A good introduction to a narrative essay avoids dull generalization, and instead, is more similar to the opening scene of a movie that draws the viewer into the world of the characters. .
a body that provides description of that transformative moment in your life where you had an important realization about yourself as a learner. The body of the essay should relate this moment to other moments in your life, past and present, but do not feel that you must present the entire history of your formal education. .
a conclusion that synthesizes the ideas you have developed in the body of your essay rather than merely summarizes them. Remember that a good conclusion brings everything full circle. It should tie together the loose ends of the body of the essay as well as refer to the introduction in some way. .
2. A demonstrated knowledge of Freire's ideas about education and how they apply to your history as a learner - this essay will be worth 20% of your grade in this class. .
The final draft of your learning narrative must be at least 1200 words in length. Also, at some point between now and our final conference day, Friday, February 7th, you must come to me in person and show me a substantial rough draft of your learning narrative (I do not ever review drafts on-line). While this draft will be rough, I expect it to be substantial, certainly more than a mere outline, since this draft will be worth 10 points of your grade on this assignment. Failing to show me a substantial rough draft at least once between now and February 7th will cost you 10 points on this assignment. You can show me this rough draft on a conference day or during office hours. .
3. Dates to Remember for This Assignment .
Monday, January 27th .
First Peer Review day for Learning Narrative Essay "students must be in class with a rough draft of their learning narrative that is at least 800 words in length to receive credit for participating in this exercise.
The key is getting students to not fear writing assignments. Writing is like reading. ... The APA style has strict requirements for formatting tables and graphics. These requirements are imposed by the demands of typesetting for publication. ... All tables should be cited in the narrative of the paper. ...
