The key here is to capture a moment in as much detail as possible, and begin to tell your Miami story. For this essay, keep in mind all of the rhetorical devices. For example, how do the authors create mental images in our minds that our so meaningful and impactful.

Directions for ESSAY
Descriptive (1-2 page, typed, double spaced)

Tell a story of significance to your family. Tell it in scene.
Essay writing/scene can be any of the following:

First time in Miami
What it is like to live in Miami (Describe a memorable moment that took place in Miami) For example, first time at the beach, sporting event, authentic dinning experience, family gatherings etc…) Select one key moment in your life that you would like to magnify and share with others. Start simple and then build up.

For Miami Stories Event:

Theme — Tell us your story:
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o “My first time in Miami. . .”
Give us a scene that you remember from when you first arrived to Miami. If you settled in Miami, describe where you (and/or your family) settled: address, physical description of the place where you lived, neighbors, landscape, streets. Give sounds, colors, names of places and people. How old were you? What was the year? The season? The weather? Give us a specific account of one moment in your life then and your impressions of the place. Include dialogue, setting, gestures.
or
o “What it’s like to live in Miami. . .”
Give us a scene about living in Miami now. Give sounds, colors, names of place and people. Give us the year, the season, the weather. Include dialogue, setting, gestures
The story you tell could be one that you witnessed or one that was told to you. Do not state the story’s significance. It must emerge from the details or actions narrated.
Tell the story as it comes to you, but tell it in scene, moment to moment. It could be a memory or a story of when you were a child or a story told about a relative or sibling or a parent.
Be sure to have:
1. setting/ location
2. time of day,
3. year,
4. season,
5. gestures (people sit, stand, move),
6. dialogue (one line per speaker, tags ‘he/she said’)
7. Incorporate figurative language (See descriptive power-point for examples)
Use past or present tense but be consistent.

Remember that your stories need to be in scene. Create a movie in the mind of the reader, moment to moment

NOTE: The following paragraph was my introduction on my first English Composition Class, so in order to be consistent on the Essay, this is all you should know:
My name is Adriana Pena. I am 18 years old but I will turn 19 soon (September, 26th). I am from Cuba (a beautiful Caribbean Island), and I have been here in Miami for almost two years. I came here on December 26th, 2016. At the very beginning I had a hard time with the language, and it’s has been really complicated dealing with a completely different language. However, studying at Miami Dade College (Kendall Campus) has helped me a lot, and on top of that I have met amazing people from all over the world. This is my first online course, so I’m pretty much a novice in Virtual College. I like watching Netflix, riding bicycles and meeting new people. I’m a pursuing a major in biology because I want to be a doctor or maybe a dentist. I hope this to be a great semester with you guys and I wish you all to do your best.