Writing a Narrative about Overcoming a Challenge

Question 1

Read Fatima’s paragraph.Having moved up north just last year, I experienced my first snowstorm this past winter. At first, the snow twirled gently, lightly dusting the street, cars, and trees with snowy frosting. Then, the snow became a curtain, blinding my view so that I felt cocooned from the outside world. When the snow stopped, ice coated the trees and branches clacked like chattering teeth.

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A: Having moved up north just last year, I experienced my first snowstorm this past winter.

Question 2

One advantage of using dialogue in a narrative essay is to

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C: show who the essay’s characters are.

Question 3

Read the passage.Maya stared in dismay at the table strewn with textbooks and notes, and sighed. "Well, what’s the verdict? Do you know what you want to do?”"I think I know what I want, and I’m pretty sure I know what your preference is,” Rin said to Maya. She turned to look at me. "Bianca, what topic do you want to cover?”I looked over at Nina, who just shrugged. "At this point, our group just needs to pick something or we’re never going to finish the project on time,” I pleaded.

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C: Bianca

Question 4

Read the sentence.Returning home from the trip, we peeled off our sodden coats, dropped all of our suitcases on the floor, and headed for the kitchen in the back.

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A: Returning home from the trip

Question 5

conflictdescriptiondialogueresolution

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A: conflict

Question 6

Read the paragraph from Sora’s narrative essay.That day after practice, I was frustrated and stomped home. In fact, I’m embarrassed to say I sulked for the rest of the day. Then my stubborn streak kicked in, and I decided that failure wasn’t an option. I practiced regularly until the day came when I was able to consistently hit the ball.

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D: Then my stubborn streak kicked in, and I decided that failure wasn’t an option.

Question 7

Read the paraphrase of the story Henrique wrote.The soldiers walked through the rain as they approached the canyon. They’d been traveling for days to reach the dragon’s lair. Finally they arrived. Then the dragon approached, and it roared. Yet, the soldiers faced off with the dragon, despite the noise.

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B: Henrique needs to add some descriptive language to make the story come alive.

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