Reflecting on Personal Experiences

I. Choose your writing option. Read the writing prompt again and

decide which writing option you will use. Think about personal experiences you

will draw on in your reflection. II. State your central idea.

Your central idea connects your individual experience and reflection to a larger idea. Narrow your focus

by identifying a real-life experience and reflect on its meaning in relation to your chosen quotation.

III. Engage and orient your reader. Answer these questions to gather details

that will help your readers understand your experience and ideas: What background

information do my readers need? What descriptive details or dialogue will bring my experience