Cycle 1 "Three People" Essay -- Blue Team FINAL Drafts

LSC 100 Friday Deadlines:  Weeks 2–4 Writing

These 3 weeks we’ll have deadlines every Friday – KNOW YOUR TEAM!

1) WRITING TEAMS (3 Fridays, a different team):  

• One page (250-300 words, double-spaced) well written, spell-checked

2) Required: Use one full quotation with correct punctuation and attribution

3) Topic for all teams, Weeks 2-4: “Three People & Me” in FOUR PARAGRAPHS using the 4 Cs GOAL: WHO are the THREE people that describe YOUR personality? They can be real people or fictional – even action heroes. Each person is one paragraph/idea.

Our Challenge: One idea for each paragraph – one person per paragraph / idea

4 Cs of Storytelling from: Joe Lambert, Center for Digital Storytelling, Berkeley, CA

1^st Paragraph: CONNECTION Grab your audience in the first paragraph. Go for emotion, first: How do you describe your personality? Leader or team player, funny, hard working or goals that inspire you.

2^nd Paragraph: CONTEXT Discuss Person #1 as the most representative of your personality. Give only enough context to expand or deepen the connection from first paragraph.

3^rd Paragraph: CHANGE or CLIMAX – What event / person #2 that revealed to you what kind of person you are? (brave, funny, motivated, overcame a challenge, etc.) This is the heart of your story – and the heart of your personality or life lesson that taught you WHO you are or want to be.

4^th Paragraph: CONCLUSION: Person #3 gives us an additional insight or lesson learned. Give some wisdom or wit or genuine heart that readers can take away.  

• Can you write a kicker ending? It’s the last sentence where readers respond, “Wow!”

TIPS on Attribution (identify the speaker)

Use Correct Punctuation and Quotation Style – note punctuation inside quote marks.

My cousin Jack explained, “_______.”   OR      “_________,” explained my cousin Josie.