eng.g3.f.ex_51
Stretch Six Paragraph Narrative
STRETCH (CCSS W.4.3.b entry expectation): Expand your 4-paragraph narrative into a 6-paragraph narrative by adding TWO new paragraphs: (1) a SECOND COMPLICATION or COMPLICATION-DEEPENING paragraph between the original complication and peak; (2) a REFLECTION paragraph between the resolution and the end that names what changed inside the narrator using an abstract noun. Maintain consistent register, tense, and named character motivation. Use at least 4 different subordinating conjunctions across the full piece. Include at least 2 dialogue exchanges with full mechanics and varied attribution.
M-3-F-EX-51
Illustration
Reference image of a 6-paragraph expanded narrative draft with each paragraph color-coded in the margin: blue (orientation), yellow (complication 1), orange (complication 2 / deepening), red (peak), green (resolution), purple (reflection). Print-ready 8.5x11, classroom annotation style.
- 6 paragraphs total
- 2 new paragraphs added (complication-deepening + reflection)
- ≥4 different subordinating conjunctions used
- ≥2 dialogue exchanges with full mechanics
- Abstract noun named motivation
- Consistent tense and register
- Resolution still settles rather than moralizes
- The second complication should deepen (raise the stakes), not restart.
- The reflection paragraph is a NAMED change, not a generic moral.
- Map the 4 subordinators onto different paragraphs — don't bunch them.
- Second complication starts a new story instead of deepening.
- Reflection tacks on a moral ('I learned to ___').