Introduction
Our Journeys are in motion every second of the day. Our memories may define our perspective, mindset, interest, and even morals. We wrote personal narratives of a memory that was important to us.
What I wrote about...
I wrote about an innocent shoplifting as a seven year old girl. This memory developed a trauma of entering Clare's, a jewelry and accessory store.
What I wrote about...
I wrote about an innocent shoplifting as a seven year old girl. This memory developed a trauma of entering Clare's, a jewelry and accessory store.
We arrived to the class room awaiting a journal prompt and field trip. Dr.P pushed us to imagine yourself in an internship. What transportation would you take? Is your boss nice? We had to be descriptive. Once we were all done writing our experience, we had a choice to interview or observe a person at Vons. I decided to observe a worker who had glasses, earphones, and a messy hair-do. He was moving boxes and only had one earphone on. I tried to understand his personality by the way he walked, talked, and slouched. I was fun and new. Little did I know this could help me with my writing.
Baseline Writing
The narrative of myself seeing the most beautiful rainbow at Coronado Beach helped me understand how capable I am at writing memories. I would change the order I explained the memory. It was slightly confusing for me to arrange memory after memory.
Baseline Writing
The narrative of myself seeing the most beautiful rainbow at Coronado Beach helped me understand how capable I am at writing memories. I would change the order I explained the memory. It was slightly confusing for me to arrange memory after memory.
"How I Won the Right to the Streets of Memphis"
We read a narrative called "How I won the right to the streets of Memphis" then acted it out in scenes. We had a total of six scenes divided in a class. We received scene two, when Richard got beat up by the gang when he came back from buying groceries. We divided roles between each other and had fifteen minutes to prepare. We learned that if your narrative can be acted out it is well explained and even descriptive.
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My initial story ideas for narrative was this:
- My near death experience
- The love triangle at Carl's J.R
- Almost was arrested at age seven
I didn't use hero's journey in my narrative. Why? I wasn't the hero, I was a thief to others around me. My world didn't change at all and neither did my personal. I don't think my narrative experiences hero's journey but I think it can be reflective to think of your life changing stories as a hero's journey.
Shell DescriptionIn a narrative, you need to have good description skills. Describing shells helped us with creating a well descripted narrative that others are able to imagine.
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I had a total of three different drafts and each improved in their own specific way.
First draft:
I wrote down what I believed that happened in my seven year old mind eye. I had some trouble remembering and putting my memories piece by piece. I tried to interview my parents to see what memories might have happened first. They helped me out a lot. I needed more description, so I tried to remember tiny details. For example what color the walls were.
Second Draft:
I had to arrange my paragraphs better and have a better beginning and ending. The ending wasn't memorable nor did it leave you complete. I needed to come off strong.
Third Draft:
I tried to add more description and fix grammar and spelling issues. I was also an editor so I applied what I have seen to my own writing.
First draft:
I wrote down what I believed that happened in my seven year old mind eye. I had some trouble remembering and putting my memories piece by piece. I tried to interview my parents to see what memories might have happened first. They helped me out a lot. I needed more description, so I tried to remember tiny details. For example what color the walls were.
Second Draft:
I had to arrange my paragraphs better and have a better beginning and ending. The ending wasn't memorable nor did it leave you complete. I needed to come off strong.
Third Draft:
I tried to add more description and fix grammar and spelling issues. I was also an editor so I applied what I have seen to my own writing.
Exhibition
A golden moment was when Pablo performed. It lightened up my whole mood and made me feel like I shouldn't regret planning the exhibition after all.