Narrative+Prewriting-JennyK

- Going to America to study - Being able to do more things alone (taking responsibility) - Overcame the stage fright - Staying in the United States alone - Completing the interview successfully and transferring to KIS.
 * List 5 events of significance in your life:**

- the importance of my family - true friends were always beside me - importance of taking responsibility - importance of preparation - the importance of showing my thoughts to others
 * List 5 moments that last no more than 5 minutes where you had an aha or you didn't realize at the time the significance:**

- When I was in the United States alone, because my family left to go to Korea, I had a hard time. I was home-staying at one Korean teacher from my school for about 5 months. It doesn’t seem like a long time but it was a very long time for me because the teacher was very harsh on me, when she was kind to everyone else. I had no idea why she hated me so much. During that harsh time, I missed my family a lot and I could feel that my friends were always beside me. One of my friends agreed with me and encouraged me, because she knew how it feels since she was the “victim” the year before.
 * Choose two of those events and free write for 4-6 minutes about each of them.**

- I have a personality of shyness. People would think that it’s not a big deal, but I always worried about it. I never said my opinion or the answer out loud when I was in class. Not only that, I could never talk to others who I never met before. I only talked when I was with friends, only my friends, and it always takes me some time to be friendly with others. But one day, my tutor teacher suggested me, actually forced me, to be in the talent show and sing. On the day of the talent show, I was very nervous because I didn’t have confidence in me and my partner and I practiced only once. But after I was done with it, I was glad that I did it because it made me feel like I gained some confidence.

- I have a personality of shyness. I never said my opinion or the answer out loud when I was in class and I never talked to others who I never met before. I only talked when I was with only my friends. One day, I heard that my school’s talent show was in few weeks. My tutor teacher forced me to be on that talent show and sing in front of whole bunch of parents and students. On the day of the talent show, at the entrance, I became very nervous since my partner and I only practiced one time and I had a stage fright. “I am so nervous... What if I don’t do well?” I said. “It’s ok. You’ll be fine. Just go out there and sing. That’s all you have to do,” encouraged my friend. That words from my friend comforted me and I became relaxed.
 * Choose one of the events and add setting and dialogue.**

Overcoming the stage fright - how important overcoming the fear is. - The significance of the importance of being brave and getting confidence by it. - At my school’s talent show - __Taste__: Tasted bitter because I was nervous. - __Touch__: I suddenly had a headache, stomachache, and my throat was hurt. - __Smell__: I smelled something burning because of the lights. - __Sight__: I looked at the empty space since I was too nervous to look at people’s face. - __Hear__: I heard my song played by the piano, cello, and violin.
 * Choose an event (either the ones you brainstormed with or another one) and answer the following questions:**
 * What is the thesis?**
 * What is the significance (one sentence)?**
 * What is the setting?**
 * Write one sentence or phrase for each of the senses (taste, touch, smell. . .)**