Personal Narrative - Writing a Draft: Part 4

What is a personal narrative?

• A true story about your own life

• A scientific report

• A true story about someone else's life

• A fictional story

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CCSS.RL.4.1

What should you not include in your draft?

• Important events

• Unimportant details

• Transition words

• Descriptive sentences

What is the purpose of transition words in a draft?

• To link ideas together

• To confuse the reader

• To change the story's ending

• To make the story longer

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CCSS.W.4.2C

CCSS.W.4.3C

Why should a draft include details?

• To fill up space

• To help the reader imagine the story

• To make the story difficult to read

• To reduce the number of words needed

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CCSS.W.4.1B

CCSS.W.4.2B

How did the narrator feel when told they could get a dog?

• Sad

• Angry

• Excited

• Indifferent

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

What was the first thing that happened in the story about getting a dog?

• The narrator's mom talked to them

• They chose a dog

• They went to the store

• They bought food and toys

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.9B

What transition word indicates the beginning of an event?

• Last

• First

• Next

• Finally

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CCSS.W.4.3C

What did the narrator decide to leave out of the story?

• Jumping up in the air

• Getting good grades

• Watching TV

• Talking to their mom

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CCSS.RL.4.1

What made the narrator choose their dog?

• It was the largest

• It licked their foot

• It was the only dog left

• It was sleeping

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CCSS.RL.4.1

What does the narrator plan to do after writing the draft?

• Improve it later

• Throw it away

• Read it to their dog

• Publish it immediately

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CCSS.W.4.5