narrative writing

What is the best way to say the sentence below WITHOUT using dialogue?

I yelled to Rags, "Get out of Grandma Boland's lilies!"

• Rags, get out of the lilies!

• I yelled at Rags to get out of the lilies.

What is the BEST way to say the sentence below WITHOUT using dialogue?

"We need to start down by the lake," I said.

• I knew we needed to start down by the lake because we haven't searched there yet.

• Let's start down by the lake Martha Faye. We haven't been there yet.

What is the BEST way to say the sentence below WITHOUT using dialogue?

"Ok, go get him, but hurry!" I told Martha Faye.

• Ok, you can go get him. You just need to hurry!

• I saw the disappointed look on Martha Faye's face and decided to let her go look for the dog. I just told her to be quick about it.

• Go get him really fast Martha Faye!

What is the BEST way to say the sentence below WITHOUT using dialogue?

"Go ahead and bring those lily bulbs with you, too," I said as we loaded the silver into the truck.

• I wanted to keep those lily clues with me, so I told Martha Fay to bring them along with us.

• Bring the lily bulbs with you, and get the silver.

• Martha Faye, grab the lily bulbs and the silver. Put them into the truck.

What is the BEST way to say the sentence below WITHOUT using dialogue?

"Gram, what about Grandpa's supper?" Martha Faye asked.

• Martha Faye was all worried about me feeding her Grandpa supper.

• What about supper Gram?

• Martha Faye asked me, what about Grandpa's supper?

What is the BEST introduction?

• BANG! The screen door slammed shut as I ran outside yelling at that mutt to get out of the lilies.

• I am Gram and today I am taking Martha Faye to help me look for my silver.

What is the BEST conclusion?

• As I fell asleep, I realized that maybe I shouldn't have been so hard on that dog. Maybe that good for nothing dog is good for something after all. Now I wonder, what will I do to occupy my time now??

• My stomach growled as we loaded up the silver into the pickup truck. I knew we needed to hurry up and get supper to Grandpa. I told Martha Faye we would stop at Tastee Chicken on the way home.

• I knew at that moment Grandpa must be starving! I told Martha Faye we'd go to Tastee Chicken to get our dinner.

What sentence restates the text evidence below in the BEST way?

By the time I pushed Rags down to the floor and fastened my seat belt, Gram had started the silver story. I could repeat it myself except she never tells it with the same number of "greats" for Grandma Boland. If I ask which is right, I get a long retelling of the family legend. I don't ask anymore, but she tells me anyway...

• I told Martha Faye to hop into the truck with Rags. I know she gets annoyed at the silver story, (she can probably tell it by heart by now) but I told it anyway!

• Martha Faye pushed Rags down to the floor and she buckled up. I started the silver story. She could repeat it herself except I don't ever use the same number of "greats". She doesn't ask me anymore to tell the story, but I tell it anyway.

Which answer choice shows the progression of ideas the BEST?

• Then I threw the metal detector in the back of the truck. I gave Rags a dirty look, and plopped into the drivers seat.

• Once I loaded the metal detector, we were off. Just when I finished the the family legend, we arrived to the woods. After looking at the map, I told Martha Faye we'd begin the search at the lake.

Which answer choice shows the progression of ideas the BEST?

• As the sun began to set, I told Martha Faye it was time to go. When we began making our way to the truck, I told her we needed to get home to cook supper.

• I told Martha Faye I couldn't forget to cook supper for Grandpa! I let her know that it was time for us to go back to the truck and head for home.