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read the paragraph from nick's personal narrative.
which element of a personal narrative would be best for
nick to include next?
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standing alone in my family's barn, i thought about how
much hard work and time my parents had invested—how
much hard work and time we had all invested-in
maintaining a fully operational farm. i did not remember a
time when my clothes had not reeked of manure or my hair
had not held fast to brittle pieces of straw. what would
happen if my parents had to sell the farm so we could
move closer to my grandparents? just as i was attempting
to imagine a life in the city; a sudden commotion erupted
and interrupted my thoughts. with animals squawking and
wking and
dust flying, i scrambled to pinpoint the source of this
unexpected intrusion. in seconds that felt more like
minutes, i was and i could scarcely believe
what my eyes were seeing.
a precise description of what the writer is witnessing
when he says that he could scarcely believe what [his]
eyes were seeing
a line of dialogue in which the narrative's subject shouts,
"oh my! i can't believe what my eyes are seeing! "
a reflection that includes specific examples of how the
experience has changed the writer and an analysis of
what made it memorable
a detailed paragraph that to clearly establish the
point of view from which the narrative is being told