Deadline #4

1. A narrative essay presents a series of actions or events in a specific order to tell a story. Narrative essays contain a beginning, middle, and end. The introduction sets up the opinion of the thesis statement, the body develops the sequence of actions and events, and the conclusion restates the thesis in different words. In narrative essays, transitional words and phrases identify logical, chronological, and spatial arrangements in order to define how sentences relate to each other. Transitional words and phrases such as finally, earlier, before, next, now, then, soon, at first, and as soon as, establish chronological sequence in a narrative essay. Through the presentation of occurrences in a particular sequence, a narrative essay can effectively relay a story.

2. The use of visual imagery in the opening paragraph of 'My "Eight Cow" Bracelet' held my attention, making me want to read the rest of the essay. The thesis of the essay is, “It was during this transitional point in my life that my father began to teach me a valuable and significant lesson regarding beauty and the power of words”. Actual narration begins at the start of the second paragraph. Examples of description are used throughout the essay. The first example of description was the writer depicting herself as a baby with two chins, Michelin Tire legs, and hair that would stick up. She later gives a picture of herself as a girl with stringy, long, brown hair, a freckled face, and large brown eyes. Deeper into the story, the writer provides a vivid mental illustration of the slender, silver cuff bracelet with eight round turquoise stones. The use of description contributes to this essay in a way that makes the reader feel a sense of being there, either as the main character or an observer.