Narrative Writing

1. Narrative Writing What is Narrative Writing? Narrative writing tells a story. It can be a true story about something the writer saw or did. Some stories can also be made up.

2. Narrative Writing Narrative Writing Traits • A topic that is just the right size (not too big or too small) • Descriptive details that answer the reader’s questions • (such as who, what, where, when, and why) • Events told in the order they happened • A strong beginning and a satisfying ending • Transition words that signal the order of events • A voice that sounds interested • Dialogue, if used, that fits the characters

3. Narrative Writing Narrative Writing Traits • Unique and specific words that bring the story to life • Strong adjectives and adverbs • A variety of sentence lengths and types that make the • writing flow smoothly • Correct spelling, punctuation, and capitalization

4. Narrative Writing Narrative writing usually tells the story in the order in which things happen. • The beginning gets the reader’s attention. • The middle includes the order of events. • The end wraps up the story and provides a sense of closure.

5. Narrative Writing When writing a narrative, writers include the following elements: • Characters: The people or animals in the story • Setting: When and where the story takes place • Plot: What happens in the story • Point of view: Who is telling the story

6. Narrative Writing Additional Elements for Narrative Writing • A narrator or characters • Dialogue • Details about things that happen to the characters • Descriptions of what the characters think or how they feel • Transition words to show the order of events Let’s look at how we can use some of these elements in narrative writing.

7. Narrative Writing Characters On Friday, Paul helped his father in the garage. First, he swept the floor with a broom. Next, he put his tools in the toolbox. Then, he helped his father fix a broken shelf. Finally, Paul helped his father wash the windows. “Great job!” his father said. It was a busy day!

8. Narrative Writing Setting On Friday, Paul helped his father in the garage. First, he swept the floor with a broom. Next, he put his tools in the toolbox. Then, he helped his father fix a broken shelf. Finally, Paul helped his father wash the windows. “Great job!” his father said. It was a busy day!

9. Narrative Writing Transition Words On Friday, Paul helped his father in the garage. First, he swept the floor with a broom. Next, he put his tools in the toolbox. Then, he helped his father fix a broken shelf. Finally, Paul helped his father wash the windows. “Great job!” his father said. It was a busy day!

10. Narrative Writing Details On Friday, Paul helped his father in the garage. First, he swept the floor with a broom. Next, he put his tools in the toolbox. Then, he helped his father fix a broken shelf. Finally, Paul helped his father wash the windows. “Great job!” his father said. It was a busy day!

11. Narrative Writing Dialogue On Friday, Paul helped his father in the garage. First, he swept the floor with a broom. Next, he put his tools in the toolbox. Then, he helped his father fix a broken shelf. Finally, Paul helped his father wash the windows. “Great job!” his father said. It was a busy day!

12. Narrative Writing Some common types of narrative writing include the following: • Personal Narrative • Friendly Letter • Folktale • Fable