Narrative Writing PPT
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John KeysNarrative Writing
Primary Grades
Narrative
When you are asked to write a short story, or asked to do
some "creative writing", you are doing what is called
"Narrative Writing." Narrative writing is meant to entertain!
Part of being human is getting to tell great stories!
Examples: Story (personal, true, imaginative), Fable, Myth, Poem,
Play, Biography, and Autobiography.
Step One
1) Write a title
• Bat Summer
• The Elephant in my Garage
• Rafting Down the Rapids
Step Two- Make a Story Board
Sketch the events of your story in an
order that makes sense. Use your sketch to orally tell
your narrative to someone.
Step Three- Get your story rolling
• Talk about where or when the story takes
place
• Introduce a character
• Use dialogue
• Make an interesting comment
• Use action
example
Beginning
One warm summer night I was trying to get
to sleep. I had my window open to let in the
cool air. All of the sudden, I heard what
sounded like a bat.
Step Four- Use transitions
• The next day
• When we arrived
• Finally
• As soon as
• Around noon
• During
• One evening
example
Middle
My sister heard it too and ran out the door.
The door slammed shut and I was alone
with the bat.
example
Middle
I threw the blanket over my heard and
screamed for help. Finally my dad heard
me and came running.
example
Middle
As the bat flew wildly around my room, my dad snuck up
on it with a net. He caught the bat and then set it free
outside.
Step Five- End Your Story
• Feel a feeling – Thinking about that poor
bat still makes me sad.
• Remember a character- My dad did his
best to protect me.
• Think about the ending/ reflect- Maybe the
bat could have been set free.
example
End
My room was again safe, but I never
slept with the window open again.
Step Seven- edit, revise, and
publish
Edit- spelling, punctuation, grammar, and sentence
structure
Revise- make it better, reword parts, does the story
make sense?
Publish- recopy or word process and share!
Final Product
Bat Summer
• One warm summer night I was trying to get to sleep. I had my window
open to let in the cool air. All of the sudden, I heard what sounded like a bat.
My sister heard it too and ran out the door. The door slammed shut and I
was alone with the bat. I threw the blanket over my heard and screamed for
help. Finally, my dad heard me and came running. As the bat flew wildly
around my room, my dad snuck up on it with a net. He caught the bat and
then set it free outside. My room was again safe, but I never slept with the
window open again
Ideas for Narratives
• Write a narrative about an exciting athletic
event.
• Think of an historical time. Write about
someone your age living in that time.
• In a short story, write about an experience
you might have with an unusual animal.