“Write about something that will change your life. It is the best gift you can give yourself.” –John Truby
You’ve finished watching the film Freedom Writers. I hope that you drew some inspiration from how each those students found her “voice” and had the courage to tell her story. These stories were about their lives; they were real. Each story had something every reader could relate to: passion, pain, danger, tragedy, comedy; each had something that touched the reader’s heart. Beware: don’t make yourself a hapless victim; you are not trying to make the reader feel sorry for you; you risk coming across as pathetic. Instead, if you show pain, show the human struggle with the pain. This type of writing is risky; it takes courage; it requires that you make yourself vulnerable, and no one is comfortable with that. Just remember every good story reminds the reader what it is to be human.
In your journal, brainstorm ideas for personal narrative #2.
For Friday, write the first draft of that story in your journal.
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