San Pasqual Academy

English 9 & 10 - Ms. Priester

Autobiographical Narrative Topic Selection

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What happened?  List actions in chronological order.

1. My eldest sister and I got in an argument over her missing         money.

2. I was purposely provoking her so she would get mad and, she did.

3.My sister, Lila started coming at me, so I got scared. I kicked and punched her in the chest then started to run. She grabbed me from my shoulders all of a suddenly, then got my head and smashed it into the wall, making a hole the size of my head in it.

4. My mom heard a crash (my head going into the wall). So she came upstairs to see what had happened. As soon as I saw her I began to cry. This way my sister would get a whopping. I made a big fit even though it really didn’t hurt because, this way my mom would’ve felt bad for me.

English 9 only needs three steps.

Where did it happen?    Describe the setting.

  • city and state: Imperial Beach, California
  • building:-
  • room: Mom’s bedroom
  • furniture: Wall, bed

Who was involved?  List and describe the characters present.

you

  • appearance:Weakling, 4f”9, small, big head
  • actions:Provoking, annoying, snotty, hitting in self defense.
  • speech:Mean, provoking, attitude, rude.

character A: Sister

  • appearance:Ugly, tall, monstrous, beastly, hideous, frizzy dry ugly hair.
  • actions: mean. insulting, beating.
  • speech: insulting, Malicious, Attitude, rude, obnoxious

character B:Mom

  • appearance: Scrubs uniform, mad, angry, upset, shocked, disbelief.
  • actions: stood there staring in disbelief.
  • speech: Cussing, caring about me, mad at Lila.

When did it happen? Explain how long ago it took place.

  • year: 2006
  • month and/or season: fall September
  • time of day: Afternoon
  • your age:9

Why did you select this event?

  • I selected this, because it’s one day I’ll never forget even if I have Alzheimer’s

How did it change you?

  • At first I loved provoking my sister, but afterward I’d always get a beating so then I realized if I didn't want to get beat I’d have to realize that provoking is bad for lots of reasons.

                                                        N.Priester 7/7/2010