Narrative Prompts

Liam returns to the railroad garden after the winter. Write a narrative to give the story

a different ending. Tell what happens to the garden and how Liam takes care of it. Use

the characters and setting that are in the text you read. Be sure to use both the voice of

a narrator, as well as dialogue, in your story ending. Follow the conventions of standard

written English.

• change the ending

• continue the story

• informative to narrative

• change the POV

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

In “Those Wacky Shoes,” a girl has to outsmart a pair of shoes. Think about the details the author uses to create the characters, settings, and events. Imagine that you, like the girl in the story, find a pair of wacky shoes that won’t come off. Write a story about how you find the pair of wacky shoes and what happens to you when you are wearing them. Use what you have learned about the wacky shoes when writing your story.

• you are a character

• change the POV

• change the ending

• informative to narrative

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

The cooking project presentation could not be finished on Tuesday because of the fire. Write a narrative that tells what happens later in the week when students have class again. Be sure to use both the voice of the narrator and dialogue in your story. Follow the conventions of standard written English.

• informative to narrative

• different POV

• continue the story

• you are a character

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

In We’re Moving Where? Allison starts a new school.  She is very anxious about making friends and leaving home.   At the end of the story she is introduced to Olivia.  Write a narrative describing what life is like for Allison one month from now.  Have things changed for her?  Be sure to use both the voice of the narrator, as well as dialogue, in your story ending. 

• change the ending

• continue the story

• you are a character

• change the POV

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

You have just read a passage called “Hiding Out.” Write a narrative essay that tells the events from Polo’s point of view. Use what you know about the characters, setting, and events from the passage to write your story.

• change the ending

• informative to narrative

• continue the story

• change the POV

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

Read "The World's Rainforest" and "Animals of the Rain Forest." Using what you have learned in the text write a fictional story about two animals who live in the rainforest and become unlikely friends. Be sure to use dialogue, descriptive details, and a sequence of events to tell your story.

• change the ending

• informative to narrative

• continue the story

• you are a character

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

After reading, "The Great Wall is Really Great" and "Blood, Sweat, and Tears on the Wall," write a fictional story where you are one of the builders of the Great Wall. Tell about about what you saw and did. Make sure to use correct Standard English.

• change the ending

• continue the story

• change the POV

• informative to narrative

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

"A Salute to Cory" is an unfinished personal narrative about a road trip to visit the Cory's brother. Continue the narrative telling what happens next. Base your writing on the details about the characters, setting, and key events provided in the original story.

• continue the story

• change the ending

• change the POV

• informative to narrative

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

At the end of "Here Boy," the narrator tells the store clerk that she is the dog's owner. Write a story to change the ending of this narrative. What would happen if she did not claim the dog? Be sure to use what you have learned about the setting, characters, and plot.

• change the ending

• write from a different POV

• you are a character

• informative to narrative

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

You just read about Rylee and Clara's big soccer game. The story was told from Clara's perspective. Retell the story from Rylee's point of view. How does she feel about the situation?

• informative to narrative

• you are a character

• change the ending

• write from a different POV

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6