Question

ademic writing
student writing models
what is a narrative?
a narrative tells a story about a persons experience.
a the beginning introduces the characters and the topic.
b the middle gives details about the events in the order that they happen
c the end summarizes the important ideas.
mark the paragraphs
read each paragraph with a partner.
notice the beginning, middle, and end.

• circle five past-tense verbs.
• underline three detail sentences.
• star four strong word choices.

language to react
i appreciated that the writer
i was surprised that ____
i enjoyed the writers ____
prompt 1
my journey with my name
by amna karame
a
i was born 15 years ago, and my parents named me amna. my family is from yemen where people speak arabic. in arabic, my name means peace. my parents believed that i would bring peace to their lives. at first, i did not like my name. it sounded different from other names in the united states. however, as i got older, i learned to love it. now, i think my name sounds perfect.
b
it is an important part of my identity. even though i did not like my name at first, now i would never change it. my name honors my background, my language, and my culture
c
prompt 2
my new school
by li wei xiang
a
two years ago, i moved to a new school. my parents are from china, so my name is chinese. some people at my new school thought my name was too difficult to say. on my first day, my teacher told me he would call me jake. at first, i enjoyed my name change. but a few months later,
it started to affect me. it felt like my identity was being erased. finally, i decided to tell people: \my name is not jake. its li wei.\ i explained how to pronounce my name every time someone had trouble. now, people call me by my true name. i finally feel respected at school.
b
c

Explanation:

Se han completado las tareas solicitadas para ambos textos, identificando las partes inicio-medio-fin, verbos en pasado, oraciones detalladas y palabras destacadas:

1. Para My Journey with My Name:

• Verbos en pasado (5): was born, named, believed, did not like, sounded
• Oraciones detalladas (3): My family is from Yemen, where people speak Arabic., In Arabic, my name means peace., At first, I did not like my name. It sounded different from other names in the United States.
• Palabras destacadas (4): peace, identity, honors, culture
• Inicio (A): Presenta el origen del nombre y su significado.
• Medio (B): Cuenta el cambio de opinión sobre el nombre.
• Fin (C): Resalta el valor del nombre como parte de su identidad.

1. Para My New School:

• Verbos en pasado (5): moved, thought, told, enjoyed, started
• Oraciones detalladas (3): My parents are from China, so my name is Chinese., On my first day, my teacher told me he would call me Jake., It felt like my identity was being erased.
• Palabras destacadas (4): difficult, erased, true, respected
• Inicio (A): Presenta el traslado a la nueva escuela y el origen del nombre.
• Medio (B): Cuenta el cambio de nombre y su impacto.
• Fin (C): Explica la decisión de recuperar su nombre y el resultado.

Answer:

Para My Journey with My Name

• Verbos en pasado (circulados): was born, named, believed, did not like, sounded
• Oraciones detalladas (subrayadas): My family is from Yemen, where people speak Arabic. / In Arabic, my name means peace. / At first, I did not like my name. It sounded different from other names in the United States.
• Palabras destacadas (marcadas con estrella): peace, identity, honors, culture
• Inicio (A): Primer párrafo / Medio (B): Segundo párrafo / Fin (C): Tercer párrafo

Para My New School

• Verbos en pasado (circulados): moved, thought, told, enjoyed, started
• Oraciones detalladas (subrayadas): My parents are from China, so my name is Chinese. / On my first day, my teacher told me he would call me Jake. / It felt like my identity was being erased.
• Palabras destacadas (marcadas con estrella): difficult, erased, true, respected
• Inicio (A): Primer párrafo / Medio (B): Segundo párrafo / Fin (C): Tercer párrafo