Narrative Essay
This type of paragraph begins your essay
Introduction
Name the sense: "Flashing lights shone over my head as I walked through the crowd. People dressed in school-branded sweaters stood in a snakelike line to get their hands on fried Oreos."
Sight
This word refers to the nature and relative arrangement of places and physical features
Geography
This word describes the specific culture or geographical area that someone resides in/is surrounded by
What is it called when you make a connection with someone, whether it be platonic, romantic, or sexual?
Relationship
This type of paragraph ties up any loose ends and relates back to your main point
Conclusion
Name the sense: "The buzz of lights above droned as I walked through the murmuring crowd. Whispers confirmed that they were in line for fried Oreos."
Sound
This author from our unit is a former correspondent for NPR, traveled to over 30 countries, and wrote The Geography of Bliss?
Eric Weiner
This author from our unit is an American poet and cultural critic?
Hanif Abdurraqib
This author from our unit is an essayist, a professor, and writer of Ordinary Girls
Jaquira Diaz
These paragraphs take up the majority of your piece, relating back to main ideas or sources
Body Paragraphs
Name the sense: "The warm light pressed itself on the back of my neck while the breeze coated my arms. I brushed against cotton sweaters, barely making it into the fried Oreo line.
Touch
This author from our unit is a Senior Editor at The Atlantic, and the creator of "The Friendship Files"
Julie Beck
This author from our unit is a South African comedian and was the host of The Daily Show?
Trevor Noah
This author from our unit is a former lawyer and an American author/romance novelist.
Emily Griffin
This type of writing allows you to interact with sources, explaining why your ideas are similar
Convergent Synthesis
Name the sense: "I coughed out the bitter smoke someone waved in my face, trying to make my way through the crowd. The only thing keeping me in line is the thought of rich chocolate and grease resting on my tongue."
Taste
This is the main idea in "How Geography Shapes Our Identity?
"Where we are affects who we are" (p.1)
For Abdurraqib, the corner store isn’t just a place that sells a wide variety of things, it is______.
A community.
For Griffin, the cruise she went on wasn’t just a vacation full of people like her father, it was________.
Joy/Reconciliation.
This type of writing allows you to interact with sources, explaining why your ideas are different
Divergent Synthesis
Out of all the senses, this sense is proven to be the closest related to memory.
Smell
This is the main idea of “The Psychology of Home: Why Where You Live Means so Much.”
Home is where we are right now/Geography has little to no affect on who you are.
For Noah, school isn’t just a place where students are supposed to learn, it is a place of ________.
Self-Discovery
For Diaz's piece, the beach isn’t just a place that attracts rude travelers and drunken escapades, it is ______.
Family/Freedom