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Narrative Text Structure - PowerPoint

PDF, PowerPoint | 20 pages|Grades: 3 - 6

A 20-slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching your students about the text structure and language features of narrative texts.

This teaching presentation has been designed to teach your students about the text structure and language features of narrative writing. It addresses the following content:

an overview of the purpose and types of narrative texts
an explanation of narrative text structure, with annotated examples
an explanation of descriptive language features, with annotated examples
review slides with links to worksheets for students to apply what they have learned.

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Common Core

Common Core Curriculum alignment

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.5
Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.
In Grade 4 English Language Arts Standards Reading: Informational Text Craft and Structure
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
In Grade 3 English Language Arts Standards Writing Text Types and Purposes
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
In Grade 4 English Language Arts Standards Writing Text Types and Purposes
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
In Grade 5 English Language Arts Standards Writing Text Types and Purposes
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
In Grade 6 English Language Arts Standards Writing Text Types and Purposes

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Design refresh of PowerPoint template.
Change by Stephanie (Teach Starter) Nov 13th, 2018
Missed word 'be' added to slide 5.
Fix by Stephanie (Teach Starter) Jan 17th, 2017

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