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Writing Workshop 4 (continued)
Remember, the sentence must be complete with or without the parenthetical phrase.
With the parenthetical: The dirty car, spewing exhaust, drove up the hill. Without the parenthetical: The dirty car drove up the hill.
Practice
Use a parenthetical to add more information or description to the sentence below:
Sample response:
David picked up the broken toy, barely held together by a few wires ,
and walked slowly into the house.
Rewrite the next sentence, moving the parenthetical that tells who is speaking to a new position in the sentence. Remember to look for a pause or sentence shift.
“This is the strangest party I’ve ever been to, but I’m having fun,” said Lee.
“This is the strangest party I’ve ever been to,” said Lee, “but I’m having fun.”
In the short stories that you will create as a class and with a partner, include at least two parentheticals to add information or description, and at least two parentheticals in dialogue to indicate who is speaking.
Revising for Parentheticals
9. Reread your draft. Have you included at least two parentheticals to add information or description and two parentheticals in dialogue? Use your Language and Writer’s Craft Practice as a guide as you look over and revise your draft.
Editing
10. Review the final draft of your class-constructed the story to be sure it meets the requirements listed in the Learning Targets. Revise as necessary.
ACTIVITY 3
Writing a Short Story with a Partner
WRITING PROMPT: Write a short story that meets the requirements listed in the Learning Targets and the Scoring Guide. Be sure to
• Establish setting
• Include clear sequences of events
• Develop a well-defined narrator and/or characters
• Choose and maintain a definite point of view throughout the story
• Include descriptive sensory details to make the setting and characters clear and
interesting
• Use dialogue to show character and move the plot
• Use parentheticals to add information or description
10 SpringBoard® Writing Workshop with Grammar Activities Grade 6
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