SMART Technologies
Smart: Characters and Characterization
This activity addresses the types of characters found in stories and the methods authors use to build characters.
Literacy Head
Literacyhead: Images to Give Writers Ideas: Storytelling
A collection of images of people listening to and telling stories give your writers ideas. These paintings and illustrations point to the universal nature of telling and listening.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Leads in Narrative Writing
This lesson explains the purpose of a lead and introduces students to 6 different types of leads they can use in their writing.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Identifying the Setting of a Story
In this lesson, students learn to identify the setting of a story by both where and when. A Setting quiz follows.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Dialogue With Student Created Characters
This lesson is designed to help students understand the importance of character development when writing stories of their own. It also helps them understand the process authors use when writing novels and other stories. During this...
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Web Worksheet Wizard: Narrative and Descriptive Prompts
Come and check out this list of narrative and descriptive writing prompts. These can be used as springboards for your writing.