4. Editing
Check for style and accuracy, and prepare a final copy.
Reflection
Do we have ever written our biographical narrative writing? Now is your time to try. Please try to write our biographical narrative writing,
or biographical narrative one of your family.
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Module 5 Students Practice Narrative Writing
Induction
Lecturer gives some examples of narrative writing to the students. Students read individually for about ten minutes. After this activity, the
students discuss the examples in order to understand the examples. Lecturer asks to the student about 1 what is the title of the writing,
2 what kinds forms of writing, 3 how many paragraph in the text of writing, 4 find out the topic sentence in every paragraph, etc.
Example
Henry’s Big Break
My great-grandfather, Henry A. Benson, is the most famous person in our family. He rose from delivering newspapers in his small hometown
of Cross Plains, Texas, to becoming the editor in chief of one of the biggest papers in the
state. He tells many stories about his days as a reporter, but his favorite one takes place on a late spring afternoon in 1941. That’s the
day Great-granddad got his big break. Inside the offices of the
Center State Chronicle, 15-year-old Henry took a deep breath. The warm air of
the print room filled his lungs, and the smell of hot ink lingered in his nose. He stuffed his hands into the pockets of his worn-out jeans so the
paper’s editor, Mr. Walsh, wouldn’t see how nervous he felt.
“Mr. Walsh,” Henry said, “I’ve delivered your paper for three years now. I’ve never missed one day. If you make me a reporter, I won’t let
you down.” “Henry,” Mr. Walsh replied, “there’s a big difference between being a delivery boy and being a reporter. Maybe after you’ve
finished school.” Trying not to let his disappointment show, Henry left the newspaper office. What was he going to do? The paper route just
didn’t earn him enough money to help his mom. He got his battered bicycle and pedaled across town toward home. Near an old bridge,
Henry saw skid marks on the pavement. Tire tracks showed where a car had recently left the road. Henry spotted a sedan lying at the
bottom of the ravine. Henry flagged down a passing car to fetch an ambulance. Then he scrambled down the ravine. The car’s right front
tire was shredded, which must have been why the car ran off the road. The driver lay slumped over the steering wheel. He was a middle-aged
man wearing a rumpled brown suit. A dark bruise marked the driver’s forehead.
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“Are you all right?” Henry asked the man. “ . . . Can’t move my right arm,” the driver mumbled. Henry opened the car door and took a look.
He tried not to let the man see how scared he felt. “It looks broken,” Henry said. “I’ll do what I can to help until the ambulance gets here.”
Henry tried to talk to the injured man to keep him awake, but the man passed out anyway. Henry understood the seriousness of the situation
and stayed with the man until an ambulance came. Only when the man was safely on his way to the hospital did it occur to Henry that the
accident was newsworthy. Maybe this was the story that could make him a real reporter
He raced home and typed up an account of the accident. Then he pedaled as fast as he could back to the
Chronicle offices. Editor Walsh ran the story and began to realize that Henry had the right stuff to
become a reporter. In the years that followed, my great-grandfather learned to be a great reporter. Later, he became one of the most
respected newspaper editors in Texas. No matter how famous he became, though, he always loved to tell about the day he got his big
break. His story still inspires me whenever I think about what kind of job I would really love.
Students write a narrative writing
Form of writing Title
Classmates who gives respond
Draft
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Reflection
This is the end of our narrative writing practice. Enjoy of your practice. Please practice and practice, and we will success al last.
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Module 6 Expository Writing
Induction
In this module, we are going to write there examples of expository writing: 1 comparison-contrast essays, 2 how-to-essays, and 3
informative essays. It is very important if every student can write one individual writing product for each example.
Comparison-contrast essays
Comparison-contrast essays show the similarities and differences between two subjects. This section includes step-by-step directions to
help guide your students as they create a comparison-contrast essay.
This sample comparison-contrast essay will help students understand the form.
You can print out these pages to share them with your students or direct them to the Comparison-contrast Essay section on the student
site.
1. Prewriting
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