The purpose of this assignment is for you to reflect on the ways that (choose one or more) ethnicity, home, language, family, or religion has influenced your understanding of your identity. You may find it beneficial to focus on a specific anecdote from your life.
(At least 300 words. Due before class Tuesday, Jan. 20.)
- discuss a specific subject (listed above) that influenced your perception of your identity
- provide sufficient description of and insightful comments about the subject
- integrate references, quotes, anecdotes, and descriptions effectively
- use a logical pattern of organization and transitions from one idea to the next that guide your reader through your material
The personal essay is an expression of the writer’s thoughts, feelings, and experiences. The purpose of a personal essay is to entertain and involve the reader by sharing the writer’s personal response to a subject. In terms of structure, the informal essay lends itself to the use of innovative approaches and organizational choices: for example, an opening anecdote, rhetorical question, quotation, etc., that could lead to the point of the essay in an indirect fashion. A variety of stylistic techniques may be part of the language used to engage that audience, a language which is informal, often conversational. To create interest, a writer may include personal anecdotes, create vivid images, elaborate an idea, or use other specific devices such as satire or irony. The voice is strongly individualistic.
Adapted from: http://www.utt.qc.ca/herzdep/english/englishguide.htm#ESSAY:%20PERSONAL
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