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Narrative Drafting Success Checklist

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Narrative Drafting Success Checklist

Student writing a narrative story

📝 Part 1: Character Development & Theme

1. Character Development - Check all criteria you have included:

My character has clear personality traits and motivations

My character shows growth or change throughout the story

My character's actions are believable and consistent

My character responds realistically to situations involving power or persuasion

2. Power and Persuasion Theme - Select the statement that best describes your narrative:

The theme of power/persuasion is clearly woven throughout my story

The theme appears in some parts but could be strengthened

The theme is present but not very clear to readers

I need to work more on integrating this theme

3. Connection to studied novel - How have you applied lessons from your class novel?

🔗 Part 2: Language Features & Cohesion

4. Sentence Structure - Check the types of sentences you have used effectively:

Simple sentences for impact and clarity

Compound sentences (joined with conjunctions like 'and', 'but', 'so')

Complex sentences (with dependent clauses)

Varied sentence lengths to create rhythm and flow

5. Cohesion Devices - Rate your use of these techniques:

Pronouns to avoid repetition: Excellent _____ Good _____ Needs Work _____

Synonyms and varied vocabulary: Excellent _____ Good _____ Needs Work _____

Logical flow between paragraphs: Excellent _____ Good _____ Needs Work _____

6. Identify one area of grammar/language you want to improve in your next draft:

🎯 Part 3: Self-Assessment & Next Steps

7. Overall Narrative Strength - What is working well in your draft?
8. Priority for Revision - What will you focus on improving first?

Character development and motivation

Strengthening the power/persuasion theme

Improving sentence variety and structure

Enhancing cohesion and flow

Adding more descriptive language

9. Peer Feedback Summary - What did your partner suggest you work on?
10. Goal Setting - Complete this sentence about your next drafting session:

In my next draft, I will focus on _________________________________ because _________________________________.

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