5th+Grade+Narrative

Narrative Nancy Swett-Burwell Elementary

After a couple days of thinking what or how I was going to do Narrative writing, this is what I keep coming up with: My plan is to bring my students into the Narrative Writing from the beginning because I know they will not be familiar with this method or much of the language. I plan to immerse them by reading many books and talking about the characteristics of a narrative. I have some of the books listed on the Write Traits Book Kit, so I plan to use books from that list. I intend to do one book every day for at least a week and then keep building from there. Step 1: __Introduction__ Step 2: __Read & Review__ I will continue to do this type of activity every day for a week. At the beginning of the next week we will have the same type of scenario and I will start adding the 6 traits to it (for example if we are working on voice or organization etc.). The following week I will bring in the Memorable Moments Questionnaire or the Memory Boxes so that they may start to think about their own experiences. Once they have their memorable moments I will have them look back and choose their favorite. As far as a timeline, it will take place throughout the school year as we continue to build our personal narratives with the “I” Planner and drawing pictures of Beginning, Middle and End.
 * Ask what narrative means.
 * Introduce the Fist of Five
 * Do a hand Closure naming 5 things they’ve learned.
 * Have students pull our Fist of Five from the day before.
 * Review characteristics of a Personal Narrative
 * Read __Stellaluna__ and have students identify things they heard in the story that make it a p. narrative
 * Put a hand closure to the lesson.