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Writing Form: Narrative Paragraphs                                             Writing Form

         Read the paragraph and complete the chart.                                Have the students look at the heading and guess
                                                                                   the kind of form the sample paragraph is written
                          The Lost Kitten            Introduction                  in.

    The day I lost Lucky was the worst and the best day of my life. I could        Read the sample paragraph and talk about the key
                                                                                   information: what it is about, what happened and
    not 詮걆d Lucky anywhere. I was sad because my kitten was gone, but              how it ended. Ask the students what they notice in
                                                                                   terms of the organization. The colors of the texts
    soon I had my happiest moment. First, I looked under the car. He was     Body  indicate the organization. Encourage the students
                                                                                   come up with example writing topics of this kind.
    not there. After that, I looked in the barn, but there was no Lucky.

    Finally, I looked under the front porch. There, in a glass jar, was

    my sleeping kitten. Although I was upset at 詮걊st, I was soon happy

    because I found my best friend. When I 詮걆d something that was lost,

    I am even happier than before I lost it.         Conclusion

    1. What is the title? The Lost Kitten

    2. What is the topic  __________________________________
       sentence?          __________________________________

    3. What are the       1. ________________________________
       details (the       2. ________________________________
       events) in order?  3. ________________________________
                          4. ________________________________

     16 Have the students underline the key parts in the
                                              paragraph 詮걊st, and then 詮걄l in the chart with the

    underlined information. The students can read the paragraph again and change
    one of the four parts in the chart on their own. This can be helpful when they write
    their own paragraphs.

    Grammar Practice 1                                                             Grammar Practice 1

    Most grammar points in the book are what                                           The Past Form of Verbs
    students at this level may already know well, so                                    ??When you write a story about what happened in the past, you need
    it is important not to explain the grammar points
    in detail. The teacher can start by showing some                                      to use the past form of verbs and helping verbs (can).
    example sentences and talk about whether the                                          Examples: I was very tired.
    sentences are correct or not. Discuss what the
    students should be careful about when they use                                                       My cat played with the toy.
    the grammar in their writing. (There are three                                                       Joan could read the book.
    Grammar Practice sections in a unit.)                                               ??It is important to keep the same verb tense in a sentence.
                                                                                          Example: After I 詮걆ished it, I went to bed.
    This exercise is for checking the basic understanding
    of the grammar point. The students will use the                                A Write the past form of the verb.
    grammar points when they proofread their writing.                                  1. Ted _l_e_ar_n_e_d_ to ride a bike when he was seven. (learn)
                                                                                       2. So many people _______ watching the parade. (be)
                                                                                       3. I was happy that my parents _______ me to the park. (take)
                                                                                       4. He _______ his friends at the theater. (meet)
                                                                                       5. He _______ me a question, but I didn?셳 know the answer. (ask)

                                                                                   B Complete the sentences about yourself. Use the expressions in the
                                                                                       box. You can use your own expressions, too.

                                                                                   had my picture taken  started to talk  cried a lot
                                                                                   got a nice present
                                                                                                         heard about an interesting video game

                                                                                   1. I __________cr_ie_d_a__lo_t_________ when I was one year old.
                                                                                   2. I _________________________ when I was two years old.
                                                                                   3. I _________________________ on my 詮걊st day of elementary school.
                                                                                   4. I _________________________ on my last birthday.
                                                                                   5. I _________________________ in the news.

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    This exercise is to encourage the students to apply their knowledge to their writing.
    The exercises in this section vary throughout the book.

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