Stories

A narrative describes a series of ...

• opinions

• arguments

• examples

• events

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A good narrative should consist of an introduction in which you set the scene;

• opinion, final thought, and time.

• time, place, and comments.

• comments, people, and place.

• people, place, and time.

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A main body (two or more paragraphs) in which the story is developed;

• consequences, reactions, and comments.

• final thoughts and comments.

• a sequence of events.

• characters and reactions.

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It was raining hard and the wind was blowing as Jonathan ...

• Introduction

• Main body

• Conclusion

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CCSS.RI.9-10.10

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To describe the main events of the story, the writer uses ...

• Past Continuous

• Present Simple

• Present Continuous

• Past Simple

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In the conclusion, the writer includes

• the main events.

• the background of the story.

• people's feelings and time.

• people's feelings, reactions, and consequences.

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Finally, Sue arrived ... Rio, without any further problems

• to

• at

• in

• on

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To show contrast, we use ...

• additionally

• also

• as a result

• nevertheless

This type of writing can be found in;

• novels and argumentative essays.

• novels, articles, and summaries.

• scientific papers and witness statements.

• witness statements, novels, and articles.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

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All in all, Jonathan expressed emotionally: "rock the skin you are in".

• Introduction

• Main body (1st paragraph)

• Main body (2nd paragraph)

• Conclusion