Narrative Writing Practice

Narrative Writing

Open Ended

How would you describe narrative writing?

​Narrative Writing

• Tells a story!​

• Five components: the characters, the setting, the plot, the conflict, and the resolution.

  • These elements keep the story running smoothly and allow the action to develop in a logical way that the reader can follow.​

Multiple Choice

What is the setting of a story?

• The story being told

• The location of the story

• The conflict of the story

• The main problem of the story

Multiple Choice

What is the plot of a story?

• The timeline of the story

• The location of the story

• The back story

• The actual story being told

The actual story​

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Begining, middle, and end

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Clear start and finish to story​

​Plot

Location of the story

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Where and when the story takes place​

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Describe the environment and/or ​surroundings​

Setting

Setting vs. Plot

Open Ended

The ________ to the problem is the way the action is resolved.

Soultion

Problem/Conflict

Problem / Soultion

​The struggle or issue

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The plot is centered on this conflict and the ways in which the characters attempt to resolve the problem.

​The solution to the problem is the way the action is resolved. (The end)

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The resolution must fit the rest of the story in tone, and creativity and solve all parts of the conflict.

Poll

I was born in Alabama.

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person

Poll

He went to the beach because it is his favorite place to vacation.

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person

Open Ended

What are sensory details?

Sensory details

Subject | Subject

Some text here about the topic of discussion

​Sensory details are words that stir any of the five senses: touch, taste, sound, smell, and sight.

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“She drank the lemonade,” -----> “She felt her tongue tingle as she sipped the frosty glass of tart, sugary lemonade.”

Open Ended

Your turn!! Add sensory details to the following sentence:

"Mike rode his bike."

Close your Ipad and clear off your desk!

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All you need is a pencil!

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Paper helpers: COme help pass out papers!!​

Now, let's take the information we just reviewed and write our own story!

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Directions: Read the prompt. Brainstorm and organize your thoughts below. Write a short narrative in first person based on the prompt and include sensory details. Be creative!

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Prompt: There is an important event happening tonight, and you must be on time! Tell the fictional story of the crazy events that happen that make you late to the event. Begin your story by telling what the event is and why it is so important for you to be on time.

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