올해 아마도 4학년 학생들의 CTS 라이팅 테스트에선 내러티브 라이팅(narrative writing)이 문제로 나오지 않을까 싶습니다. 그래서 여기 2007년도 라이팅 테스트에 나온 질문을 싣습니다. 그리고 이에 대해 최고점(4점)을 받은 4학년 한 학생이 쓴 글도 함께 게재합니다. 이 글을 자녀와 함께 보면서 잘된 글과 그렇지 않은 글에 대해 비교하는 시간을 가지시면 다음 달에 있을 CTS 라이팅을 대비하는데 도움이 될 것입니다. 다음 주에는 왜 이 학생이 좋은 점수를 받을 수 있었는지에 대해 알아보도록 하겠습니다. 　
　
▲Prompt
One day while you are out on a walk with a dog, the dog suddenly starts talking about where he used to live and how he would like to visit that place again. Write about what happens that day.

▲Sample Writing
Lucy. “I’ve been able to talk for years, guess I just needed someone I can trust and who won’t make a big deal out of it.” I couldn’t believe it. I pinched myself and no, it wasn’t a dream. You see Lucy isn’t my dog she’s my friend Katie’s dog, and Lucy just said she was born in San Diego and lived there for the longest time. But once she got bigger there wasn’t anymore room in the tiny apartment in San Diego, so Katie bought Lucy on her vacation and now she lives in Long Beach. “Please, the last time I saw my mother was four years ago, and I would love to freshen my eyes with my mother’s beauty.” I thought about it. I didn’t have anything to do today and now that I’m 16 1/2 I can drive anywhere I want too. “Okay Lucy, just give me one more good reason and I’ll take you.” “Hmmm…”
“Oh I got it,” she says. “My mother doesn’t know I can talk to humans.” “Okay, good enough.” I whisper. “Oh, do I hate Saturday traffic,” I say grumpily. We (me and Lucy) had been in the car for 3 hours! “Okay, we must be getting close.” I say for the 3rd time.
“Yep,” says Lucy “Next exit on Magnolia Street.” I turn to the farthest right lane and slow down when I get to the exit ramp.
“Right or left?” I ask. “Right.” Lucy says like an ESPN announcer. “Then another right on Church Ave. and a left on Ashland Road and finally a left on Sea Lion Way. The ad-ress is 2943, Apartment L13.” We turn right right, left, left and trudge up the stairs to apartment L13. I whisper, “Remember, don’t speak English, you don’t want your secret revealed.”
I ring the doorbell, “Ding-dong.” An old woman about the age of 70 appears at the door and says, “How may I help you young lady?” “Hi. My friend bought this dog about um, 4 years ago and I assume this is the apartment she was born in and I was wonder-ing if this dog’s mom still lived here?” “Oh,” the old lady said. “Why yes, yes she does. Sugar Plum, come here.” So, Lucy’s mom came to the door. “Sugar Plum, guess what? Cookie Lips is here.” So Lucy and her mom had a little reunion and Mrs. Salom (the old lady) and I talked about how Lucy (Cookie Lips) was Katie’s dog and how she had grown, a lot. When Lucy and I got in the car to go home, I said, “Cookie Lips?” “Don’t rub it in.” Lucy said with a cute dog smile.


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