Caitlyn Whitaker Ms. Lehmann English 2-1B 9 October 2019 The ButterflyExhibit It all started in the summer of 2019. My brother and my dad went to Florida for a boy scout’strip, so the rest of my family decided to go on vacation, too.We all decided to visit the Boise zoo. We called my grandma and invited her to join us since we already take her everywhere, and she agreed to go. When we first arrived, I stepped out of the car and stretched my muscles. It was hot outside with only a slight breeze, and I had made the mistake of wearing a long sleevedjacket. We entered the zoo and waited in a small line before buying our tickets. Finally, with a stamp on each of our hands, we took a step into the zoo. All around,I saw many different animals of all shapes and sizes with many different bright, beautiful colors. We all looked at the big map posted in the middle of the entry. It showed us all the animals and where to find them. “I want to go see the lions first,” said my little sister, Caysha. “Mommy, I want to go see the penguins,” said my little brother, Cam. “We will have time to go see all of them, so be patient,” said my mom. “Let's go this way,” said my grandma, pointing to the path right beside us. We all took the path. We walked through lots of colorful birds, and then we came upon the butterfly exhibit. It was a pretty small building with a cage like thing all around it. “Let’s go see the butterflies,” said Caysha. “No” I said, “I don’t like butterflies.They scare me.” “Please, Caitlyn,” my siblings begged. “I will think about it,” I said. “Caitlyn, if you go to look at the butterflies then I will buy you a Pepsi,” Caysha said. “Fine, but just this once,” I replied. So, we all went up to the building and waited inline. A lady opened the door to the small building and let us in, along with a few others. “Welcome to the butterfly exhibit,” she said. “Through this next door, I will let you out and you will be surrounded by butterflies and moths. Remember to not freak out if they land on you. We do not want to hurt them by swinging our arms at them. If they land on you, and you do not like it, calmly walk over to someone and ask them to remove the creature from you.” Oh, no I thought.What if they land on me? what am I going to do? My hands started to tremble as the lady opened the door, revealing the butterflies. All around there were the winged insects, each one bright with multiple colors, all fluttering around and landing on people. I would have thought the scene was beautiful, if I wasn’t feeling like I might die soon. Slowly, I took a step forward, and several butterflies came fluttering over to me. I started to freak out, and I closed my eyes so I wouldn’t have to look at those awful little creatures. Then, I grabbed my mom’s arm, so she could lead me to the exit, and I wouldn’t have to look at the butterflies any longer. Finally, I was back outside, and I felt relieved. I was safe, and even though butterflies are bad, I learned that I can face my fears.I am brave, and I didn’t even hurt any butterflies in the process of learning so.
Personal Narrative Reflection
Please answer all questions in complete, grammatically correct sentences.
Explain the process you went through to write this paper. Please be specific.
First, I had to think of a good story to right this paper. Then I made my outline with my story. After my outline, I started writing my rough draft and turned it into the teacher to grade. When she gave me back my rough draft, I went through and corrected all of my mistakes. Finally, I turned in my final essay along with my rough draft.
2. What qualifies this paper as a narrative? What are the requirements for this genre and how did you meet them?
It uses dialogue, imagery, show don't tell, and it tells a story instead of explaining something. I met all of these requirements by using all of them for each part of my paper.
3. What is one part of your story that you think turned out really well? What do you like about that part? I think that the part where I entered the butterfly exhibit turned out really well. Also, I think that I added good detail in my words and that my dialogue really showed how scared I felt when I added what I was thinking.