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• Organize events and reactions to them to create a clear, logical sequence • Include a variety of descriptive techniques—figurative language (including
allusions), careful diction, specific details, sensory descriptions—to engage
the reader
• Provide a conclusion that follows from the events of the experience and
reflects on its significance to the narrator.
Refer to the Scoring Guide for this writing task—it will help you understand where to focus your attention and efforts.
Prewriting
1. Revisit your brainstorming about topics you might write about and
add any new ideas for topics. Briefly tell your partner the story; work together to choose a story for each of you to write. Use the reporter’s questions to ask your partner about the story to help you remember the important details.
2. On separate paper, jot down a brief description of the characters involved. Brainstorm sensory images to make the setting seem vivid to your reader.
3. Plan the structure of your narrative, identifying the beginning, middle, and end of the sequence of events. You should try to remember the incident as clearly as you can. Create a graphic organizer using the following headings.
Beginning
Drafting
Refining an Opening
4. Use Gutman’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 use dialogue to show
how they teased you! Keep it up!”)
• What questions seem unanswered so far (“I’m wondering if Edmund
bothered you on a regular basis?”)
• Ideas that you have for how your peer could improve the essay (“Could
you add an allusion to express how you felt when people teased you?”)
Mark your partner’s draft, and take good notes when you get your feedback so you will remember what you discussed.
Middle
Sets up the characters, setting, Explains a problem or challenge, Solves the problem, meets the and situation details main events challenge, learns a lesson
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