1. The Narrative Writing Process
7th Grade Language Arts

2. Start Your Story With a Bang!!!
Grab Your Reader’s Attention with one of these Story Starters:
An Exclamation
A Question
Dialogue
A Sound
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3. Exposition Set The Scene!!!
Describe your story’s critical character and main setting in the exposition.
USE YOUR SENSES (Imagery)
USE SIMILIES
USE METAPHORS
Make you reader feel as though he or she is in the story
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4. Conflict Something Happens!!!
Introduce in the exposition a problem/conflict that your main character has to deal with.
An adventure or special quest???
A conflict with another character???
Completing a big project???
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5. THE MAIN EVENTS/Rising Action!!!
THIS SOULD BE THE LONGEST PART OF YOUR STORY
Show the action in slow fashion
Stretch out the plot
Be very detailed
Describe any changes in scenery
Include main character’s thoughts and feelings as he or she fights with the story’s main problem
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6. THE CLIMAX Show a major shift in the story
Your character should change in some way
Show a major shift in the story
Show how your character has changed from the beginning of the story
Show a big moment or turning point
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7. Problem Solved/Falling Action!!!
This is where your character has solved the main problem or conflict of the story
Include action leading to the solution
Bring your character’s quest to a close
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8. Conclusion – THE RESOLUTION!!!
Every good story has a lesson to teach! This is the part of the story where your character realizes what he or she learned by solving the main problem of the story!
Character’s Feelings
Major Decisions
Deep Wishes
Important Memories
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9. Climax
Rising Action
Falling
Action
Resolution
Exposition

10. Now You Are Ready To Write!!!
Here’s your prompt:
Imagine your character is awarded a dream vacation. Write about the vacation and the adventures your character has along the way!
HAVE FUN!!!

11. Giving Credit Where It Is Due!!!
The writing process used to teach writing in this presentation are based on The Empowering Writers Program