Read the first two sentences of Mina’s personal narrative, “My First Tryout.”When I was in ninth grade, I [WOL] out for the lacrosse team, even though I had never played before. My older sister had been a star goalie when she was my age, and I [WOL] to follow in her footsteps. Fill in the blanks in order.
Read the sentences.Sentence 1: We were inseparable.Sentence 2: So when Karim’s parents told us that they were moving across the country, we didn’t believe it, and we didn’t know how our friendship would survive.Sentence 3: Karim, Johan, and I had been best friends since the seventh grade.Sentence 4: Sometimes we’d spend entire weekends reading comic books and playing basketball.What is the most logical way to sequence these sentences to create a logical narrative?
Read the quotation from Henry David Thoreau’s Walden.When first I took up my abode in the woods, that is, began to spend my nights as well as days there, which, by accident, was on Independence Day, or the Fourth of July, 1845, my house was not finished for winter, but was merely a defence against the rain, without plastering or chimney, the walls being of rough, weather-stained boards, with wide chinks, which made it cool at night. The upright white hewn studs and freshly planed door and window casings gave it a clean and airy look, especially in the morning, when its timbers were saturated with dew.Which is the best example of a vivid sensory detail?
Sasha just read a writing prompt, and she is not sure what to write about. In order to write a strong essay, Sasha should first
Read the introduction to Cole’s personal narrative, “Too Cool for School?”On my first day at Crestwood High School, I was [WOL] that no one would like me. I had just moved to town, and it seemed to me that my classmates had known each other for years. I hated being the new kid. I walked down the hall with my head down and my shoulders hunched. I sat by myself at lunch, despite several invitations.After about three weeks, things [WOL]. At lunch one day, a boy approached my table and sat down. He asked, “Why don’t you like us? Why don’t you want to hang out with us?” I couldn’t believe it! I had thought that they didn’t want to spend time with me.The boy’s name was Craig, and he insisted that I come sit with him and his friends. I haven’t sat alone since, and now when I [WOL] down the hall, I keep my head up and I smile.Fill in the blanks in order.
Read the introduction to Maria’s personal narrative, “Teaching Saturday School.”On Saturday mornings, I [WOL] Arabic to the children who attend my mosque. I wake up at eight o’clock and prepare my lesson as I eat breakfast. It’s hard work, but the look on my students’ faces when they [WOL] a new word is priceless.Fill in the blanks in order.
Read the introduction to Joel’s personal narrative, “The Jazz Band.”I [WOL] for the school jazz band my freshman year, my sophomore year, and my junior year. I didn’t make it until I was a senior. That’s four tryouts! I [WOL] four nerve-racking tryouts, but it was worth it.Fill in the blanks in order.
Read the introduction to Keyana’s personal narrative, “Thanks, Dad.”When I was four years old, my dad and I [WOL] a tree in our front yard. It was a tiny, fragile sapling. He promised me that it would grow tall and strong, but he said that I had to be patient. Until I turned 18 years old, Dad and I [WOL] it every year on my birthday.Fill in the blanks in order.
Read the quotation from Henry David Thoreau’s Walden.Once it chanced that I stood in the very abutment of a rainbow’s arch, which filled the lower stratum of the atmosphere, tinging the grass and leaves around, and dazzling me as if I looked through colored crystal. It was a lake of rainbow light, in which, for a short while, I lived like a dolphin. If it had lasted longer it might have tinged my employments and life.Which is the best example of a vivid sensory detail?
Read the introduction to Mila’s personal narrative, “True Lessons.”“Smile, Mila! Smile!” When my little sister was almost three years old, she would [WOL] this every day when I [WOL] in the door from school.Fill in the blanks in order.
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