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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Narrative Tense

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces the narrative tense.
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Handout
Other

Robert J. Sawyer: Writing Workshops

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site features a list of columns written by Robert Sawyer. They include: Great Beginnings, Point of View, Constructing Characters, Show, Don't Tell, Description, Research, and more. W.9-10.3, 3a, 3b, 3c, 3e Narratives, W.11-12.3, 3a,...
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Article
Caro Clarke

Caro Clarke: Writing Advice: Beginner's Four Faults

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site is a personal site from Caro Clarke. The third installment in this series looks at the four major mistakes made by beginning authors. The main idea of this article is that the author needs to be able to combine dialogue with...
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Handout
Quia

Quia: Santa Barbara City College: Structure of a Personal Narrative Essay [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides two graphic organizers. The first graphic organizer provides all parts of a personal essay, of a college essay. The second graphic organizer serves as a planning tool for a student's personal essay. W.9-10.3,3a...
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Building Video Literacy: Storyboarding

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity developed by EDC's Center for Children and Technology, students explore the relationship between types of shots and storytelling.
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Website
Literacy Head

Literacyhead: Images to Give Writers Ideas: Storytelling

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
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.
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Handout
Purdue University

Guide to Critical Theory: First Person Narration

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This explanation of the term first-person narration provides examples.