Paper: Memory and Family
You've read a number of pieces about memory, and what these authors' memories say about their families and who they are as people. Choose a memory from your own childhood to write about. Be as descriptive as possible, using specific detail to bring this moment to life for the reader. What does this memory show about your family? How did you feel about the events at the time? Do you feel any differently now, looking back? What does this memory tell us about you?
Make a connection between your experience and one of the pieces we've read ("Sixty-Nine Cents," "The Great Forgetting," "Wings," or "The Sparrow's Nest"). What similarities do you see between your experience and the author's? To demonstrate the connection, you will need to include a line from the text of your choosing. Use proper MLA style for quotations, as we discussed in class (in-text citation and a works cited).
Since this is a personal essay, you should speak about yourself using the first person ("I"). The paper should be 2-3 pages in length, double-spaced, 12 pt font.
1. Provide an intro that is catchy and interesting, and gives the reader a sense for what you'll be talking about.
2. Describe your memory using sensory detail. Set the scene for us, as if we were watching a movie of your past.
3. Explore why this memory is so important. What does it tell us about who you are, and your relationship with your family?
4. Compare one of the texts we've read to your memory. In what ways did you relate to this story?
5. Include a quote from the piece you chose to illustrate your point.
In addition to following the above guidelines, you need to make sure your paper is well-organized and clear, and demonstrates good grammar and mechanics.
Resources -
1. Shitty First Drafts Anne Lamott from Bird by Bird
2. The Sparrow's Nest by Emily Rich
3. Wings by Callie Reitfors
Attachment:- Assignment File & Resources.rar