Writing a Narrative Paragraph

In a personal narrative relating stories about a journey, the verb see would likely be repeatedly used. In some regional and social dialects, as well as in some versions of colloquial speech, the past participle seen is used instead of the
simple past tense saw; for example, We seen Mr. Wilson at the movies. or Our class seen a space capsule at the museum. As students prepare their personal narratives, focus on the use of this verb in their story. As needed, plan pattern practice in which pairs or small groups of students repeat constructions such as
At the zoo, we saw . . . (lions, tigers, zebras, alligators, giraffes, etc.)