Name____________________ Teacher: Korhn L & L Class_____________ Date: November 18-20, 2013

Narrative
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"ra#e 8
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1-2
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3
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Produces clear and coherent writing in which the
development, organization, and style are appropriate to
task, purpose, and audience
Includes a degree of innovation which is
appropriate to the task
Could be used as an exemplar or model
+r!ani,ation Engages and orients the reader by establishing a context
and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or
characters
rganizes an event se!uence that unfolds naturally and
logically
Provides a conclusion that follows from and reflects on
the narrated experiences or events
Engages and orients the reader by setting out a
problem, situation, or observation, establishing one or
multiple point"s# of view, and introducing a narrator
and/or characters
Creates a smooth progression of experiences or events
$ses a variety of techni!ues to se!uence events so that
they build on one another to create a coherent whole
Provides a conclusion that follows from and reflects on
what is experienced, observed, or resolved over the
course of the narrative
Narrative
Techni-)es
$ses narrative techni!ues, such as dialogue, pacing,
description, and reflection, to develop experiences,
events, and/or characters
$se narrative techni!ues, such as dialogue, pacing,
description, reflection, an# m)lti*le *lot lines, to
develop experiences, events, and/or characters%
Lan!)a!e $ses a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses
to convey se!uence, signal shifts from one time frame or
setting to another, and shows the relationships among
experiences and events
$ses precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive
details, and sensory language to capture the action and
convey experiences and events
$ses verbs in the active and passive voice and in the
conditional and sub&unctive mood to achieve particular effects
"e%g%, emphasizing the actor or the action' expressing
uncertainty or describing a state contrary to fact#
$ses precise words and phrases, tellin! #etails, and
sensory language to conve. a vivi# *ict)re of the
experiences, events, settin!, an#/or characters
Conventions
o& 0tan#ar#
$n!lish
(emonstrates command of the standard English
conventions including) usage, capitalization, punctuation,
and spelling
Chooses and uses English conventions to make
writing more precise and effective
$ses parallel structure