Life Line Project

Irene C. Kassarola states, “You must have control of the authorship of your own destiny. The pen that writes your life story must be held in your own hand.” Our lives and the important events of it make up who we are and what we do.

1.  Create a list of 20 SIGNIFICANT events in your life…from birth to present

2.  Looking at the whole list, cross out the 5 that are least important

3.  After you have selected 15, fill out the “Life Line” chart with dates, symbols, ratings and descriptions for each event

4.  Once you have the chart completed, chart out the top 15 events, with coordinating pictures and descriptions. Each chart must have a Y axis (years, age, etc.) and an X axis with the rating of -5 to +5. PLEASE SEE EXAMPLES

5.  After you have charted your Life Line, select 1 item to write a personal narrative about…which one had the most impact, was most exciting or changed your world?

6.  Using the chart provided, map out the event by using the PLOT STRUCTURE chart.

7.  Once you have completed this, use the chart to guide you in writing your own personal narrative about the one event. This narrative must contain all of the plot elements, be typed (double-spaced), contain no grammar or mechanical errors and be thoughtful.

8.  Complete the Reflection/Revision After Writing Questions

9.  TURN IN TO ME:

-List of Events

-Life Line Chart

-Life Line Graph

-Plot Structure Chart

-Personal Narrative First Draft (typed)

-Reflection/Revision After Writing Questions

-Personal Narrative Final Draft (typed)

Life Line Chart

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Plot Structure Chart Name ______

Climax

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4. ______

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3. ______

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______Narrative HOOK ______

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Rising Action

Exposition: à ______

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Life Line Graph Examples

Reflection/Revision After Writing

List your characters:

How do you develop each character? How does the reader know what they are like?

List the characters that have little or no description:

Create a plan to enhance each character’s development (Could you include more dialogue, actions or description to create a more detailed character?)

Go back through the paper and circle word s that may be “easy” or “boring” to a reader. Replace these low-level words with a more interesting or challenging word. (Feel free to use a dictionary or thesaurus to help you).

List the words originally in your paper: / What word was used to replace it:

Next: Apply these revisions to your personal narrative