Posted: December 19th, 2016

According to Engaging Questions, “stories that hold the reader’s interest involve conflict or tension. Consider experiences that did one or more of the following:  Resulted in intellectual or moral growth, an increase in maturity.

Portfolio Project (250 points) You have a choice between two Portfolio Projects. Do not do both projects. Identify your Portfolio Project choice in the title of your document. Note: both options are scored according to one rubric. Review the Portfolio Grading Rubric in the Module 8 folder. Option #1: Interpreting Experiences In Chapter 4, you explored the mode of writing that uses narrative to persuade your readers. The narrative mode is used to help you and your readers interpret experiences. For this assignment, then, you must compose a persuasive essay in the narrative essay genre. According to Engaging Questions, “stories that hold the reader’s interest involve conflict or tension. Consider experiences that did one or more of the following:  Resulted in intellectual or moral growth, an increase in maturity.  Challenged your beliefs, attitudes, or values.  Allowed you to see your behavior from someone else’s perspective.  Disappointed or surprised you about your own character or the character of someone you thought you knew.  Led you to see some past event in a new context or category that transformed its meaning.  Called conventional wisdom about right and wrong into question.  Created a dilemma, a choice between two paths of action, neither of which is entirely satisfactory. Remember that the significance of an event is not in the event itself but in what you make of it, the angle or point of view you bring to it or discover in thinking or writing about it. Nevertheless, finding the right topic for you does matter” (Channell & Crusius, 2014, p.77). Your narrative essay must:  Include a thesis statement in your introduction.  Consist of body paragraphs that include a topic sentence and clear details that support your description.  Address your topic using critical thinking skills.  Include one quotation, paraphrase and use of a summary in your paper.  Include a concluding paragraph that synthesizes your main points.  Incorporate instructor and peer feedback.