8th Grade Narrative Writing Expectations

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Narratives can be true or fictitious.

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True

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Six traits of narrative writing:

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Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Conventions.

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New narrative technique expectation for 8th graders:

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Reflections

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Strategies to help students plan ideas:

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5Ws and Plot Diagrams

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Best way to organize an essay?

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Chronological Order (Clear beginning, middle, and end.)

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To score a 4 in DEVELOPMENT on the Narrative Writing Rubric, use well-developed voices with:

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ALL OF THE ABOVE

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Word choice is crucial in narrative writing. Key elements include:

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ALL OF THE ABOVE

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Word choice element defined by emotional evocation: SMELL (Neutral), AROMA (Positive), ODOR (Negative).

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Connotation

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Mrs. Reynolds expects your narrative essay to be PERFECT.

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False

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Importance of transitional words and phrases?

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ALL OF THE ABOVE