Eyes+Essay

Write a Personal Narrative (show, don't tell) on one of the topics below or think of your own.

 * being //issei// or //nisei//
 * //ganbare//
 * //shikataganai//
 * bravest thing you ever saw
 * the ocean, boat
 * camp
 * being taken somewhere "blindly"
 * dealing with a different generation
 * dealing with a different culture
 * discrimination
 * doing what's right
 * not being able to live up to parent's expectation
 * standing up for yourself (risky move)

PEER REVIEW - Comment on each of the following ON your partners draft:

 * 1) **Opening** - doesn't have to be an intro but should be catchy. Might be a scene, dialogue, description, quotation.
 * 2) **Body** - should have at least one SCENE rendered in enough detail that we get emotionally involved (you just did this with Raymond Nosaka's "Japanese Dog Bait")
 * 3) **Conclusion** - doesn't have to be a typical conclusion but reader should come out knowing WHY the writer wrote the essay. Should have a "deeper meaning," a "point" for us to ponder.
 * 4) **Overall** - point to the strongest part(s) of the essay and note where the writer should develop the piece further.
 * 5) **Sign your name** to your comments at the end of your partner's paper.