Each one of the learners in your class has a story to tell, so help them learn the most efficient and organized way to tell their tale. A thorough unit on narrative writing addresses the writing process, grammar, story structure, organization, and characterization using short reading passages as models.

Concepts

annotation, Narrative Writing, reading comprehension, plot development, elements of a short story

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Include the stories and activities sporadically throughout a narrative writing unit, or use the resource as a unit in its entirety
• Have writers craft their own narrative stories based on the examples shown
• Project the different versions of each version in the process for the class to edit

Classroom Considerations

• The unit was written by a British organization, so many phrases and spellings are specific to the British English

Pros

• Provides a unit guide to help you plan your curriculum
• Each story addresses different skills in language arts
• Encourages learners to write with structure in mind
• Teaches learners the proper way to annotate a text

Cons

• The resource was published in 2003 and the link provided to the publisher's website is no longer available

Common Core

RL.4.5 RL.5.5 W.4.3.a W.4.5 W.5.3.a W.5.5 L.4.1.a L.5.1.a RL.6.5 RL.7.5 W.6.3.a W.6.5 W.7.3.a W.7.5 L.6.1.a L.7.1.a