Example for Grade 5: Narrative – Whales - ID: 5508
Whales

Student Response
I was the first to spot the huge whale. The whale had blasted out of the ocean to get a fresh gulp of air, it was fantastic! The whale went back into the ocean. After a few minutes, I saw my mom point at a corner of the ocean. There was a large pod of whales coming our way! My dad took out his camera to take a picture of the pod. The whales made loud calls that sounded like a trumpet. There was also a small group of fish that the whales appeared to be searching for. The whales were waving their flippers making gigantic splashes of water and gulping down large groups of fish. They sure were hungry! Their mouths were full of silver fish and were chomping away. The other people on the boat ride were cheering loudly once they saw the whales and so was I. All of a sudden, the whales started to splash away and were soon out of sight.