9th grade

Secondary Level Unit 1

English Department 2024

Instructions: Use these spaces to write your draft of your nonfiction narrative essay. Remember to be careful with
punctuation and capital letters, etc. Write it from the 1st person point of view. Each paragraph must have a
minimum of 8 sentences in each.
When you finish, use the checklist below to verify your work.

Nonfiction Narrative Essay Draft

“What event changed your understanding of yourself, or that someone you know?”

Your answer to the prompt question:

Paragraph 1 - Exposition - (Begin with an attention getter. Then set the scene - characters and setting
- for the situation that you will narrate about. Here it is best to go into details.)

Is it difficult to understand people and our own self? Maybe this is the way that we see these things. It's not only one event in
our life that changes my understanding of myself or other people, it's all the experiences.

Paragraph 2 – Describe the first event and include sensory details.

To a Kid family is an important factor of the way to see the world. When I was little, I used to eat very slowly, which made
me feel that people would never wait for me. Also, another thing is my brother that when he was little asked for toys or
candies, but my parents don’t buy him those things, that tells me that if I insist people (my parents) wouldn't give me what I
wanted (also I don’t ask for nothing). Finally, between my brother and I, I was the “example” child, why? because I was the
only one that had great behavior and ratings in school, so I understand that if you were good at school, you will be happy.

Paragraph 3 – Describe the second event and include sensory details.

In this life you can find 3 tapes of friends that change your mind: bad friends, good friends & God. So, when I was 8 years
old I found “friends” but not good friends. These friends control me with “Do this or we couldn’t be friends” or “you are
kind of weak, that's because we are your only friends” and that makes me think “is this real friendship?” The next year was
different because I met new and great friends that made me feel comfortable but then the next year we were in different
classrooms and we stopped talking, then the next year it was difficult to make friends. Finally, already knowing about God, I
don't see him as a friend, until i realize he would never make me feel bad, he always be a great counselor and guide, that's
when I realize, that, is not the people that are around you, is you with the people that are around you.

Paragraph 4 – Narrate the third event in which the climax must be included here.

“Red roses” is a great story that explains the point of view of a girl who experiences different situations in middle school.
First, she, in middle school with new people and new friends, realizes that there was a boy that everyone rejects. Then that
weak boy starts giving gifts to her and her “friends” starts making fun of her. At the end, he confesses her with red roses, but
she rejects him, however she accepts the roses only for people who don't make fun of him. She realizes that not all people
 will be great persons, so the unique person that can make a difference in the life of others, is you.

Paragraph 5 - Tell how the story was solved and conclude expressing a lesson that you learned.
You can understand yourself or other people with the example of your family, the experiences with friends and with your
own feelings. Ultimately who you are or what you are depends only on you.

Use the following checklist to revise your draft.

Rocío Can yes no

The exposition establishes the setting, the characters, and the situation. X

I used descriptive words and phrases. X

In the conclusion I included a lesson that I learned. X

I punctuated sentences properly. (capital letter at the beginning and a period at the end) x