Blog Post #15: Things to Consider

Personal Narrative Question Responses

1) There currently not enough details when describing my place based of the Personal Narrative I wrote. I described the place but I definitely could do a better, more in-depth job at creating imagery, in which my audience feels as if they are there at my place.

2) I will need to establish myself as credible without sounding like I’m the only one who’s been through the thought processes I’ve had when I was at the place. I need to do this while also being able to show that I am the only person who has experience what I have physically at this place.

3) The discussion of place is my childhood backyard which tends to be same ol’ same ol’, however, my place is a specific spot in my backyard that is both unique to me and unique to any backyard.

4) My intended audience would have to be anyone who can relate to what I have experienced and where there place to think was. Ex: similar story to me but maybe a unique place to them. Someone who is between the ages of 18-25 who can reflect on a similar childhood experience and place.

5) I assume that my readers have experienced what I have in a similar way or have a place of comfort and thought during the times of grief or times of happiness. I am tapping into it because my place and how I describe it should make the readers consider and reflect on their own experiences and how it compares to mine. Did they too feel alone but felt comfort by having a place to think all of their thoughts out?

Character Development

Character

Full Name: Alison Cohnston

Gender: Female

Age and Date of Birth (as your story does not need to have a contemporary

setting): 18 May 10, 1999

Birth City: Fort Myers, FL

Parent’s Names: Sharon Barker & Fin Barker

Siblings: Kelly Barker, Age 5

Ethnicity: White, Native American

Pets: 2 dogs & fish

Education: 1st year college student @ FSU

Favorite Movie: she doesn’t have one

Favorite TV Show: Scandal

Favorite Book: she doesn’t have one

Favorite Food: Mac & Cheese

Favorite Day of the Week: Friday

Favorite Hobby: Running

Favorite Drink: Smoothies

Favorite Band: she doesn’t have one

Favorite Song: she doesn’t have one

Favorite Halloween Costume (if s/he celebrated Halloween): Scarecrow

Religious affiliation: she doesn’t have one

Political affiliation: None

Love interest(s): None

Physical Description

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Color and Style: Brown & Straight

Height: 5’7

Weight: Not sure

Skin Tone: White

Facial Description (does s/he have a unique nose, forehead, eyes, ears, lips,

ect.?): None

Clothes (what s/he is wearing or usually wears): comfortable clothing

Other Physical Characteristics (booty, busty, muscular, corpulent, scrawny,

disproportioned, ect.): skinny

Defining Moments

The one childhood instance—good or bad—that indelibly affects who this

character is now: Father pasted away at young age

The character’s proudest moment: graduating high school, and the accomplishments with it such as acceptance from FSU

The character’s most embarrassing moment: not sure

The character’s career goals of future aspirations/ambitions: wants to be a lawyer

Whom the character would most like to have dinner with (past or present)

and why: not sure

Three adjectives the character would use to describe him/herself:

1. Creative

2. Funny

3. Tall