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Write about a Journey

C Complete the chart with information from the text in exercise 1A.

Where did
she go? to Illinois, to a town hit by a horrible tornado

What did she
do?

What did she
learn?

Quotes “My family is safe; nothing else really matters.”

2 BEFORE YOU WRITE.

A Work with a partner. Choose a journey that taught you something. It can be a long trip
(e.g., to another country) or a short journey (e.g., to a local museum). Discuss your idea with
your partner and take notes.

B In your notebook, make a chart like the one in exercise 1C. Complete the chart with information
about your journey. Use your notes from exercise 2A and the chart from exercise 1C as a
model.

3 WRITE about your journey. Use the information from your chart in exercise 2B and the text in
exercise 1A to help you.

WRItING FoCus using Quoted speech to add Impact
Writers use quoted speech for various reasons. One way is to make readers feel more
connected or “in the moment.” Notice the quotes in the text in exercise 1a.
One man said, “My family is safe; nothing else really matters.”
An older woman said, “Life is too short to be sad for too long. We will rebuild and
make new memories.”

4 SELF ASSESS. Read your text and underline the noun clauses. Then use the checklist to
assess your work.

I used noun clauses with that correctly. [16.1–16.2]

I used noun clauses with Wh- words and if correctly. [16.3–16.4]
I used quoted speech correctly. [16.5]

I used reported speech and reporting verbs correctly. [16.6–16.7]
I used quoted speech effectively. [WRITING FOCuS]

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