MEMOIR ESSAY ASSIGNMENT – THE FOR THE PRE-WRITING THAT CAN BE FOUND IN THE ESSAY ASSIGNMENTS FOLDER Submit your pre-writing assignment to Canvas. . I am asking you to use the form of pre-writing you will find in the Essay Examples folder. the very restricted time frame. That is your model for pre-writing. YOUR FILE WILL BE TITLED “MEMOIR SUBMISSION.”Once you upload your paper, you may check the originality box to see that you have not used information from others without citing your source. LENGTH: Essay should be 2-3 typewritten pages, double-spaced, using Modern Language Association (MLA) format. I have posted an example in the Essay Examples folder on Blackboard that will give you the MLA form for your final submission. I have also posted a student’s A paper in the same folder. The ndu poet Kalidasa wrote the following poem: Salutation to the Dawn January 1, Look to this day, For it is life, the very life of life. In its brief course lie all the varieties and realities of your existence, The bliss of growth, the glory of action, the splendor of beauty; For yesterday is but a dream; and tomorrow is only a vision, But today well lived makes Every yesterday a dream of happiness And every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well, therefore, to this day! by Kalidasa 1. Analyze and interpret this passage. Respond to the topic with the discussing your understanding of the ideas that Kalidasa expresses. 2. You have read the chapters in WT that introduce the process of writing and the chapter on writing a memoir. Review as needed to recall the and the that goes into writing a memoir. 3. and using the organization suggested by the order of questions asked and the instruction
s on the memoir assignment, Please be aware that beginning your paper with a —starting in the middle of the action that you have chosen as your focus–and then going back to make sense with the back story gives you an engaging introduction. 5. Include to convey clear imagery of the elements of your memoir. You most likely will not use all of the details that you recalled (or made up as appropriate to the time, mood, and place). Remember to consider all of the senses: taste, touch, smell, sight, and sound. But DO NOT use detail that is not pertinent to your story. (the point you are making about your learning experience) by the focus offered in your pre-writing exercise. 6. Next, provide an — your identification of a learning experience gained from your incident. SEE THE SAMPLE STUDENT PAPER FOR AN EXAMPLE. 7. Pay close attention to the essays in your text. The organization in those essays will also instruct you in a way to organize your main idea in your own memoir essay if you need more help than the pre-writing offers. You will need to choose appropriate detail for unification. OPTIONAL: For your enjoyment and for a different perspective on the message of Kalidasa’s poem, I provide here a link to a beautiful video. You do not have to view it, nor do you have to include its message in your paper. I offer it as enrichment and a way to expand your thinking on the worth of your event. DO NOT BE CONFUSED—THE POEM IS THE FOCUS OF THE PAPER. By the way, the TED lectures are fascinating and offer exciting and entertaining information on various subjects—an interesting way to get smarter. You can Google TED Talks to learn more about the gathering of the greatest minds of our time.