Assignment: Write a researched nonfiction essay on your experience with a subject that you would like to teach others about. Narrate your story and include researched information about the subject matter.
Readers should come to understand the subject from both a personal and an objective of view.

You must do research into the subject to present more than your own personal knowledge and experience.
Think of your experience as a representation of all people who go through a similar experience. You must integrate expert, researched knowledge with your personal knowledge and story.
You must use at least five (5) credible, detailed sources.
Goals:
Teach your audience about a subject you have had a personal experience with.
You may be persuasive as well as informative if you choose.
Engage readers with your narrative experience.
Use research to supplement your personal knowledge. At least five (5) credible sources.
Reflect on your experience and how it relates to the information.

Options: Write about a time in your life when…
1.You learned something that changed you, your behavior, outlook, life plans, etc.
2.You experienced a social or health issue that changed you.
3.Pick an issue currently affecting you and your peers, your career, family, or community.