Predictable Crises of Adulthood
based on reading of Gail Sheehy's essay, “Predictable Crises of Adulthood.” Where are you on Sheehy's developmental ladder? Your assignment for the second essay of the quarter is to write a narrative essay, using specific examples from your life, to discuss your position on Sheehy's ladder -- how
your life fits Sheehy's categories or how it does not. Your thesis statement
must CLEARLY claim your position on the ladder. Your essay map must
present the three specific reasons WHY you make that claim.
1.Paragraph 1: Introduction.
A. 3-sentence hook designed solely to capture the attention and interest of your reader.
B.Your 4th sentence is to be your BRIDGE sentence in which you REFER
BACK TO THE HOOK, clearly identify the work to which you are
responding, clearly identify the author, and introduce your summary
section.
C.Summary section, in which you BRIEFLY SUMMARIZE the gist of Sheehy's argument.
D.YOUR THESIS (next-to-the-last sentence)
E.ESSAY MAP (LAST sentence, which presents your three specific points clearly articulated)
F.Make sure this paragraph is exactly ½ page in length – nothing
shorter, nothing longer.
2.Paragraph 2: Point 1. Be sure to use a transition word, phrase, or clause at the start of the first sentence. Also, be sure that the first sentence CLEARLY IDENTIFIES the SPECIFIC POINT you are discussing in this paragraph – and that is point 1 in your essay map.Make sure this paragraph is exactly ½ page in length – nothing shorter, nothing longer.
3.Paragraph 3: Point 2. Be sure to use a transition word, phrase, or clause at the start of the first sentence. Also, be sure that the first sentence CLEARLY IDENTIFIES the SPECIFIC POINT you are discussing in this paragraph – and that is point 2 in your essay map.Make sure this paragraph is exactly ½ page in length – nothing shorter, nothing longer.
4.Paragraph 4: Point 3. Be sure to use a transition word, phrase, or clause at the start of the first sentence. Also, be sure that the first sentence CLEARLY IDENTIFIES the SPECIFIC POINT you are discussing in this paragraph – and that is point 3 in your essay map.Make sure this paragraph is exactly ½ page in length – nothing shorter, nothing longer.
5.Paragraph 5: CONCLUSION: Once again, be sure to use a transition word, phrase, or clause at the start of this first sentence. Your conclusion should be a work of art, not just a rote re-statement if your main points. Give the reader something to remember, to think about. End powerfully. Make sure this paragraph is exactly ½ page in length – nothing shorter, nothing longer.
KEEP IN MIND:
1.This is a NARRATIVE essay – which means you are to write in FIRST
PERSON
2.Never, however, use ANY FORM of the word “you” in this essay
3.No comma splices.
4.No fragments.
5.When you refer to Sheehy's essay, remember to do so in PRESENT (not past) tense. It is standard literary convention to write about literature in present tense.
6.ALWAYS use correct MLA format.
7.Again, use CLEAR TRANSITIONS at the start of each body paragraph
and concluding paragraph. Don\\\'t just -- boom -- jump from one paragraph to the next with NO LOGICAL CONNECTION. You must have a
TRANSITION SENTENCE that paves the way for logical connection, for
COHERENCE.
(attached both “Predictable Crises of Adulthood.” reading, and an sample essay)
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Trying Twenties
We are what we make ourselves to be. We have to prepare ourselves and come out form our hiding into the real world to decide what we are to be. This decision entails carefully selection of what we consider to be right or wrong. This stage of changing our ways of thinking about the future is what is described by Gail Sheehy in her essay ""Predictable Crises of Adulthood," in which there are clear stages of life that everybody has to go through in one way or another. Sheehy insists that every person has to come out of one stage to another in life to become more dependable or think that they are dependable from the past stage. Sheehy continues to argue that humans tend to reach a stage where they think of what they should or shouldn't do. According to Sheehy analysis, I have left the first stage as I have started to think more of my future. I am in the "trying twenties stage" as I have proved to be more focused on my education, I take up off school jobs, and I have changed my social life.
As I have thought of how my future will be, I am more focused on being able to manage my future. I have also come to the realization that education is my key to success. Furthermore, most of my teachers and adult friends have made me realize that the world is competitive and without a good education then my progress will be very slow. Having known that, I have put more time on studying after class, joining group studies and consulting more with the lecturers. In all the times, I always strive to maintain a good grade that would l...