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Structure,
Sound & Sense:
Essay Writing:
Personal Essay
A personal essay is a
short composition that deals with a subject drawn directly
from the writer’s life. Tackle a personal essay just like
you would tackle a research paper—break it down into
manageable tasks.
Task 1: Requirements
Make sure you understand
what your teacher expects of you. Review all of the
information you have about the assignment and verify that
you can answer the following questions. If you don’t know,
ask your teacher.
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Are you required to do your personal essay on a particular
topic?
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When is your essay due?
·
Is there a requirement for length?
Task 2: Topic
Select a topic for your
personal essay. You might write about an experience that
moved you, a person you admire, or the qualities that make
you a good candidate for admittance to a particular college.
If you’re having trouble coming up with ideas, look through
an old photo album for pictures of people or events that
helped to make you the person you are today. Example:
Last year you decided to try out vegetarianism. You liked
the principle behind it, and saw the health benefits as an
added bonus. It turned out being a vegetarian was harder
than you thought it would be. After two months without
eating meat or animal products, you caved in and ate a bacon
double cheeseburger. You decide to write a personal essay
about your experience.
Task 3: Working thesis
statement and objective
Every essay begins with a
working thesis statement—that is, a main point. Your job is
to come up with a main point, then use your essay to support
it. Tip: A good working thesis statement for a personal
essay
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Tells the reader
something about you
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Is interesting to you and
your audience
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Is a complete sentence
summarizing your position
1. Make your topic and
main point into a complete, opinion-based sentence. This
becomes your working thesis statement. Example: You have
already selected a topic—your experience as a vegetarian.
You remember how committed you were when you first began but
how quickly you missed eating certain foods. Vegetarianism
just isn’t the right choice for you. That’s your main point.
Now put your topic, main point and objective together:
My experience as a vegetarian/not the right choice for me
Next, make it into a sentence:
My experience as a vegetarian taught me that a
vegetarian diet isn’t the right choice for me.
2. Make sure your thesis
sentence expresses your topic and your point accurately, and
that it tells the reader something about you. If necessary,
fine tune it.
3. Define your
objective—that is, what you intend to accomplish with your
essay. Example: You intend to use your essay to explain
what your experience with a vegetarian diet taught you about
yourself. You’d also like it to reflect your personality.
You’re funny, and you found the experience humorous. You’d
like your personal essay to convey your sense of humor.
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