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What is a narrative story?
A story about something that happened to me.
What comes next?
First: I got my backpack.
Next: __________
A.) I went to school.
B.) I went home yesterday.
A.) I went to school.
Which word tells what happened at the beginning?
A.) Finally
B.) First
C.) Last
B.) First
Which word tells what someone DID?
A.) Ran
B.) Happy
C.) Nervous
🏃 A.) Ran
Which sentence sounds like an ending?
A.) “Then I went outside.”
B.) “I had a great day!”
C.) “First, I woke up.”
B.) “I had a great day!”
Which one could be a narrative story?
A.) A story about going to the park.
B.) A list of animals
C.) A math problem
A.) A story about going to the park.
Put these events in order:
🍪 Eat the cookie
🥣 Mix the dough
🛒 Get ingredients
Which word can tell what happened after the first event?
A.) Next
B.) Yesterday
C.) Goodbye
A.) Next
Which word tells a feeling?
A.) Jumped
B.) Excited
C.) Walked
😊 B.) Excited
You wrote about going to the park.
Which is a good ending?
A.) “I had so much fun at the park!”
B.) “First, I woke up.”
C.) “My dog is brown.”
A.) “I had so much fun at the park!”
You are writing about baking cookies with your family. What should you write about?
A.) What happened
B.) Every food you know
C.) A random animal
A.) What happened
What happened first?
🧁 I baked the cookies.
🥣 I mixed the ingredients.
🛒 I got the ingredients.
🛒 I got the ingredients.
First, I put on my shoes.
______, I went outside.
A.) Next
B.) Finally
C.) Before
A.) Next
You finished a really hard project. How might you feel?
A.) Proud
B.) Angry
C.) Sleepy
A.) Proud
Finish the story:
“First, I went to the fair.
Next, I rode a ride.
Then, I ate cotton candy.
Finally, ______.”
Possible answers:
“I went home.”
“I had a great time.”
“I went with my family.”
Which topic would make a good narrative story?
A.) “My Saturday at the park”
B.) “All About Dinosaurs”
C.) “Different Kinds of Cars”
A.) “My Saturday at the park”
A student went to the park.
What happened first?
A.) She went down the slide.
B.) She put on her shoes.
C.) She went home.
B.) She put on her shoes.
Which word is best for the LAST event?
A.) Then
B.) First
C.) Finally
C.) Finally
Tell us what happened AND how you felt.
Example:
“I scored a goal. I felt ______.”
Happy, excited, proud, surprised, etc.
Tell a 4-sentence story about something that happened to you.
Use:
First, __________.
Next, __________.
Then, __________.
Finally, __________.
Why is it important to tell events in order?
So the reader knows what happened.
Tell us 3 things you did yesterday in the correct order.
🗣️ Sentence frame:
First, I ______.
Next, I ______.
Then, I ______.
Put these time words in order:
Finally — First — Then — Next
First → Next → Then → Finally
🎭 ACT IT OUT!
Pretend you just won a prize.
Show us how you feel without talking!
The team guesses the feeling.
Possible answers:
What makes a story ending GOOD?
A.) It tells what happened last.
B.) It starts the story over.
C.) It adds a completely new story.
A.) It tells what happened last.