Read Melissa Unbankes’s “The King and I” on pages 132- 137 of The Norton Sampler
Read Melissa Unbankes’s “The King and I” on pages 132- 137 of The Norton Sampler
. In this short narrative, the author, Melissa Unbankes, describes her grandmother and tells how their relationship changed over time. After reading the story, write a paragraph about a friend or family member, considering the following:
- What does the person do? Does the person have a job or career, or is his/her focus on taking care of family?
- What is something the person is passionate about?
- What is a place you associate with that person?
- What is one annoying or unusual trait about that person?
- What does that person mean to you?
Now, write the paragraph. Be sure you start with a topic sentence, which is a general statement that introduces the person to the audience.
#2 Practice paragraph
Choose one of the three photos below and write a paragraph that describes a significant moment in time or event that the photo may represent to the fictional person.
Follow this pattern to compose your paragraph:
1st sentence (topic sentence): A general statement about an important human trait.
- Examples of topic sentences:
- One of the remarkable characteristics of a baby is resilience.
- Whenever sorrow comes, it comes at the wrong time.
- Winning isn’t everything, but it is still nice.
2nd sentence: a statement about the person in the photo
3rd sentence: a statement about the moment captured
4th sentence: a statement about what the person did
5th sentence: a resolving statement
6th sentence: revisit the opening (topic sentence) and repeat in different words (add more perspective)
Paragraph #3
Review your work from the Week One Narrative Essay Worksheet and write and introductory paragraph that is 5 -7 sentence long. In the first sentence, you want to grab the reader’s attention. The last sentence should address the main idea of the story.