Planning and Developing Your Writing with Model Texts: Mastery

Why did the narrator's family move from Brooklyn to Jersey City?

• They wanted to be closer to relatives.

• They couldn't afford the rent in Brooklyn.

• They found a better job opportunity.

• They wanted a change of scenery.

How did the narrator and his brother manage to commute to school?

• They carpooled with friends.

• They walked the entire way.

• They took a bus and two trains.

• They rode their bikes.

What was the narrator's main reason for attending the DREAM program?

• To get into a specialized high school.

• To improve his sports skills.

• To make new friends.

• To learn a new language.

How did the narrator feel about his friendships before revealing the truth?

• He felt they were genuine.

• He felt indifferent.

• He felt isolated and dishonest.

• He felt completely accepted.

What lesson did the narrator learn about friendships?

• It's important to hide your true self.

• Friends should always agree with you.

• Friendships are only about having fun.

• Sympathy and sincerity are valuable in friendships.

In No High School Musical for Me, how did Anaiss eventually make a friend?

• By sitting with a group at lunch

• By joining a club

• By participating in a school play

• By getting lost on the way to the gym

In No High School Musical for Me, what major did Anaiss choose in her art school?

• visual arts

• dance

• acting

• music

In No High School Musical for Me, what did Anaiss Ouiles draw as her favorite place in her self-portrait?

• a library

• a park

• a beach

• a mountain

A student is writing a personal narrative about his first trip to the ocean.

Read this sentence from his narrative.

The rough sea was kind of greenish blue by the shore but then it changed to a dark blue in the deeper parts where it looked like it might rain.

How could the sentence best be rewritten using sensory language?

• Rain clouds formed over the deep blue part of the ocean, as compared to the rough sea that was a turquoise color by the shore.

• The sea was violent and turquoise along the shoreline, but it was darker blue and storm clouds were looming on the horizon.

• The sea was turbulent and turquoise in color, contrasting with dark rain clouds that hung over the deep cerulean blue sea.

• The turbulent sea, turquoise where the waves broke along the shore, transformed into a cerulean blue where rain clouds hovered over the deep.

A student is planning to write a personal narrative about his first trip to the ocean.

Which detail is most important for the student to include in his introduction?

• dialogue

• the setting

• reflections

• a conflict