1. Alice Oshima | Ann Hogue
Longman Academic Writing Series
Alice Oshima | Ann Hogue
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2. Ch2 Narrative Paragraphs1

3. Ch2 Narrative Paragraphs

4. Ch2 Narrative Paragraphs
Underline compound nouns. 3

5. Ch2 Narrative Paragraphs
Use the words to form compound nouns.
Mother Earth
earthworm
earthscience
weekday
week night 4

6. Ch2 Narrative Paragraphs
Compare the time-order signals in the writing model with
the time-order signals in the chart. Write additional words.
Suddenly,
At first,
Then 5

7. Ch2 Narrative Paragraphs
A. Using time-order signals to complete the narrative.
Thanksgiving
I love spending a traditional Thanksgiving with my family. However, I’m studying at a university that is far from my home, so there was a change in my Thanksgiving tradition this year. At first, I was unhappy about being alone for the holiday. Then I found out about a student volunteer project. At the beginning of November, we started collecting cans of food for families in need. Students, professors, secretaries, cleaning people, and almost everyone else at the university gave generously. Meanwhile, we went to local supermarkets to ask for donations, too. Soon we had so many cans that we had to find extra space to keep them in. A week before Thanksgiving, we were ready to take the food to a local community center where it would be given to families in need. Early in the morning, we packed the cans of food into boxes. After that, we loaded our cars and headed for the community center. About 2:00 in the afternoon, we were ready to return to campus. Finally, we were done with our volunteer project, and I had a lot to be thankful for. I still missed my family, but I had made a lot of new friends and learned the importance of helping others. 6

8. Ch2 Narrative Paragraphs
B. Using time-order signals to complete the narrative.
Fifteen Years
A girl’s15th birthday- especially the quinceañera party – is very special occasion in many Latin American countries. My quinceañera party was fantastic because of my parents. On the morning of my birthday, my mother took care of the last-minute details. She made sure that the food, the music, and the flowers would be perfect. At 9:00 A.M., she and I want to a beauty salon to have our hair and makeup done. After our trip to the salon, we went back home, and I put on the beautiful dress that my parents had bought for me. Several hours before the party, my mother gave me a large bouquet of flowers to carry that evening. At the beginning of the party, I entered with my father, as the orchestra played special music. Next, my father made a speech, and I received a lot of gifts. Then everyone had a drink in my honor, and my father and I danced a waltz. Later, I danced with all of the boys at the party, and all of the guests stood in a line to congratulate me. I could see that my parents were very proud, so I felt exciting part of the quinceañera party was when all of the boys stood in a group and I threw my bouquet. The boy that caught the bouquet had to dance with me, and luckily it was Jaime, the most popular boy at school. After that, everyone danced to different kinds of music until the next morning. Finally, the celebration ended. It was the best party in the world, thanks to my parents. 7

9. Ch2 Narrative Paragraphs
Number the sentences to create a time-order narrative. 4 7 5 8 6 3 8

10. Ch2 Narrative Paragraphs
Number the sentences to create a time-order narrative. 8 6 5 1 3 4 2 7 9

11. Ch2 Narrative Paragraphs
Number the sentences to create a time-order narrative. 6 3 4 9 7 5 1 8 2 10

12. Ch2 Narrative Paragraphs
Identify what the main purpose of the narrative is.
Write I (inform), P (persuade), E (entertain). I E P 11

13. Ch2 Narrative Paragraphs
A. Underline three sentences which should be included
in the narrative whose purpose is to entertain. 12

14. Ch2 Narrative Paragraphs
B. What do you think the purpose of other sentences?
→ To inform. 13

15. The Tumbling Rice Balls
Ch2 Narrative Paragraphs
A. Draw a box around coordinating conjunction.
Explain why some have commas, but others do not.
The Tumbling Rice Balls
1 Once upon a time, an old couple lived in the countryside. 2 They were happy, but they were poor. 3 One day, the old man went to work in the forest and took his usual lunch of three rice balls. 4 During lunch, he dropped a rice ball, and it rolled into a hole in the ground. 5 He heard happy singing coming from the hole, so he dropped the other two rice balls into it. 6 Inside the hole, some mice were having a party. 7 They thanked him for the rice balls and invited him to join them. 8 After a while, the mice told him to choose a box as a reward for his generosity. 9 He could choose a big box, or he could choose a small one. 10 He thought about taking a big box, but he finally chose a small one. 11 Back at home, he and his wife discovered that the box was full of gold coins. 12 A greedy neighbor, who always wanted more money, heard about their good fortune and quickly made plans to visit the same hole. 13 At the hole, he pushed several rice balls into it, and sure enough, the mice invited him in. 14 The greedy man wanted all of the mice’s gold, so he pretended to be cat. 15 He started meowing loudly, and the frightened mice ran away. 16 The gold disappeared with the mice, so the greedy man got nothing, not even a rice ball.
Conjunctions have commas: compound sentence
Conjunctions without commas: simple sentence 14

16. Ch2 Narrative Paragraphs
B. Write CS (Compound Sentences) or SS (Simple
Sentence) Then add commas as needed. SS SS SS CS SS
5. She was often sad, and sometimes she didn’t eat her food. SS
8. “You can tie me with a longer rope, or you can build a special
enclosure for me,“ said Blanchette. CS CS
9. At first, he tied her with a longer rope, but Blanchette was still sad. SS CS
11. For a while, Blanchette was very happy about this decision, but
soon the enclosure seemed very small in front of the big mountains. CS
12. One summer morning, Blanchette decided to leave for the mountains,
so she jumped out of the enclosure and ran away. SS SS SS SS 15

17. Ch2 Narrative Paragraphs
Editing a Paragraph for Errors in Subject-Verb Agreement
Ch2 Narrative Paragraphs
Use and, but, so, or or to make one compound
sentence or one simple sentence with two verbs.
2. She heard a noise and decided to go back to her enclosure.
3. She walked for a long time, but she couldn’t find the road.
4. Finally, she became very tired and tried to rest, but her fear
prevented her from sleeping.
5. Suddenly, a wolf appeared and looked at her hungrily.
6. She shouted for help, but no one heard her.
7. The wolf ate Blanchette, and the poor old man never saw
his little goat again.
8. Blanchette wanted to be free, but she did not realize that
freedom can be accompanied by danger. 16

18. Ch2 Narrative Paragraphs
Use coordinating conjunctions to write compound sentence. 17

19. Ch2 Narrative Paragraphs
A. Read the sentences. Add commas as needed. , , , , , , , , , , , 18

20. Ch2 Narrative Paragraphs
B. Answer with a complete sentence. 19

21. Ch2 Narrative Paragraphs
Write a sentence for each topic including a compound noun. 20