Narratives!

Vocabulary

100

A person in a narrative. Almost all stories follow at least one of these.

Character

200

When and where a story takes place.

Setting

300

The "main problem" of a story.

Conflict

400

The middle of a narrative has at least 3 of these. They move the story forward and make the conflict "bigger".

Plot Events

Parts of a Story

100

The part of a narrative which introduces characters, setting, and conflict.

Beginning

200

The part of a story which introduces the resolution.

End

300

The biggest section of a narrative.

(There are 3 sections)

Middle

400

This is used to show that characters are speaking.

"Quotations" or "Dialogue"

Writing Process

100

This writing step involves taking your ideas and putting them into an order which makes sense for your story.

Planning

200

This step of writing involves reviewing your first draft, deciding whether or not to change or remove certain parts. 

This section does NOT look for spelling or grammar.

Revising

300

This step of the writing process is your "first try" at writing your story. There will be a lot of mistakes and changes to make later.

Drafting

400

This step of writing involves looking for spelling and grammatical mistakes to "tidy up" your writing.

Editing