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Craft your own aphorism reflecting your unique life experiences and beliefs. Explore why this aphorism resonates with you in an insightful and creative essay. Draw from personal anecdotes to illustrate its relevance. Dive deep into self-reflection and creativity.
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Aphorism Essay Outline due Monday, April 18 Rough draft due Wednesday, April 20 at beginning of class Final Copy due April 25 3pm
Your Task • Create your own aphorism about your life, love, people, values, beliefs- anything • Write a paper about why this aphorism fits your life and your experiences that contributed to the self-made aphorism
Structure • Intro • Hook • Thesis: State Aphorism and reasons • Be creative
Structure Cont’d • Body (several paragraphs) • Should have vivid, coherent reasons that aphorism fits your life • Draw from at least 3 different personal experiences that span over your lifetime
Structure Cont’d • Conclusion • Should be reflective and wrap up essay
Helpful Hints • Be creative and put effort into this • Aphorism should be recurring in your life; draw from all experiences • You will choose either a peer editor or you will self-edit on Wednesday, April 20 • Aphorism must not be literal • You must compose your own original aphorism; no plagiarizing!