Narrative Writing
What is a narrative?
a fictional story
Is informational writing fiction or nonfiction?
nonfiction
What is opinion writing? Facts or your thoughts?
your thoughts
What is the first step?
Read the prompt and directions and highlight important words
What type of map should you use when writing a narrative?
story mountain
What is one type of map you can use for informational writing?
tree map or circle map to start
Name a thinking map you can use to organize your opinion writing
tree map, circle map
What is the second step?
Decide on which thinking map matches the prompt
Name two important things needed in a narrative.
(see checklist)
What should your yellow sentences be?
Facts, reasons, or fun details
facts
What are your yellow sentences?
your reasons
What is the third step?
Fill in the map with your ideas, also, you might have to make a t chart
Name three more parts of a narrative.
(see checklist)
Name one sentence starter for your red explanations or examples.
I read that...
In the text it said...
On page ___
In paragraph ___
According to the text
For example
Name a sentence starter for your yellow sentences
see chart
What is the fourth step?
Type your paragraph
Name all 5 parts of story mountain
characters, wanted to do something, problem, answer to the problem, ending
Name 2 sentence starters for your yellow facts
one detail
Another detail
first, next, last
What is the purpose of your green sentence?
to state your opinion
Revise and edit! Reread to find mistakes and to make it better.