Write the essay as a personal narrative
Use these rules: Rules and Tips for writing a personal narrative.
https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/grammar-rules-and-tips/tips-for-writing-a-personal-narrative-essay.html
How-to-guide to writing a personal narrative.
https://www.thoughtco.com/how-to-write-a-personal-narrative-1856809
Examples of contest winning personal narratives.
The essay prompt is :
Write and Tell a story from your life, describing an experience that either demonstrates your character or helped to shape it.
Use one of these stories topics to write the essay prompt:
. Playing soccer
. The hardship of helping a single mom take care of siblings
. Adapting to a foreign country.
. Leaving my friends and most of my family to come to a new country