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Profile Essay

As mentioned in class, ULM's profile essay is the required assessment essay for all English 1001 students. We will write the essay as a class, focusing on a parent or guardian when he/she was a senior in high school (or equivalent). The profile essay is due on Friday, with a rough draft written in class on Thursday. The essay should be around 750 words in length, formatted according to MLA guidelines.
For a copy of the printed assignment, click here.
Your essay should focus on specific aspects of your subject's character, description, personality, advice or accomplishments. You are NOT to write a biography, or list of life events. Your goal is to point out what is unique about your subject, through descriptive language and dialogue, so that the reader can "see" him/her clearly. Some use of direct quotes is required, so make you take accurate notes during the interview. We will discuss possible questions in class.

Although based on a slightly different prompt, the winning essays from the ULM Freshman Writing Competition are good models for organization and content:

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