| The Writing Assignment | 32 |
| Writing a Draft: Invention, Research, Planning, and Composing | 33 |
| Evaluating the Draft: Getting a Critical Reading | 44 |
| Improving the Draft: Revising, Formatting, Editing, and Proofreading | 45 |
Write an essay about an event in your life that will engage readers and that will, at the same time, help them understand the significance of the event. Tell your story dramatically and vividly.
This Guide to Writing is designed to help you compose your own remembered event essay and apply what you have learned from reading other essays in the same genre. The following Starting Points chart will help you find answers to many of the questions you might have about composing a remembered event essay. Use the chart to find the guidance you need, when you need it.