DIRECTIONS: Read all of the sentences below and use them to create a paragraph that describes the biography of
Siddhartha Gautama. You may add or subtract words as necessary, but you must use all the sentences
Be sure to think about logical sequence and use appropriate transitions.
1. As the boy became a young man, he became curious about life beyond the palace walls.
2. Siddhartha's father was a great king who longed for a son.
3. Siddhartha left the city, never to return, until he got to the root of suffering
4. The child would teach humanity how to put an end to mental suffering.
s. This displeased the king, and he decided to prevent his son from witnessing anything that would arouse his
6. When Siddhartha was born, an astrologer told the king he would not follow him as the ruler.
7.The king kept the boy in a pleasure palace and never let him see sickness, old age, or death.
8. Siddhartha took a tour of his city and encountered sickness, old age, and death.
9. The young man vowed to find out what was behind the sadness of life and to do something about it.
10. One day he escaped the palace, despite his father's best efforts.
11. The boy was destined to become a great sage.