Thursday, September 26, 2013

Education Narratives

When I started writing essays in 8th grade I loved it. I was able to express my thoughts and feelings but I also learned how to back up my opinions with facts and evidence.After reading the education narratives. I can use the format to guide my essays. I noticed that the narratives were more compelling because they were a personal, I paid more attention.The style of writing is drastically different from a normal essay. In a typical personal essay or explanatory essay every statement needs to be backed by solid evidence. If I am passionate about the topic of the essay then that will bleed through and the essay will fly onto the page. In other words, you might actually want to read it. But in a narrative you don't need to try it make it interesting, it automatically becomes a riveting story. Please remember that  even though a educational narrative is easier to write it's not wise to leave it till the last minute. I learned this from hard experience when my friend proofread my essay 5 minutes before class. She balled it up and tossed it in the recycling. Needless to say, I did not get a good grade.