Composition #2

Assignment #2: Storytelling, Interviewing, & Writing Activity

1. Tell a story from your personal experience in response to one of the following prompts:

·      Tell a story about a time you learned something by helping someone.

·      Tell a story about a time you learned something when someone helped you.

·      Tell a story about a time you learned something by taking a risk.

·      Tell a story about a time you learned something by being careless.

·      Tell a story about a time you learned something when you did something difficult.

·      Tell a story about a time you learned something when you succeeded at something.

·      Tell a story about a time you learned something when you failed at something.

2. Write an essay that tells your story. Be sure (a) to describe the sequence of events that occurred in the story and (b) to explain what the story means to you.

Your essay may be one paragraph or a few paragraphs, but it must be at least eight sentences long.

Possible structure for a one-paragraph story:

1.   Topic sentence/ Introductory sentence

2.   First event / step of the story

3.   Explanation

4.   Second event / step of the story

5.   Explanation

6.   Third event / step of the story

7.   Explanation

8.   Conclusion – meaning of the story

Here is an example of the kind of essay you are being asked to write. You can find this on page 449 in Stepping Stones