Education Narrative Genre Conventions

Hi all- here is our class generated list on the similarities we see among all the education narratives we have read.

• Significant experience or moment that is a turning point telling the reader how they felt, thought, happened and what the reader can take away from the writer’s experience

• Audience is often people who are eager to learn and explore and gain insight and information–students?

• Clear on the specific location that the author is having their experience

• Talks directly to the reader

• Use “I” –except for Plato

• Each describes a kind of struggle they overcome–this is often the author’s background/context

• Childhood is often referenced

• All are curious to learn something new

• Reference to some outside person, author, information that helps you understand the personal better

• Theme of fitting in and finding your place/yourself/your voice is common

• Shift in the person–mindset or something else in them