Narrative Writing

1. Narrative Writing A means to an end...not the end

2. Real Writing vs. Fake Writing

3. Thought to Ponder Many people love to read narratives. They are a style of writing that allows the reader to enter the lives of others. It places them in settings and events that they can only imagine rather than physically be. Good narrative writers allow the reader to see, feel, taste, and experience things in their minds. Narratives serve as an amazing tool to infuse into more formal types of writing. As our students grow and mature, having a strong understanding of how to use narrative to appeal to the emotions of readers within their informative and argumentative writing will be a tremendous tool to improve their writing. In other words, Narrative writing is a means to an end...not the end.

4. OUTCOME By the end of this session, teachers will be able to recognize and instruct students on how narrative writing enhances other forms of ‘real-world’ writing. Teachers will also be able to effectively scaffold student narrative writing using mentor texts.

5. Narrative Standard: A critical look Biggest Misperception: I have to teach and apply this entire standard in all the Narrative Writing that students do. While reading through this standards...think about the scaffolding that you will need to apply. Rather than isolating each and every skill, think about how they connect and how you use one aspect to teach another. WHAT IS ESSENTIAL?

6. Real World Narrative Read through article silently Highlight or annotate areas where narrative is used within the article? In groups discuss the following questions: How do the highlighted or annotated areas of narrative writing enhance the article? What are the Narrative attributes of the article? How does the Narrative enhance the Craft and Structure of the article?

7. Using Real World Reading Writing as Mentor Texts After you have discussed the Author's Craft and Structure...it is time to MODEL THE USE OF MENTOR TEXTS. WRITE LIKE THIS: THE READING/WRITING CONNECTION: Teacher begins the modeling...showing the thinking of the writer. Teacher begins to include the class in the writing. (shared writing.) Teacher begins to gradually release to the students.

8. Release into the (Two) Application of the Mentor Text writing in pairs. Enhance this piece of writing about two of our students in KCK. What this writer did not do was enhance the story through the use of Narration. Using the craft and structure of our first writer, how can we write a Narrative Introduction to this piece.

9. DEBRIEF (Site Based) • What are some of the metacognitive processes(thinking) that you went through as you engaged in this activity? • What are some anticipated struggles you may see in using this approach? • What are some anticipated successes you may see in using this approach?

10. Process to think about when planning for instruction What Type of Narrative Work are you wanting your students to produce What Skills or ways of writing do I need my students to be able to use? How do I use these activities as formative tools to help scaffold students to write a Narrative piece of text. Backwards Design for Narrative Writing What types of mentor texts and activities can I use to drive these skills and ways of writing?

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