ENC 1102 Paper 1: A Narrative with a Point (750-word rough draft; 1500 words final draft) OBJECTIVE: Compose and proofread a well-developed essay in response to ONE of the following options. Note that MLA format is 12-point standard font-Times New Roman, Calibri, etc.-double spaced with 1 to 1.25-inch margins.) Grades will be based on focus, content, organization, and sentence-level correctness and clarity. *Make sure your telling pushes to connect to a larger narrative that can be appreciated by the audience rather than a narrative that only matters to the writer* *Feel free to have a research element to these personal narratives. It is isn't required, yet, but I'll look upon evidence in your narrative essay fondly* Option 1: Option 2: Snapshots. For this paper you will choose a series of memories to write about in detail. As the title suggests, each memory will be a "snapshot" of a moment in your life, a picture described in vivid detail. These moments should be ones that you think are important and unique to your life. Choose them carefully and reflect on why they stick out in your mind. Try to come up with memories that other people likely wouldn't write about (e.g. high school graduation, getting your first pet or car, getting into CF, etc.) so that they feel uniquely yours. Also, make sure your snapshot stays in one moment of time, just like a photograph must. You can describe past and future events within your snapshot, but they must be in relationship to the present moment you've chosen to capture. Consider these snapshots fragments of your life. As such, you can organize them however you want. You can put them in a linear order from youngest memory to oldest, put them from oldest to youngest, organize them thematically, or just in a way that you think resonates. Additionally, feel free to include the images in the paper itself. Groups Narrative. Think of the communities you belong to (home, school, hobbies, social groups, etc.) and how those communities have contributed to your evolution into the person you are today. You may choose to focus on a turning point, such as a time when a teacher influenced you, the first great book you read that introduced you to the joys of literature, or the influence of a friend or family member on some aspect of your history. Your focus might be positive or negative-you may relate a struggle, or you may want to discuss a discovery you made that changed your perspective. Whatever your focus, this essay should contain a significant amount of analysis and interpretation of what has shaped you. Tell your story in this essay, but move beyond narration to reflect upon and articulate why and how the experience was significant for you. How were you shaped as a person and within your larger communities by this experience/event/discovery? Sources: Options 1 & 3 adapted from the EU College Composition Teacher's Guide, 2017-2018 edition. Used with permission. Option 2 citation: "Time with Tunes: How Technology is Driving Music Consumption." Nielsen Insights, The Nielsen Company, 2 Nov. 2017. hups://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/article/2017/time-with-tunes-how-technology-is-driving-music-consumption.

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