Alexis Van Sickle
Ms. Lehmann
English 2-1B
9 October 2019
Lagoon
I hopped in the car, jumping in my seat. It was my 14th birthday, and Cooper and I were going to Lagoon.
“You ready,” I asked Cooper as she got in the car.
“Ya. I'm super excited, too,” she replied.
I smiled and nodded my agreement.
I slept almost all the way there, waking up a few times to move my pillow around. We stopped just after Tremont and used the restrooms.
Then we jumped back in the car and went to visit my Grandpa. Me, my sister, and Cooper didn’t stay in his room very long, though. My mom talked for about thirty minutes, and then we headed to Lagoon.
I stared up at the tall building that was part of the ride Cannibal. I’ve never been one for roller-coasters, and I promised myself I wouldn’t be riding that one today.
“Let's go on that one!” I looked at Cooper to see that she was pointing at the oldest looking roller-coaster there.
“What?”
“Come on! Let's go!” She walked away, so I had to hurry to catch up.
I didn’t plan on going on all the rides we went on that day. Well, really, I didn’t plan anything, but Cooper helped bring me out of my shell.
It was almost time to go, and we had had a fun day.
“But you promised,” she wined.
Indeed, I had promised her that we would go on Cannibal. Why I had done this? I had no idea.
“Ya, but do we really have to? I mean, it's just so high up.”
“Yes,” she hollered dragging me into the line.
When it was finally our turn, I hopped into one of the middle seats. The ride started going up its escalator. It moved out of the building and stopped at the top.
Why did it have to stop at the top? Why couldn’t it just keep moving? All sorts of questions ran through my head as we waited for the drop.
Finally, it moved. After what seemed like forever, it ran the track. The ride was exelerating and fun. I tried to raise my hands like you see in the movies, but they just kept sliding back down to grab the bar. When I opened my mouth to scream nothing came out either, then, just like that, the ride was over.
“What’d you think?”
“I think...I have never been more scared and more excited in my life,” I laughed. The ride had turned out to be super fun and exhilarating.
The lesson from this story is that you shouldn't pass on an activity before you’ve even tried it just because you’re scared of it.
Personal Narrative Reflection
Please answer all questions in complete, grammatically correct sentences.
1. Explain the process you went through to write this paper. Please be specific.
I had to brain storm and write a outline. Determine where I was going to put dialogue, show don't tell, and imagery. Then, typed a rough draft and have it checked by the teacher. Finally, I typed a final copy.
2. What qualifies this paper as a narrative? What are the requirements for this genre and how did you meet them?
The paper has dialogue, it shows not tell, and it has imagery. It also tells of a actual event. These are all the requirement for a narrative paper.
3. What is one part of your story that you think turned out really well? What do you like about that part?
I feel like I explained my feelings towards the ride Cannibal really well. It reminds me of the experience.
Ms. Lehmann
English 2-1B
9 October 2019
Lagoon
I hopped in the car, jumping in my seat. It was my 14th birthday, and Cooper and I were going to Lagoon.
“You ready,” I asked Cooper as she got in the car.
“Ya. I'm super excited, too,” she replied.
I smiled and nodded my agreement.
I slept almost all the way there, waking up a few times to move my pillow around. We stopped just after Tremont and used the restrooms.
Then we jumped back in the car and went to visit my Grandpa. Me, my sister, and Cooper didn’t stay in his room very long, though. My mom talked for about thirty minutes, and then we headed to Lagoon.
I stared up at the tall building that was part of the ride Cannibal. I’ve never been one for roller-coasters, and I promised myself I wouldn’t be riding that one today.
“Let's go on that one!” I looked at Cooper to see that she was pointing at the oldest looking roller-coaster there.
“What?”
“Come on! Let's go!” She walked away, so I had to hurry to catch up.
I didn’t plan on going on all the rides we went on that day. Well, really, I didn’t plan anything, but Cooper helped bring me out of my shell.
It was almost time to go, and we had had a fun day.
“But you promised,” she wined.
Indeed, I had promised her that we would go on Cannibal. Why I had done this? I had no idea.
“Ya, but do we really have to? I mean, it's just so high up.”
“Yes,” she hollered dragging me into the line.
When it was finally our turn, I hopped into one of the middle seats. The ride started going up its escalator. It moved out of the building and stopped at the top.
Why did it have to stop at the top? Why couldn’t it just keep moving? All sorts of questions ran through my head as we waited for the drop.
Finally, it moved. After what seemed like forever, it ran the track. The ride was exelerating and fun. I tried to raise my hands like you see in the movies, but they just kept sliding back down to grab the bar. When I opened my mouth to scream nothing came out either, then, just like that, the ride was over.
“What’d you think?”
“I think...I have never been more scared and more excited in my life,” I laughed. The ride had turned out to be super fun and exhilarating.
The lesson from this story is that you shouldn't pass on an activity before you’ve even tried it just because you’re scared of it.
Personal Narrative Reflection
Please answer all questions in complete, grammatically correct sentences.
1. Explain the process you went through to write this paper. Please be specific.
I had to brain storm and write a outline. Determine where I was going to put dialogue, show don't tell, and imagery. Then, typed a rough draft and have it checked by the teacher. Finally, I typed a final copy.
2. What qualifies this paper as a narrative? What are the requirements for this genre and how did you meet them?
The paper has dialogue, it shows not tell, and it has imagery. It also tells of a actual event. These are all the requirement for a narrative paper.
3. What is one part of your story that you think turned out really well? What do you like about that part?
I feel like I explained my feelings towards the ride Cannibal really well. It reminds me of the experience.