2 Pages Essa

2 pages, Double spaced, size 12 font, Times New Roman, drafts must be complete meaning that they meet the standards for grading.
Follow the guidelines given here
If you would like to run an idea or two by me you may email me by Friday.
Drafts must be completed in their entirety, this is not a place to submit a partial paper. The idea is that you give me the complete assignment and I give you feedback to apply to improve the document so that you receive as high of a grade as possible.
This is your place to write a narrative essay. I am asking that your narrative focus on a topic that sheds light on who you are as a student. Maybe it focuses on a singular moment, or maybe instead it crosses several moments. Use the prompts below to help you. Some of them might be recognizable to you from the common application used by many 4 year universities.
This is the only essay of this type that we will write this semester. The rest will be argument and research based.
The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?
Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?
Reflect on something that someone has done for you that has made you happy or thankful in a surprising way. How has this gratitude affected or motivated you?
Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.
Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?