Question

analyzing a writing prompt

martin luther king jr. often spoke of a day in the future when he hoped that his children would be judged not by their skin color but instead by their character. write a narrative essay about a moment in your life when you were judged by something other than the content of your character. use narrative techniques to develop experiences, events, and characters.

reread the prompt. then, use the drop-down menus to identify your topic and purpose.

the topic (what you will write about) is
a time when someone judged me unfairly

the purpose of this essay is to
drop-down menu options: persuade, narrate, argue

Explanation:

Analyze the writing prompt

Using the Writing Prompt Analysis knowledge point, we examine the prompt text on the left:
"Write a narrative essay about a moment in your life when you were judged by something other than the content of your character. Use narrative techniques to develop experiences, events, and characters."

Determine the purpose

Using the Narrative Essay Elements knowledge point, we identify the primary purpose of a narrative essay. A narrative essay tells a story to share a personal experience. Therefore, the purpose of writing a narrative essay is to narrate.

• "persuade" and "argue" are purposes associated with persuasive or argumentative essays.
• "narrate" is the purpose associated with telling a story or narrative.

Answer:

• persuade
• narrate (Correct answer)
• argue