Mosquito-Infested Beauty: A Scented Encounter at Amicalola Falls

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Amidst the breathtaking beauty of Amicalola Falls, the narrator's scented hand lotion, once delightful, now seemed to draw every mosquito and gnat in the vicinity. The relentless insects transformed the narrator into a walking buffet of itchy mosquito bites, overpowering the serene surroundings with their persistent presence.

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Item 9 Item 9 Rewrite this paragraph, using descriptive details and sensory language to better convey the narrator s experiences with the mosquitoes. Write your answer on the lines provided. Despite the overwhelming beauty, my scented hand lotion, though it smelled wonderful earlier that morning, seemed to be attracting every mosquito and gnat in Amicalola Falls. I was turning into one enormous mosquito bite.

Item 8 Item 8 Rewrite this paragraph, using descriptive details and sensory language to better convey the narrator s experiences with the mosquitoes. Write your answer on the lines provided. Despite the overwhelming beauty, my scented hand lotion, though it smelled wonderful earlier that morning, seemed to be attracting every mosquito and gnat in Amicalola Falls. I was turning into one enormous mosquito bite.

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Item 9 Item 9 Rewrite this paragraph, using descriptive details and sensory language to better convey the narrator s experiences with the mosquitoes. Write your answer on the lines provided. Despite the overwhelming beauty, my scented hand lotion, though it smelled wonderful earlier that morning, seemed to be attracting every mosquito and gnat in Amicalola Falls. I was turning into one enormous mosquito bite.

Effectively uses narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop rich, interesting experiences, events, and/or characters Uses a variety of words and phrases to convey the sequence of events and signal shifts in one time frame or setting to another Uses precise words, phrases, and sensory language consistently and effectively to convey experiences or events and capture the action Integrates ideas and details from source material effectively Uses narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters Uses words and/or phrases to indicate sequence of events and signal shifts in one time frame or setting to another Uses words, phrases, and details to capture the action and convey experiences and events Integrates some ideas and/or details from source material Attempts to use some narrative technique, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters Uses occasional signal words inconsistently and ineffectively to indicate sequence of events and signal shifts in one time frame or setting to another Uses some words or phrases inconsistently and ineffectively to convey experiences and events and capture the action Attempts to integrate ideas or details from source material Shows little or no attempt to use dialogue, description, and pacing to develop experiences, events, and/or characters Uses words that are inappropriate, overly simple, or unclear Provides few, if any, words that convey experiences, or events, or signal shifts in one time frame or setting to another May use few, if any, ideas or details from source material

Scoring Rubric 4 Points Scoring Rubric 4 Points As I took in the overwhelming beauty of the area, I felt a pinch of pain on my arm. Ouch! I said and looked down at where the pain originated. There, sitting ever so happily, was a mosquito. Totally unaware of me, it sucked my blood like a vampire. I swatted at it, but it got away before my hand slapped my mosquito-less arm. After a few more steps, I felt the telltale pinch again. This time I squished the little guy before he drained me too much. Another pinch. And another. Suddenly I realized that the scented lotion I d used that morning was attracting every mosquito in Amicalola Falls. I continued along the path, shooing away the nasty little bugs with limited success, but it wasn t long before I realized I was turning into one enormous mosquito bite. I knew I d become increasingly miserable as soon as my skin started to react to the bites. I d be itching and scratching from head to toe. Still, the scenery was too beautiful to miss, so I put aside my concern and concentrated on the splendor around me.

Scoring Rubric 3 Points Scoring Rubric 3 Points As I took in the beauty of the area, I felt a pinch of pain on my arm. Ouch! I said and looked down. There, sitting ever so happily, was a mosquito. Totally unaware of me, it sucked my blood. I swatted at it, but it got away before I could kill it. After a few more steps, I felt the telltale pinch again. This time I squished the little guy. Another pinch. And another. I realized that the scented lotion I d used that morning was attracting every mosquito in Amicalola Falls. I continued along the path, shooing away the bugs with limited success. It wasn t long before I realized I was turning into one enormous mosquito bite. I knew I d become more miserable as soon as I started itching and scratching from head to toe. Still, the scenery was too beautiful to miss, so I concentrated on what was around me.

Scoring Rubric 2 Points Scoring Rubric 2 Points As I took in the beauty, I felt pain on my arm. Sitting on my arm was a mosquito. It sucked my blood. I swatted at it, but it got away. After a few more steps, I felt another bite. This time I got him. More bites. I was attracting every mosquito around. I was turning into one enormous mosquito bite.

Scoring Rubric 1 Point Scoring Rubric 1 Point I felt pain on my arm. It was a mosquito. It sucked my blood. I swatted at it, but it got away. Then I felt another bite. I got him. More mosquitoes bit me. I was turning into a big mosquito bite.