Assigning a topic such as a summer vacation, you can have students complete a bubble diagram in preparing to write their own story. The students should begin writing with an introductory paragraph, including a narrative hook, a sentence or two that draws in the reader. You can look for examp...
Writing a personal narrative is challenging for a third-grader, but modeling a good piece of writing and breaking the work into manageable chunks can help any child write with confidence and success. Use a shared experience, such as a field trip or family vacation, to teach the components of...
As autistic children develop, it is necessary to build their skills around relaying a logical narrative as opposed to acting out imaginative play scenarios. One way to do this is by having autistic students tell a story using their favorite toys: First, have the student ass...
In third and fourth grade, students will have an idea of what narrative writing is all about, and they can write their own stories. Help students organize their narratives with timelines and outlines of important events. Also, teach mini-lessons on strong introductions, endings, and adding detai...
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Summarizing a basic story is an important goal in the first-grade classroom. At this grade level, students are expected to be able to describe characters, settings and major events in a story. In order to help students better understand the process of summarizing, including what information in...
Your mini-lesson should introduce the grammar rule in question and give examples of its use.If your students can't remember to always capitalize the word "I" (such as a first grade class), then before writing workshop one day, gather the students around your chart paper and do a lesson...
Another summarization strategy is to have students do paragraph shrinking during partner reading. It’s a fantastic way to make sure students pay attention to what they read, and it can be used in second grade and up (some teachers have even used it in first grade). I lovethis video from...
Jon Kolko jkolko@wonderfulnarrative.com Read now, for free I've taught design for 20 years, and when I first started, I felt like I was doing it wrong, and everyone would find out. It seemed that there was too much to know, too much to do, and no real guidelines for how to go...
A dramatic, attention-grabbing opening can determine whether your audience will devour your story or stop reading. The sooner your students understand the importance of a strong narrative introduction, the better their own writing will become. You can teach children to write dynamic story beginnings ...