WRITE narratives to develop realor imagined experiences or events using effective
technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
Paraphrase the following excerpt from the Anglo-Saxon epic poem, “The Battle of Maldon”, by
rewriting the text to demonstrate that you understand the meaning of the passage.
Then one stood on the shore, sternly calling out,
a Viking herald, conversing in many words,
he delivered in a vaunt the message of the brim-sailors
to that nobleman where he stood on the riverbank: (25-28)