Essays / "a defining moment" - Need assistance with writing an Essay (forgot the basics) [14]

I have to write about a specific experience in my life that I consider "a defining moment"- and choose an event, big or small, that helped shape me as an individual.

I haven't been to school in 7 years and forgot most of the basics. On top of that I missed the first 2 classes of English 101 due to being out of town. This paper is due on monday and I could really use some help.

If anyone could provide me with a place to find examples on this type of writting it would be much appreciated. I dont know if theres a standard for how many paragraphs or how to go about writing this paper.

Thank you, Debo.