Writing a Narrative

A narrative is _______________________________________________. It can tell a story about a

______________ or ___________________ experience or event. A narrative develops these
experiences or events through the use of ____________________________,
____________________________________, and _______________________________________.

Elements that Need to be Included in Narratives:

Setting -

Characters –

Plot –

Point of view –

Problems, situations, or observations –

Techniques Used to Effectively Develop Narratives:

Dialogue –

Pacing –

Description –

Reflection –

Multiple plot lines –

Clear _______________ ________________________ are one of the main keys to Effective

Narrative Writing!!!
• Transitions link ________________, __________________, and ____________________. They
make one’s writing ______________________; that is, they make the relationships between ideas,
sentences, and paragraphs ____________________.

• In a narrative, the most useful transitions show _________________ relationships, the ways that
events are related in _______________.

• Make sure to use PLENTY of TRANSITIONS that show TEMPOREAL RELATIONSHIPS!

(***sequencing events resource from your student writing toolbox)
How I Can Maximize my Narrative

• Provide _____________________________ of scenes, objects, or people, events, and experiences.

• Use _______________________________________. (e.g. savory, mouth-watering, sweltering)
• Depict __________________ actions. (Vivid Verbs- sauntered, sashayed, sprinted, etc.)
• Use dialogue and interior monologue that provides __________________ into the narrator’s and
characters’ ___________________________ and ______________________.
• Manipulate ___________ to ________________________________________ of events and create
______________________ and/or _______________________.
• Incorporate ___________________ variety.
• Create a tone that ________________ toward a certain _________________ (such as, suspense,
growth, etc.).