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Narrative Writing Prompt
Revisit your hero narrative. What might your hero learn by the end of the
Return Stage in his or her journey? Draft an ending to your narrative using your understanding of the Crossing/Return Threshold to guide your development. Add at least two frames of visuals to support your narrative. Be sure to:
• Use narrative techniques such as dialogue, pacing, and description to communicate ideas.
• Use connotative diction and imagery for effect.
• Sequence the event logically and naturally (with the beginning and middle).
• Visualize the theme or major idea of your journey story. Use visual techniques for effect. Challenge yourself to use two frames to communicate one theme.
Check Your Understanding
Revise your draft by adding transitions to strengthen organization and convey sequence, signal shifts, and show the relationships among experiences and events. How does the use of transitions strengthen your writing?
Independent Reading Checkpoint
What accomplishments did the protagonist in your independent reading
text achieve? What vivid language did the author use to describe these accomplishments? Explain why you think these accomplishments do or do not make this character a hero.
my Notes
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