Narrative Assignment
Throughout your reading of Thornton Wilder's Our Town, you completed several exploratory writings. You will use these as a basis for your narrative. Please click the file below to access the narrative details. You will choose ONE of these to complete.
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Rubric & Explanations
Tutorial For Narrative Writing
While crafting your narrative, we will work on "showing" vs. "telling" using descriptive words and phrases along with active verb choice. We will also discuss characterization, theme, and plot. We will use the file below to help:
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Strong Word Choice
Click on the links below for some helpful sites:
Ways to avoid using the word "very"
Alphabetical list of strong action verbs
Ways to avoid using the word "very"
Alphabetical list of strong action verbs
Example of a Well-Written Narrative
If you would like to read a really well-written narrative, you can go to the Whispering Delicious Site to read Whirlpools. The narrative you will read is one that Zeeland's very own, Mr. Jacob, wrote about his father.
Example of phases one and two of my first attempts at writing this...
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Radar Revision
Once you have completed your first draft, you will complete the RADAR Revision activity and then draft again! Use this document to help you with your RADAR Revision!