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Breaking Barriers Essay Outline

What barrier did you overcome?

What value(s) helped you overcome this barrier? (Jackie

Robinsons 9 Values: citizenship, commitment, courage,
determination, excellence, integrity, justice, persistence,
and teamwork)

Introduction:
Hook:_____________________________________________________
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What is the Who, What, When, Where and Why of your
story?
Who:

What:

When:

Where:

 Why:
Paragraph 1: Beginning of the story
How does your story start?

Details:
1.

2.

3.

Paragraph 2: Middle of the story

What things were happening in the middle of this event?

Details:
1.

2.

3.

Paragraph 3: End of the story

How does your story end?

Details:
1.
2.
3.

Conclusion:
What did you learn from this experience? How has it
helped you as a person? (Restate what barrier you had to
overcome, how you did it, and how it changed you)