Narrative Writing

 Narration? What's the story there?

A narrative beautiful concept. Students, teachers, children, adults, friend, stranger; everyone tells a story. Narratives don't just create fun ideas of "what-if" or genre based writing, but also give perspective! The reader can often relate to the text as it share qualities of thinking, life, and personal interests. Whenever a writing teacher enters the narrative phase of instruction it should be the most interesting part of the students learning experience!

Types of Narration:

1. First Person- Stories about "I" and "Me".

2. Third Person- Stories about "Them", "He", and "She".

3. Second Person- "You" are apart of it.

What is a Genre?

There are many fun genres of writing that focus on different themes including:

1. Comedy

2. Action

3. Horror

4. Sci-Fi

TIPS

1. Start with a Hook
Begin with something interesting, exciting, or mysterious.

2. Build Clear Characters
Describe how characters look, act, and feel so readers can imagine them.

3. Use a Clear Plot Structure
Your story should have:

• Beginning (introduction)

• Middle (problem or conflict)

• End (solution or conclusion)

4. Include Dialogue
Conversation makes stories realistic and engaging.
Example: “I can’t go,” she whispered.

What I Wrote:

Andy and Mandy’s Card Trick

          Andy and Mandy sat in Math class nervous. They knew the UNO cards they brought from home were illegal in Ms. Grump’s class. They stared at the big clock like a bomb just ticking, ticking, ticking towards the bell. When the time came they sprung like little ninjas into action, Andy snuck the cards out while Mandy slipped past Ms. Grump who was writing. They made it down the cramped and rushing hallway ready to play with their special UNO cards.

          The game began and children watched excitedly waiting for a chance to play. Just then, their good friend Rodney sneakily grooved between them.

“My turn!” he gladly requested.

          Andy and Mandy watched with wide eyes as they already planned to let Rodney play and play a little trick on him. They played two rounds and Rodney was confused! Andy’s cards were finishing very quickly, and Mandy’s cards seemed to be disappearing. This made Rodney mad!

          Rodney rushed angrily like a madman to tell Ms. Grump about the cards. Ms. Grump then came over and scooped up the cards.

“Game Over.” She said with a rock-solid face.

          After break they all went back to class, but Ms. Grump could see Andy and Mandy’s sadness. Andy and Many should have played more fairly, but Ms. Grump was compassionate. Ms. Grump gave them their cards after school and showed them how to make fun rules.

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