Write about an event in your life that will engage readers and that will, at the same time, help them understand the significance of the event. Tell your story dramatically and vividly.

Rubric:
• Have you offered a well-told story (by letting readers see your point of view and by arousing curiosity and suspense)?
• Have you used a narrative arc and clarified or resolved the underlying conflict through a change or discovery of some kind?
• Did you offer a vivid description of people and places