For Monday, 12/6 (Day 5), and Tuesday, 12/7 (Day 6), bring three pages of your 9/11 story. Your 9/11 story should tell the story of that day and its aftermath. You may write it in the first-person, but realize that you're not writing only about yourself; you are telling the story to convey what happened that day.
If you have struggled with this assignment, here are some issues to consider as try to write your story. You may not find all of these helpful, feel free to skip whichever steps don't help you. You :
First, have a clear sense of your audience--whom are you telling the story to? Is it in adult who already has a strong opinion about 9/11? Is it a peer from another country who doesn't know much about that day? Is it a child who wasn't yet born when it happened?
Second, have a clear sense of your purpose for telling the story--what do you want your audience to know about 9/11? Do you want them to think terrorists are responsible for the attacks? Do you want them to think there are many unanswered questions about that day? Do you want them to have conflicted feelings about the day? Do you want them to have a sense that many are mistaken to think the day is significant?
Third, decide on the facts that you think are important, the facts that your audience must know about 9/11. Since you can't include everything, you should have a good working list (maybe five to ten items) that you think are indispensable to the story.
Fourth, have a sense of the conflict you want to develop and resolve. Have a sense of when and where you need to include the indispensable facts that bring the conflict to its climax and resolve the consequences of the climax. It may seem that the story's climax comes right at the beginning. That's fine; just make sure you have a good sense of how you want to show the consequences of that climax (otherwise known as the falling action).
Fifth, write your 9/11 narrative. You are telling a story, so including personal details is appropriate, but you're not just writing about yourself; your goal is to tell a (hopefully) compelling story about that day and its aftermath.
