Autobiographical Composition
English 9 & 10
Donkersloot/Schmidt
Your next essay is an autobiographical essay.
Your job is to think of an event in your life
that happened in a short time—maybe just a
few minutes or several hours or a day. The
event doesn’t necessarily have to be life
changing, but it should be an interesting
incident worthy of an autobiography. You
will then write an interesting essay that tells
us about this event. You should have an
introduction that sets up the event. You
should also include sensory details that
describe the event and allow us to picture the event in our minds, and the end of your
essay should give us a sense of conclusion of the event.
In class, we will brainstorm ideas for kinds of topics and practice using sensory details. We will use workshops to edit each other’s essays. Then it is up to you to perfect your autobiographical essay.
This is due on Friday, February 1. It will be marked down one grade every day it is late.
Organization: essay has a clear intro, body, and conclusion and is easy to follow (20 pts) Grammar & Punctuation: correct grammar and punctuation are used (20 pts) Mechanics: correct spelling and sentence structure are used (20 pts) Diction: essay shows a thoughtful use of words and good sensory description is used (20 pts) Interest: essay captures and holds the interest of the reader (20 pts)
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