Narrative Writing Prompt
“Round’em Up and Move ‘em Out!” and “A Life on the Trail” give information about how life was on a cattle drive. Think about what might have happened if you were actually participating on a drive.
Write a narrative for your teacher about being on a cattle drive. Be sure to include narrative elements such as sensory details, dialogue, figurative language, and description as they are appropriate in your writing. Use details and information from the passage in your narrative.
Writer’s Checklist
My narrative has an effective beginning, middle, and end.
My narrative flows smoothly from one idea to another.
My narrative develops plot, character(s), and setting.
My narrative includes specific and relevant details, reasons, …show more content…
People normally call me Dust Eater because of the job I have. My job is the Drag Rider. If you don’t know what a Drag Rider is well lets just say it’s not the funnest job in the world. Basically what I do is I get to stare at the rear end of cattle all day long, and make sure that the slower moving cattle keep up with the rest of the herd. The good thing is that I at least get a horse, and my horse is no ordinary horse. He can talk! His name is Buckeye, and he can be pretty fun to talk to! On a cattle drive there are many jobs. One of them being my job. What I do is make sure that all of the slower cattle, in the cattle drive, keep moving so we don’t lose all any cattle on the way. My job is one of the most boring jobs you could have but I don’t mind it, especially when you have a talking horse! He really keeps me entertained. I named him Buckeye. “Say hi Buckeye!” I recalled. “Hi” Buckeye responded. He can be pretty shy if you don’t know him. After awhile I got pretty tired so I trusted Buckeye to do my job while I took a nap. The next thing I know is I wake up and Buckeye fell asleep and we lost the heard! “Where is everyone!” I asked. “I don’t know I got tired too!” Replied
“Round’em Up and Move ‘em Out!” and “A Life on the Trail” give information about how life was on a cattle drive. Think about what might have happened if you were actually participating on a drive.
Write a narrative for your teacher about being on a cattle drive. Be sure to include narrative elements such as sensory details, dialogue, figurative language, and description as they are appropriate in your writing. Use details and information from the passage in your narrative.
Writer’s Checklist
My narrative has an effective beginning, middle, and end.
My narrative flows smoothly from one idea to another.
My narrative develops plot, character(s), and setting.
My narrative includes specific and relevant details, reasons, …show more content…
People normally call me Dust Eater because of the job I have. My job is the Drag Rider. If you don’t know what a Drag Rider is well lets just say it’s not the funnest job in the world. Basically what I do is I get to stare at the rear end of cattle all day long, and make sure that the slower moving cattle keep up with the rest of the herd. The good thing is that I at least get a horse, and my horse is no ordinary horse. He can talk! His name is Buckeye, and he can be pretty fun to talk to! On a cattle drive there are many jobs. One of them being my job. What I do is make sure that all of the slower cattle, in the cattle drive, keep moving so we don’t lose all any cattle on the way. My job is one of the most boring jobs you could have but I don’t mind it, especially when you have a talking horse! He really keeps me entertained. I named him Buckeye. “Say hi Buckeye!” I recalled. “Hi” Buckeye responded. He can be pretty shy if you don’t know him. After awhile I got pretty tired so I trusted Buckeye to do my job while I took a nap. The next thing I know is I wake up and Buckeye fell asleep and we lost the heard! “Where is everyone!” I asked. “I don’t know I got tired too!” Replied