Rough Draft: TBA
Final Draft: TBA
Assignment:
Write an essay about a significant event in your life. This event (whether you participated in it or simply witnessed it) must be an event that helped form your character in some way. Choose an event that will be engaging for your readers, and tell your story dramatically and vividly, giving a clear indication of its autobiographical significance.
Physical Requirements:
 3-4 typed pages / 1 inch margins
 12 point font
 Double spaced
Content Criteria:
 The essay contains an effective introduction and conclusion.
 The narrative is coherent (it makes sense sequentially, and its paragraphs are internally coherent).
 The narrative is shaped around a central conflict.
 The writer's purpose and the event's significance are clear--either explicitly or implicitly--by the essay's conclusion.
Grammar, Punctuation, Mechanics, Etc.
All essays should follow standard American English grammar and punctuation rules.
Please pay special attention to the following:
 The essay is free from run-on sentences and sentence fragments.
 Commas are used correctly.
 Word choice is vivid and appropriate in light of the subject and assignment.
Here are some steps that may be helpful for you during the pre-writing process:
1. Choose an event
2. Describe the scene
3. Recall key people
4. Sketch the story
5. Test your choice: Talk with other students about it.
Does it sound like an engaging story? What's the central conflict?
6. Reflect on the event's significance event.doc Albert Lea High School Mr. Corey-Gruenes

Criteria
The essay contains an effective introduction and conclusion
The narrative is coherent (the order of events makes sense/paragraphing makes sense)
The narrative is shaped around a central conflict
10 possible
The writer's purpose and significance are clear--either implicitly or explicitly
The essay meets the page requirement and follows grammar and punctuation rules of Standard American English
event.doc Albert Lea High School Mr. Corey-Gruenes