For this writing assignment, you have two choices. Please select one of the following options for your essay:
1. Describe a person, place, or object that has special meaning in your life.
2. Describe a particular moment or occurrence in your life that had special meaning to you.
Use the techniques described in Essentials of College Writing and expand upon the prewriting done in the discussion forum to provide specific details about the person, place, object, or event so that readers can visualize the subject and/or feel present in the story. Your description should be specific and appeal to the five senses.
This rough draft needs to be at least 550 words, and it should have a thesis statement that clearly states what you are going to be writing about. View the sample Personal Essay - Draft to guide you as you complete this assignment. For more information about writing thesis statements, visit the Ashford Writing Center and review of Essentials of College Writing.