Composition 1 Class June 22
For June
6th, please bring the following.
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Watch the video:
2. Read How to Write One Well-Developed
Narrative Paragraph (on the course booklet) and the 2 examples provided.
3. Write a narrative paragraph. Choose
one of these topics:
What I learned in my teens.
My favorite memories from primary school.
The best gift I have ever received.
Use the following table to make sure you incorporate everything needed
in a narrative paragraph.
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Check to see if:
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1. all of your sentences are
strong, clear and varied - some long and some short, all interesting
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2. the order of the story is
correct; if you forgot some key information, it will be difficult to tell the
story well
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3. your story has a beginning,
a middle, and an end
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4. your transitions help
explain the sequence your reader will have to follow
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5. your main idea is clear; if
the moral of the story is right at the beginning of your paragraph
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6. your conclusion restates
what you said in your main idea
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7. you have any spelling or
grammatical mistakes
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8. your reader will easily
understand how or why the event is taking place
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9. you need to add details
such as time, location, or anything else needed for your reader to understand
the story
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