Narrative Writing Planning

Poll

How do you feel about writing?

• love it

• hate it

• it's ok

• no opinion

​- ideas - sentence fluency

- word choice - conventions

- voice​ - organization

1. ​What types of stories do you love?

2. What is a personal experience you've had that was memorable?

3. What relationships are important to you?​

​a few guiding questions...

Multiple Select

Where can you find ideas for writing? (choose all that apply)

• from everyday life

• from memorable moments

• from relationships with others

• from other stories you love

Multiple Select

When writing a narrative, you will need a plot. What are the three essential ideas you will use when creating a plot?

• There is nothing I need to create a plot

• end

• middle

• beginning

• lots of dialogue and adjectives

1. Grab a piece of paper and a pencil.

2. Create your BME chart.

3. Decide what topic you'll write about. ​

4. Fill in each section with key words or details for your story.​

YOUR TURN!

Multiple Choice

Authors use ___________ to tell the reader about an idea in a unique way that is not a literal meaning.

• literal language

• figurative language

• harsh language

• comical language

1. Look at your key words in each section (BME).

2. Decide what types of figurative language you could use to express your ideas​

YOUR TURN!

Multiple Choice

Narrative writing tells a story to.........the reader.

• Inform

• Explain

• Teach

• Entertain

1. Create your plot graph.

2. Using your BME chart, fill in the key points of your story.

3. *note* sometimes it helps to st​art with an ending or the turning point.

YOUR TURN!