Leaf Group
Classroom: How to Write Narrative Conclusions
This article focuses on how to write conclusions for narratives by sharing a takeaway message, a lesson or a reflection -- a new discovery of meaning in life -- for your reader. W.9-10.3e Conclusion, W.11-12.3e Narrative Conclusion
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Study.com: How to Use Descriptive Details & Sensory Language in Your Writing
When you write a narrative, you can draw your reader into your experiences by adding specific, concrete details and sensory language to your storytelling. This lesson tells you exactly how to do it. W.9-10.3d Precise/sensory details,...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Teaching: Prewriting and Planning Personal Narratives
This lesson focuses on prewriting and planning a personal narrative. The information can be used in all types of writing. It discusses brainstorming ideas, narrowing the focus, and developing the central idea. W.9-10.5 Writing Process,...
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Thoughtful Learning: ccss.ela literacy.w.7.3.a
Pick and choose from these lessons and units that focus on narrative writing. Specifically, how to establish a context and point of view, introduce characters, and organize an event sequence.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Nature's Fury: Performance Task Continued
In this lesson, 5th graders develop narratives by describing characters and creating a logical event sequence. This is part of a larger unit but can be taught separately.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: W.3.3d: Provide a Sense of Closure
Links to 6 lessons and activities that build student skills in standard W.3.3d: Provide a sense of closure.
Education.com
Education.com: W.3.3.d Worksheets: Provide a Sense of Closure
[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 12 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard W.3.3.D: Provide a sense of closure.
Education.com
Education.com: W.3.3 B Worksheets: Use Dialogue and Descriptions
[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 30 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard W.3.3B: Write Narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using...
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Education.com: W.3.3 Worksheets: Write Narratives to Develop Real or Imagined
[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 30 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard W.3.3: Write Narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: W.3.3: Write Narratives to Develop Real or Imagined Experiences
Links to 47 lessons and activities that build student skills in standard W.3.3: Write Narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Sensory Details
Students will learn how to enhance their narrative writing by incorporating sensory details to convey experiences and events. A power point presentation on sensory details is included.
Education.com
Education.com: W.4.3.e Worksheets: Provide a Conclusion for a Narrative
[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 7 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard W.4.3.E: Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Perspective Drawing Inspired by n.c. Wyeth [Pdf]
For this lesson, students will generate unique fantasy drawings that utilize perspective and create the illusion of depth on a two-dimensional surface. Deriving inspiration from the American painter and illustrator N.C. Wyeth's The...
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Writing Narrative Essays
This article provides the components of narrative writing. The author emphasizes ways to make narrative writing better. W.9-10.3e Conclusion
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: 2.1: Narrative Essay
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn to write a narrative essay by identifying the differences between descriptive and narrative essays, knowing the difference between autobiographical and...
PBS
Pbs: American Masters: Lesson 2: Truman Capote: Other Voices, Other Rooms
This lesson plan is based on the PBS episode of American Masters about Truman Capote. Young scholars will read and analyze how Truman Capote develops characters as they record their findings on worksheets included with this lesson. Then...
Education.com
Education.com: Draw the Story
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will use their imagination to complete the story. How will it begin? How will it end? Great lesson for practicing sequencing.
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Jefferson County Schools: Print a Prompt
Check out this resourceful site featuring "Print a prompt." Students can choose from several different titles and prompts and they are provided with a printed copy.
New Zealand Ministry of Education
Nz Ministry of Education: Fairy Tales
After studying the structure of narratives through fairy tales, students will plan and write their own fairy tales using a narrative planning sheet (see learning task 2). Children will write their own fairy tale, stopping to share,...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Clay Animation
This is a hands-on, technology-based project to incorporate creative writing and technology in the classroom. Clay Animation is one way of presenting a story in a nonverbal way. [Requires QuickTime.]
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: The Very Quiet Cricket
During this lesson, students will write a sequel to The Very Quiet Cricket. The students will discuss and demonstrate the use of personification in the story. The class will also complete a WebQuest about The Very Quiet Cricket.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Writing Activity: Harris Burdick Stories
After reading The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, by Chris Van Allsburg, students create their own stories about the pictures. By navigating the Internet, students learn more about the writing process to help them create their stories.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Alone: Research for Survival
This role-playing lesson enhances students' creativity and develops critical thinking skills. Small groups of students conduct Internet research on the skills necessary to survive when marooned on a Pacific island. Groups present their...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: My Most Memorable Experience
In this lesson, each student will write a narrative story about his/her most memorable experience. Learners will develop the narrative writing mode and create a brochure using desktop publishing software.