Writing a Narrative: Mastery Test
Twelfth Night Flop
This is a draft of a student's narrative essay
I can remember the flop so clearly
I was already intimidated by the assignment, and then I wandered off script which didn't ease the burden of an already difficult task Shakespeare said,
Where words are scarce, they are seldom spent in vain," and yet, there I was, bumbling through my one-minute explanation of why Twelfth Night is
Shakespeare's best play, abandoning the concise explanation fd rebearsed in exchange for what? A less poignant opener, for sure. You know what I should
have done? I should have recreated a comedic moment with the class, inviting them to experience a moment I had loved as an audience member. Instead, I
told them about the performance in a convoluted way after asking what prized possession they would grab if their house was on fire. I didn't even get to
When the time-keeper, Kenya, said time was up, I was astonished. My voice shrank and my eyes burned with tears that I hoped others would not notice
as I returned to my seat it didn't help that Jerome presented next and went overtime, but Kenya couldn't say for how long, since she was so riveted by his
talk
Select the comect answer
How could dialogue best enhance this passage?
OA
OB Kenya could announce that time is up in her own words
OC. The reader could compare the narrator's presentation and evaluation of it
OD. The teacher could explain the assignment to the class and the reader simultaneously.
The reader could draw personal conclusions about Jerome's presentation
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