1. Writing a Narrative

2. Writing a Narrative web : plot line draft Revise
strong verbs, adverbs and adjectives
write a captivating introduction
figures of speech
write a memorable conclusion
edit

3. Every story has a plot line
Every story has a plot line. Create your stories plot line to use as a graphic organizer.
Day 1
climax
resolution
rising action
Plot Line
complication introduces the conflict
protagonist's life is in a state of order and calm
something happens to disrupt that order

4. Write a quick draft of your narrative
Write a quick draft of your narrative. A good piece of writing usually is created using the writing process.
Web
Draft
Revise
Edit
Final Copy
Day 2

5. Revising Word Choice Day 3
In our reading like a writer book report we paid attention to how writer’s use word choice to add voice to their writing and to help their reader follow the writing in their heads.
Go through your story and highlight the verb in each sentence. Use the thesaurus to make your verbs stronger.
You should have at least 10 strong verbs in your narrative.
Day 3

6. Revising Organization
Day 4
As we know we can make or break our piece in the beginning paragraph. Our introduction needs to hook the reader.
Ideas to Help Hook Our Reader
start later in the story then go back to the beginning
at an interesting or exciting part
near the climax
don’t give away to much
start in a conversation
start in the midst of some action
start with the writer or a character talking directly to the reader
See :

7. Day 5 Revising Word Choice (continued)
1. Go through your story and highlight the adverbs. Use the thesaurus to make your adverbs stronger. (use a different colour)
You should have at least 5 adverbs in your narrative.
2. Go through your story and highlight the adjectives. Use the thesaurus to make your verbs stronger. (again use a new colour)
You should have at least 5 adjectives in your narrative.

8. Day 6 Revising Word Choice (continued some more)
As we know figures of speech add not only to word choice but the general voice of a piece.
Circle any figures of speech that you used in your piece. Label what they are. ex) simile, hyperbole, idiom.
You should have at least 3 figures of speech in your piece.

9. Revising Organization
Day 7
Our conclusion should be memorable.
Ideas to Help Make Our Piece Memorable
dramatic event
happy ending
question
go back to the beginning
moral or lesson
quote
state a theme

10. Day 8 Taking Care of Conventions I have correct end punctuation.
I have used capital letters correctly.
I have spelled common words correctly & am close with difficult ones.
I have used standard grammatical structures
I have included internal punctuation.
I have properly paragraphed dialogue.
I have used connectors properly.

11. final revision and editing
Slides are what we focused on for this piece but as always all of the writing traits are equally important and will be included on the final rubric.
CONTENT
I have selected a specific topic.
My ideas are on topic.
My ideas are explained with good details.
ORGANIZATION
My ideas are in a logical order.
I used transitions.
My ideas are grouped in paragraphs.
I have a clear conclusion that makes my piece memorable.
VOICE
My writing is interesting to my audience.
I made clear that I know what I am writing about.
I have shown personality in my writing.
SENTENCE STRUCTURE
I have a variety of sentence types.
I have a variety of sentence structures.
I have a variety of sentence lengths.
I have a variety of sentence beginnings.
Day 9
final revision and editing