Question

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Read the instructions for this self-checked activity. Submit your response to each question
and check your answers. At the end of the activity, complete the final item to connect and
reflect on your work.
Activity
In this lesson, you determined and analyzed how Ken Liu developed theme over the course
of "The Perfect Match." You also learned techniques for narrative writing, including how to
use transitions and participle phrases.
In this activity, you will craft your own short narrative story that addresses the theme or
themes in "The Perfect Match."
Part A: Plan Your Narrative
First, use the table to help brainstorm and outline your own narrative story that
addresses and incorporates themes you identified in "The Perfect Match."
Remember that the theme you develop in your narrative should relate to the unit's
guiding question: How does technology impact our lives in unexpected ways? Your
narrative should be about how technology affects a character in an unexpected way.
Complete the table to plan your narrative.

Answer 1

Activity

In this lesson, you determined and analyzed how Ken Liu developed theme over the course

of "The Perfect Match." You also learned techniques for narrative writing, including how to

use transitions and participle phrases.

In this activity, you will craft your own short narrative story that addresses the theme or

themes in "The Perfect Match."

Part A: Plan Your Narrative

First, use the table to help brainstorm and outline your own narrative story that

addresses and incorporates themes you identified in "The Perfect Match."

Remember that the theme you develop in your narrative should relate to the unit's

guiding question: How does technology impact our lives in unexpected ways? Your

narrative should be about how technology affects a character in an unexpected way.

Complete the table to plan your narrative.

Answer 2

To complete this activity, use the provided table to brainstorm and outline your narrative story. Consider the characters, conflict, sensory language, dialogue, and pacing to develop your chosen theme related to how technology impacts a character in an unexpected way.

In this activity, you are required to plan your own narrative story that addresses the themes in "The Perfect Match." The narrative should focus on how technology impacts a character in an unexpected way, relating to the unit's guiding question of how technology impacts our lives in unexpected ways.

To plan your narrative, you will need to complete the table provided. Here is a step-by-step breakdown of the information you need to fill in:

Exposition:

1. Identify the characters in your narrative.

2. Describe the setting and point of view of your story.

3. Determine how you will establish the conflict or problem that the character faces.

Rising Action:

1. Consider how you will develop the characters and conflict to convey your chosen theme.

2. Think about the telling details or sensory language that will be important to include in your narrative.

3. Decide on the dialogue that will be important to include to develop your theme.

4. Determine when you will speed up or slow down the pace of your narrative for dramatic effect.

Climax:

1. Choose the details about the conflict or characters that will be included to develop your theme.

2. Identify the telling details or sensory language that will be important to include.

Falling Action/Resolution:

1. Plan how the conflict will be resolved and the narrative will come to a conclusion.

Remember to relate your narrative to the guiding question and the themes you identified in "The Perfect Match" while planning your story.