LESSON 3: WRITING A STRONG LEAD

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Evaluate an Autobiographical Narrative

When you evaluate an autobiographical narrative, ask yourself whether it has a

strong lead that draws the reader in and introduces the topic. Also ask yourself

whether the writer uses vivid details that are organized in chronological order.

Now evaluate the Student Model. Put a check in the box next to each thing the writer

did weli. lf you do not think the writer did a good job, do not check the box.

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The writer developed his or her ideas using sensory details and descriptive words.

The writer organized events in chronological order and used traniition words to

make the order clear to the readers.

The writer used complete sentences that have both a subject and predicate.C

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Subjects and Predicates

A complete sentence expresses a complete thought. lt has a subject and a

predicate. The subject is the person, place, thing, or idea that the sentence is

about. The predicate is the word or words that tell what the subject is or does.

Predicates

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For each sentence below, underline the subject once and the predicate twice.

1. The astronauts trained for years.

2. Gabriella and Ted volunteered at the animal shelter for the summer.

3. Tallahassee is the capital of Florida.

4. Honesty and courage are two positive traits.

5. The exhausted climber was approaching the summit of the mountain.

Writer's Companion. UNIT 1

Lesson 3 Writing a Strong Lead

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