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Education Narrative Assignment (Unit #1 Essay)

Together, we have discussed several works, including Caroline Hellman’s “In Defense of the Classroom,” José Olivarez’s “Maybe I Could Save Myself By Writing,” and Perri Klaus’ “The Influence of the Perfect Teacher,”  in which the authors speak to educational experiences both inside and outside school settings.

Now it is time for you to write your own education narrative. Think of one or more experiences in your life when you learned something important and transformative (you do not have to discuss school specifically). Describe these experiences in detail. What did you learn or conclude, and take with you moving forward?  You will want to fully develop your ideas with rich detail and further explanation, along with at least one connection with the class texts,  integrated with The Quote Sandwich.

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Read/Brainstorm/Outline/Draft/Edit/Revise

Comma Video

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Sentences

The Quote Sandwich 

1.   Bread: Set up and introduce quote. Include the author’s full name, text title (capitalized and in quotations), and genre (type of writing).  Summarize the text fully (this will take several sentences!)

Example: In his essay “Maybe I Could Save Myself by Writing,” Jose Olivarez writes about the challenge of navigating different aspects of his identity in school settings. (continued in other summary sentences)

2. Veggies/ meat/ tofu: The quote itself, with a page citation (number) if possible 

Ex: Olivarez writes, “I’m telling you this because I wrote a book of poems with one foot in the past, one hand in the present, and a nose on the future” (45).

3. Bread: Analyze quote. Avoid repeating the quote or merely paraphrasing. Instead, say what the quote means, and then explain how it relates to your own writing.

Ex: Here Olivarez emphasizes the importance of his family history in his writing, as well as who he is as an individual. His point relates to…

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Rough Draft Checklist

1.Is my essay the right length? Is it properly formatted? (double-spaced, indented paragraph) Does is have a good title?

2.Does my writing fulfill the assignment expectations (re-read assignment guidelines to verify)

3.Does the introduction set the scene for the reader and fully introduce the topic and focus? 

4.Is the thesis, or main idea I wish to propose, clear? Is there a way to clarify it further?

5.Does the BP order (sequence) make sense?

6.Do BP examples adequately support main ideas? Could some examples be more fully developed?

7.Are text connections well-integrated? (QUOTE SANDWICH)?

8.Does the conclusion wrap up the essay in a way that avoids repetition, and offers food for thought to the reader?

9. Is each sentence clear and correct?  Are the sentences sufficiently varied?

10. Is punctuation correct (commas, semicolons, colons, etc)?

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