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2. What conflicts are present in the narrative? Which
conflict is most important to the writer?
3. Give an instance of one specific place in the
essay where the writer follows the principle,
“Show, don’t tell.”
Topics for Narrative Writing
Visit Ch. 8, Showing and Telling:
Description, Narration, and Example, in
MyWritingLab to complete the Small Scrawls.
Small Scrawls: Imaginative Short Writings
What is a Small Scrawl? A “scrawl” is something written quickly. For
the purposes of this assignment, it is a page or so of quick writing that
allows you to practice a particular method of development, in this
case, narration. Have fun with it!
