Personal Narrative: Playing The Escanaba High School Varsity Team
The story I told my partner was about a volleyball game. We were playing the Escanaba High School Varsity team. We were leading the first match 20-24 and ended up losing 26-24. Our coach was extremely disappointed in us. However, we pulled ourselves together and fought to win the next three sets. Each set was as close ass the last but we worked through everything. We played hard and left every play we had on the court. We ended up winning the game. When we tell a story verbally we definitely lose the ability to fully set the stage. In our writing, we are able to control what feelings are emphasized and what we force to reader to acknowledge. We can finetune our descriptions and figurative language. We have to opportunity to edit the writing
until we believe our piece has the right tone and feel. This activity made me realize how writing a story gives you so many more opportunities to create the perfect version of your story. When you are verbally telling someone a story, you get one chance to get it right. Once that is over, you have created a permanent version of this story. Every other version you attempt to tell will be compared to the first and deemed incorrect. When you are composing a story, you can test each phrase and word before committing to the version you want to be the permanent one. The difference that places a verbal story on a higher pedestal than a written one is the ability to interact with the audience. When you are face-to-face spinning a tale, you can watch how the reader is reacting and interpreting the story, adding details and clarifications when necessary. When you have written the story, what is done is done. You do not always have the opportunity to be there when the audience is reading your work. You can’t add clarifications or details. The story is written and what is provided is provided. There are pros and cons to each version of a story. You need to be able to combine both sets of pros. You must write and revise a story with the perfect amount of details, flowing with the perfect pattern, filled with vibrant life, so that the reader feels as though it is being told to them in person.
until we believe our piece has the right tone and feel. This activity made me realize how writing a story gives you so many more opportunities to create the perfect version of your story. When you are verbally telling someone a story, you get one chance to get it right. Once that is over, you have created a permanent version of this story. Every other version you attempt to tell will be compared to the first and deemed incorrect. When you are composing a story, you can test each phrase and word before committing to the version you want to be the permanent one. The difference that places a verbal story on a higher pedestal than a written one is the ability to interact with the audience. When you are face-to-face spinning a tale, you can watch how the reader is reacting and interpreting the story, adding details and clarifications when necessary. When you have written the story, what is done is done. You do not always have the opportunity to be there when the audience is reading your work. You can’t add clarifications or details. The story is written and what is provided is provided. There are pros and cons to each version of a story. You need to be able to combine both sets of pros. You must write and revise a story with the perfect amount of details, flowing with the perfect pattern, filled with vibrant life, so that the reader feels as though it is being told to them in person.