Steps+in+Writing+the+Personal+Essay

Steps in writing the Personal Essay


 * Personal Essays**


 * You need a five paragraph essay**


 * Introduction – introduce yourself to me**


 * 1 body paragraph = social world in which you live, people you hang out with, where you go, what you do, what you have in common**


 * 1 body paragraph = cultural world in which you live, things that mean a lot to you, Things can be music, phones, art, books, movies, food, religion**


 * 1 body paragraph = history and its importance in your world – one historical event that has changed your family, or the history of your family.**


 * Conclusion = what you plan to do in the future**


 * Then>>>**
 * 3 articles for each of your 3 body paragraphs**
 * summarize the articles in your journal**
 * then choose quotes that you can use in your personal essay that will help to define your social world, your cultural world, your history.**