For your writing assignment this week, you will review the lecture about narratives, compose a narrative essay of five or more paragraphs of at least 500 words.

The narrative should have an engaging opening, an introduction that includes the main point you wish to make, at least three body paragraphs that tell the story, and a concluding paragraph that offers a strong close to the essay and reveals the meaning or significance of the story

Choose one of the following topics and begin brainstorming ideas:

• Tell about a time when you changed from being a child to an adult.
• Tell about a time when you lost something important.
• Tell about a time when you gained something precious.
• Tell about a time when you figured out how the world works.
• Tell about an embarrassing moment.
• Tell about a moment of victory.
• Tell about an opportunity not taken.
• Tell about a time when reality was different from your expectations.