Write an organized, well developed essay that describes three characteristics that make you who you are

Brainstorming
The first step is generating ideas for your essay. As a prewriting activity, you will complete a “Where I’m From Poem” that will help you reflect on the meaningful people, places, and experiences that have shaped who you are.

Organizing
This essay includes three main parts:

· Introduction and Thesis Statement

· Three Body Paragraphs

· Conclusion

Each week, you will build one part of the essay.

A successful essay will include the following:
· Full MLA header on the left side of the first page

· Page header on the right side of each page

· 12-point Times New Roman font, double spaced

· Original title

· Introduction paragraph with a hook, narrowing section, and thesis statement

· Thesis statement that clearly identifies the three characteristics you will develop

· Three body paragraphs, one for each of the characteristics in your thesis

· A clear topic sentence for each body paragraph

· Description and details that develop each paragraph

· Conclusion paragraph that restates the idea of your thesis statement

· Correct sentence structure that avoids fragments, fused sentences, or comma splices