HCC ENGL1301 Assignment Composition #3 Narrative (Final Exam Essay) Latest 2018 February

ENGL1301 Composition 1

Composition #3 Narrative (Final Exam Essay)

Topic:  For this essay, you will physically enter a new setting, one that you are not completely comfortable with, and write about your experience as an outsider.

First, think of a group that is different from you in some way, perhaps in religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status. Next, go to a location where you will find this group and interact with people as you begin to feel more comfortable in the setting. For example, you may go to a soup kitchen, a religious service in a mosque, temple, synagogue or church, or a restaurant or bar in China Town, Montrose, or another area of Houston. If you have a place in mind but you aren’t sure if it meets the requirements, please email me to obtain approval. Note: Safety is your number one priority. Do not go anywhere that you feel threatened or unsafe. Finally, once you have visited this new setting, you will write a narrative essay answering the following questions:

How did you choose this setting?

What preconceived ideas did you have about the people in this setting?

How did you feel as you entered this new setting?

What did you observe? How did people interact with each other and with you?

What did you learn from this experience?

What advice would you give to someone going through this experience in the future?

Empathy is defined as “the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.” Discuss how leaving your “comfort zone” might help you develop empathy.

Your essay should be organized into an introduction, several body paragraphs and a conclusion. Be sure to use transitional words and phrases to clarify your writing. View the Comp 3 PowerPoint Lesson for more information on how to write a Narrative Essay.

Read the following handout on transitions and be sure to use some of the transitional words and phrases listed in the chart at the bottom of the page.

http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/transitions/ (Links to an external site.)

Your essay must:

Be written in standard essay format, consisting of an introduction that clearly states your thesis, a sufficient number of body paragraphs to develop your thesis logically, and a concluding paragraph;

Be written in accordance with MLA documentation. Specifically, use the MLA no-title page heading; double space; this essay will NOT contain a Works Cited page

Be typed in Arial 12-point font;

Be within the word limit: 800-1100 words;

Be turned in on or before the due date.