E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Narrative Essay Topics and Story Ideas
A collection of 101 narrative essay topics, short story ideas, and narrative writing prompts are provided on this site. Links to related narrative topics are also provided. W.11-12.3 Narratives, W.11-12.3a Narratives
Utah Education Network
Uen: Kindergarten Writing Lesson #2/Descriptive Prompt
This lesson plan provides a descriptive writing prompt for kindergarten students about a single event or about several events. Students will use a combination of dictating, drawing, and writing to narrate their stories.
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Fiction Writing Tips: Creating a Vivid Setting
Some excellent guidelines to consider when evaluating your setting in a short story or novel. Discusses the importance of setting, some examples, as well as practical advice in setting your story. W.11-12.3d Sensory/precise lang narratives
Utah Education Network
Uen: 1st Grade Act. 24: Interactive Writing
In this instructional activity, students will listen to nonfiction books about items that sink and float. Students will participate in filling in words to fill in a teacher-created chart that is connected to the information. Students...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: W.3.3: Write Narratives to Develop Real or Imagined Experiences
Links to 47 lessons and activities that build student skills in standard W.3.3: Write Narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
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Robert J. Sawyer: Writing Workshops
This site features a list of columns written by Robert Sawyer. They include: Great Beginnings, Point of View, Constructing Characters, Show, Don't Tell, Description, Research, and more. W.9-10.3, 3a, 3b, 3c, 3e Narratives, W.11-12.3, 3a,...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Because of Winn Dixie: A New Point of View
This is a language arts lesson concentrating on point of view and narrative writing. Using the novel Because of Winn-Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo, learners practice retelling part of a story from another point of view.
University of Oregon
Pizzaz, Creative Writing & Storytelling: Storytelling Boxes
This PIZZAZ lesson allows students the opportunity to engage in the small group task of audio-storytelling or video storytelling, after being given a shoebox filled with symbols and unique items.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: The Very Quiet Cricket
During this lesson, students will write a sequel to The Very Quiet Cricket. The students will discuss and demonstrate the use of personification in the story. The class will also complete a WebQuest about The Very Quiet Cricket.
Caro Clarke
Caroclarke: Dialogue: The Best Action
This is the fourteenth article in a series published with the goal of helping the new novel author. This article focuses on using dialogue to advance the action of the story. Links on the left offer other information about story writing.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Curtis Jennings: Auxiliary Cruiser Prairie: Writes Home
An account of his time at war, written by Curtis Jennings, member of the Massachusetts Naval Militia who served aboard the U.S.S. Prairie during the Spanish-American War.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Mary Wore Her Red Dress
Young scholars will be able to write and illustrate a personal narrative after listening to the story "Mary Wore a Red Dress". Samples of student work are included.
TES Global
Blendspace: Digital Storytelling
Links to eight different online storytelling websites available for free student use followed by an assessment.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Cinderella Stories From Around the World
In this lesson plan, 5th graders will compare and contrast different versions of the fairy tale "Cinderella." Students will use a compare and contrast chart chart. After the shared readings, students will use all the elements of a fairy...
TES Global
Tes: Forms of Poetry
[Free Registration/Login Required] These Several lessons provide students with an understanding with different types of writing forms: calligram, cinquain, diamante, haiku, and narrative.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Curious: Cancer a New Treatment
Short video from Curious in which Mark Davis is motivated to develop a new, less debilitating treatment for his wife's cancer. [4:49]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Wild Tv: City Horses Part Ii
Wild TV short video in which riders discuss the benefits of coming to the Cedar Lane Stables in New York City. [2:59]
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