Stewarts Metaphor
Personal Stories
Essay Types
Student Examples
100

What metaphor is used for this writing?

Weaving

100

When writing a personal story, what is the first thing to take into consideration?

context/appropriateness

100

What type of essay is about combining personal experience with research?

Integration

100
What is Callies topic?

Religion

200

What does weaving create?

Fabric

200

What is one reason why writers would limit their personal stories when writing?

Personal stories can take away fromn the focus of the essay

200

What type of essay is about self-discovery?

Exploration

200

What did Melynda write about?

Suicide

300

What is the structure of writing called in weaving?

Warp

300

How does Callie Harding use her story?

Context

300

What type of essay tells a story?

Narrative

300

What challenge did Etheriln face?

Motherhood

400

What part of weaving does Steward compare to personal stories?

Weft

400

According to Stewart, where are stories the most helpful in an essay?

Introduction

400

What type of essay is about continuous personal experience?

Continuity

400

What is Ethelin's focus?

Art

500

Explain why weaving is a good example for this essay?

It shows how a strong fabric is made of two different elements, similiar to how a strong writer uses academic knowledge and personal experiences

500

Personal stories should be used as a tool to help ____ the essay.

Frame

500

What type of essay is mostly personal?(might contain research at the end)

Personal

500

What human trait does Melyndas story play into?

Emotion

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