indicate why it is important.
You will organize your essay in time order and use time-reference transitions such as “first,” “after that,” “later that day,” “eventually,” etc.
While your introduction moves from the general to the specific, your conclusion will move from the specific back to the general in order to demonstrate the greater significance of your discussion.
Sample Narrative Theses
Spending six weeks in a wheelchair after breaking my leg made me realize how many ways most architectural designs fail to take mobility impairment into account.
When we worked together to restore a vintage Mustang, my stepfather of two years finally began to feel like part of my family.
My eight-grade field trip to the NASA Space Center generated my career aspiration to become an aerospace engineer.
Sample Narrative Outlines
I. Introduction
II. What led up to the event
III. The event itself
IV. What happened after the event
V. Conclusion/reflection
VI.
I. Introduction
II. First stage of the event
III. Second stage of the event
IV. Third stage of the event
V. Conclusion/reflection
VII. All formal writing assignments must include:
Correct MLA formatting as described in section MLA-5a of Writer’s Reference and shown on the Sample MLA Paper (MLA-5c).
Appropriate formal tone and correct grammar,