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Narrative Writing Poster

In English Language Arts and Reading ... Writing

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A poster to encourage your students to think about narrative writing.

Use this poster as a visual stimulus when working on narrative writing. This poster includes simple examples to help remind your students to use description and strong sentence starters to grab their reader’s attention.

Strong Sentence Starters

The way a story starts is very important. The first couple of sentences should make the reader want to find out more about your story and keep reading.

Describe it!

Using adjectives:

The hairy, scary spider.
Using the ‘6 senses’: What do you see, hear, touch, taste, smell and feel (emotions)?

Grab your reader’s attention!

Using sounds: BANG! The door slammed behind me.
Using dialog: “Quick, it’s about to blow!” screamed the frightened woman.

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Common Core

Common Core Curriculum alignment

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5
Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.
In Grade 2 English Language Arts Standards Reading: Literature Craft and Structure
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.3
Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.
In Grade 2 English Language Arts Standards Writing Text Types and Purposes
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.3.A
Establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
In Grade 3 English Language Arts Standards Writing Text Types and Purposes CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.3
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.3.A
Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
In Grade 4 English Language Arts Standards Writing Text Types and Purposes CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.3
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1-3 above.)
In Grade 4 English Language Arts Standards Writing Production and Distribution of Writing
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.3.A
Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
In Grade 5 English Language Arts Standards Writing Text Types and Purposes CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.3
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.3.B
Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations.
In Grade 5 English Language Arts Standards Writing Text Types and Purposes CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.3
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.3.C
Use a variety of transitional words, phrases, and clauses to manage the sequence of events.
In Grade 5 English Language Arts Standards Writing Text Types and Purposes CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.3
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.3.D
Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely.
In Grade 5 English Language Arts Standards Writing Text Types and Purposes CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.3
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1-3 above.)
In Grade 5 English Language Arts Standards Writing Production and Distribution of Writing
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.3.A
Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.
In Grade 6 English Language Arts Standards Writing Text Types and Purposes CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.3
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.3.B
Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
In Grade 6 English Language Arts Standards Writing Text Types and Purposes CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.3
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.3.D
Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to convey experiences and events.
In Grade 6 English Language Arts Standards Writing Text Types and Purposes CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.3
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1-3 above.)
In Grade 6 English Language Arts Standards Writing Production and Distribution of Writing

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