Possible Structure
\nIntroduction: Exposition (Explicit details, Burke\u2019s Pentad)
\nWhat issues or choices did you face? If you\u2019re writing about your journey as a writer, what did you feel you had to do to improve? If you\u2019re writing about your discourse community, what was inspiring you to join or stay?
\nClimax (So, what did you decide to do? And what happened afterwards?)
\nDenouement\/Conclusion (resolution) > Reflection (what did you learn about your yourself, or, perhaps, how you grew as a student? Or about the community you belong to? Think about the Synoptic\/Extended meaning). <\/p>\n
You can and should use first person singular!
\nIncorporate Literary elements: Metaphor (\u201cHe was a real piece of shit\u201d) Simile (\u201cShe was a reasonable as a rabid dog\u201d) Imagery\/sensory\/figurative writing (\u201cHis voice had this really annoying high frequency whine that almost pierced my eardrums). BE DESCRIPTIVE! Colors, scents, sounds. And have fun. Don\u2019t be afraid to embellish. No one is going to sue you.
\nPlease note \u2013 Use 12pt\/Times New Roman Font, with double spacing (hit the enter key ONLY once between paragraphs, which must be indented). 1\u201d Margins all around.
\n(Continued)
\nScoring:
\nParagraph Development: How well do you tell your story? Do you provide supporting details? Do you follow Burke\u2019s Pentad? As this is a creative non-fiction piece, you are allowed to be, well, creative in your descriptions. ________
\nIntegration of Concepts Discussed in Class: Does the piece follow a coherent narrative structure, with all the components discussed in the assignment included? _______
\nReflection: Can you demonstrate that you know the implications of what you did, and how rhetoric was used on you? What did you learn? Can you draw any sort of Extended Meaning from your story, and maybe draw a relationship\/connection between your story and what you\u2019ve learned\/read elsewhere? ________
\nMechanics: This category refers to sentence-level grammar \u2013 how well you construct sentences, conjugate verbs, utilize vocabulary, etc. Your score in this category will also include presentation ______ Total ______ <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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