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Mr. BlumSenior Narrative WritingMany of you are preparing or have prepared your college essays. If you haven’t started, this exercise will help you begin sorting out your ideas. If you have started or even finished, you may tweak an existing essay to meet the requirements of this writing task.Please use one of your college essay prompts and prepare a narrative response. That means write a story. Think about the concepts of story-telling we have been discussing: where the story starts, who’s telling the story, the language you will use, motifs, symbols, metaphors. Think about what makes stories exciting to hear; the appeal of a story often involves more than the plot. What can you do to make your story thoughtful and engaging? Please incorporate the following criteria and guidelines in your story:2 pages12 point font2 spacing, 1 inch marginsDialogue—smoothly incorporated (not forced).A symbol—underline in storyStrong, active verbs—no “things.” Limit to-be verbsIs, am, are, was, were, be, being, been.Detailed imageryCollege essays generally observe the following format:The problem: establish the major conflict of the story.You + the problem: Discuss how you go about solving the problem.You + the solved problemFuture: How, once you have solved the problem, you will be prepared to face the future (in college). Dialogue format:“Hello,” I said.Bill said, “Hello.” Then he proceeded to take a pen out of his plaid pocket, write a word on it, and show it me.I said, “What does that mean?” with a shocked expression on my face. I asked Bill, “What does ‘Doraemon’ mean?”Line 1: Start a new line and indent for each speaker.Line 1: Punctuation goes inside quotation marks.Line 2: Note the comma after Bill said, “Hello.”Line 4: Note the question mark on the inside of the quotation: “What does that mean?” with a shocked expression.Line 5: Note the single quotes for quotes within quotes.0-325437500 ................
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