DIRECTIONS: Follow the steps below to revise the first draft of your personal narrative or short story.
Steps for Revising Your Story
1 Identify sections of your story where you could add more characterization.
2 Identify at least one section in your story where you could add dialogue.
3 Revise these sections of your story, using the lesson’s guidelines for formatting dialogue.
Step 1: Identify sections of your story where you could add more characterization.
Copy and paste the first draft of your story in the space below. Then mark at least three sections where you will add some type of characterization. Turn that text from plain to bold-face type so that you can find it later.
Step 2: Identify at least one section in your story where you could add dialogue.
When you find a section that will get dialogue added, turn that text a different color.
Step 3: Revise these sections of your story, using the lesson’s guidelines for formatting dialogue. Now revise the sections of your first draft that you marked in Steps 1 and 2. Leave the sections marked as you add details so that your teacher can see what you added or changed.
Your Story Draft:
