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Guided Notes - Writing A Narrative

This document provides guided notes on writing a narrative, outlining objectives such as planning, drafting, and editing narratives. It covers key characteristics of narratives, including setting, characters, point of view, conflict, and plot structure. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of using descriptive techniques and correct spelling in the writing process.

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Guided Notes - Writing A Narrative

This document provides guided notes on writing a narrative, outlining objectives such as planning, drafting, and editing narratives. It covers key characteristics of narratives, including setting, characters, point of view, conflict, and plot structure. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of using descriptive techniques and correct spelling in the writing process.

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dmentum·· Guided Notes

Name: Date:

Writing a Narrative
Objective
In this lesson, you will:

• plan a narrative using genre characteristics


• develop a draft using narrative techniques
• edit a narrative draft for correct spelling

Introduction
Maybe you like fiction stories that feature societies or advanced

technologies. Perhaps you enjoy fiction that occurs during a specific time or
event in history. Maybe you prefer about a person that you can relate

to. Or maybe you prefer stories about adventure, , or .

In this lesson, you’ll write your own , or . Next, you’ll look at some

different types of stories to begin what you could write about.

a creative process that is used to


Planning a Narrative
produce or problem
NARRATIVES: THE BASICS ©Edmentum. Permission granted to copy for classroom use.

Key characteristics of narratives: The (day, night, past,


• setting
present, future) and in
• characters
which a story takes place
• point of view
• conflict
• plot or the from
of events which a story is told

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Guided Notes

CHARACTERISTICS OF A NARRATIVE

includes the time and place of a .

Include that convey these of setting:

• (including surrounding ,

such as buildings or nature)

• (past, present, or future)

• time of

in a narrative often drive the events in the . Include

that depict these elements of your characters:

• their

• how they , think or

• their with others

• what them

is the from which the story is told.

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Choose the best point of view for your narrative.
• : The narrator is a in the story
and has limited knowledge of other events and characters.

• : The narrator only

knows the and of one character.

• : The

knows the thoughts and feelings of characters in the story.

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Guided Notes

is usually a that need to overcome.


Include one or more of these conflicts in your narrative:

• : A character is challenged due to conflicting

or about a situation that arises

• : A character is challenged by a conflict with

or element in the plot.

If your narrative has more than one conflict, consider including plot lines.

. Many narratives follow a , or ,


plot structure. Plan out these elements of your narrative:

• : introduces key elements of the narrative,

such as the , , and point of view

• action: identifies the and includes

several events related to overcoming the conflict

• : turning point where the conflict is most

• action: includes the character(s) working to the


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main

• : shows how the conflict is

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Guided Notes

CREATING A NARRATIVE PLAN: SAMPLE


Good writers take time to plan out their ideas. It’s a good idea to plan out the

key of your narrative. A can be a

helpful technique to plan out these ideas.

Action

Falling and

Drafting a Narrative
SHOWING, NOT TELLING
Good writers use different in their writing. A good overall

strategy for your narrative is to , not . So, instead

of telling your readers what has happened, you them by creating a

in their mind.

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• Here is a statement:

It was in the kitchen where Andre was working.

• Here is an example of this idea:

The from Andre’s forehead as he looked up longingly at the


broken fan on the kitchen ceiling.

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Guided Notes

NARRATIVE TECHNIQUES

is a that occurs between

characters. Use dialogue that sounds and moves

the along. Dialogue should the conversation,

rather than about the conversation.

shows reader what is happening by

providing . Use description to

the elements of your narrative.

shows a character’s . Use

reflection to show how a character feels about a situation,

, or another character in the .

means how the story moves. Use

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, , and reflection to slow down the

pace of your narrative.

Consider slowing the for important parts of your story.

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Guided Notes

Editing a Narrative
USING CORRECT SPELLING
One important step is to your draft for misspelled words. Here are some strategies for
editing your writing for spelling errors:

➢ Reference a tool or .

➢ Watch for commonly misspelled words.

which until

occurred separate definitely

➢ Remember these general spelling rules:

Spelling Rules

Rule Example

i e except after , piece, receipt

a final e when adding an dance + –ing = dancing

. fortune + –ate =

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Change to when adding an ending. beauty + –ful =

theory + –es = theories

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