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Prompt
Throughout our lives, each of us encounters numerous instances of forgiveness. Sometimes we are innocent bystanders, but often we are the ones having to ask for forgiveness or being asked to forgive. For this personal narrative essay assignment, I am asking you to think back to an instance in your life when you have encountered forgiveness and asking you to write about it.
Prior to writing this assignment, you will need to be able to answer some of the following questions:
o Who was being asked to forgive?
o Who was asking to be forgiven?
o Why was forgiveness being asked for?
o What was required of the person forgiving?
o What was required of the person being forgiven?
o What background information might the reader need to know before the essay can be truly understood?
o Were there any conditions put in place by either party before forgiveness was achieved?
o Was forgiveness achieved? Why or why not?
Make sure, in writing this assignment, that you remember the characteristics of a good personal narrative essay: a good hook, lots of background information, has a story feel, is written in 1st person perspective, ends with a moral or lesson learned (reflection) , and includes some dialogue and a lot of detail.
As you write, remember your story will be scored based on how well you: Use any of the tools available to you, such as the Checklist, Spellchecker, or Graphic Organizer.
