Describing a Personal Experience

Write about a small or great kindness that happened in your life. Write 200-300 words. Use the paragraph plan below to help you.

Paragraph 1:	Set the scene for the story. Remember to grab the reader’s attention at the beginning. Describe the surroundings or the situation, but don’t give them all the facts at once.
Paragraphs 2-3:	Describe what happened. What were you doing? Were you alone? Why did you need help? How did you feel? Whom did you meet? How did they help you?
Paragraph 4:	What happened in the end? Did you learn anything from the experience?

Don't forget to include structures that add emphasis, such as cleft sentences, negative inversion, and perhaps an emphatic did, and do your best as this piece should be included in your portfolio.