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Drafting and Refining an Opening
4. Use Paulsen’s sample and your class-constructed model to help you draft an opening that establishes your setting and context. Remember to use sensory details to describe the setting.
5. With your partner, participate in sharing and responding to refine your opening. Feedback should concentrate on:
• What the opening does well (“I like the way you describe the cat. Keep that up!”)
• What questions seem unanswered so far (“I am wondering why you ended up alone so late at night.”)
• Ideas that you have for how your peer could improve the essay. (“Try some dialogue for the scene with the park ranger instead of just telling me that he warned you.”)
Mark your partner’s draft, and take good notes when you receive your feedback so you will remember what you discussed.
Drafting and Refining the Sequence of Events
6. Use your prewriting to help you draft the narrative, telling the events
in chronological order, from the beginning, to the middle, to the end. Remember to describe how you felt at key moments. Refer to the Scoring Guide for this writing task to help you understand where to focus your attention and efforts.
7. Participate in sharing and responding to refine your telling of the incident. Make sure that your partner’s feelings about the events are clear, and that the events happen in an order that makes sense. Remember the types of feedback that are expected, and be sure to take notes when you receive feedback from your partner.
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