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Narrative Writing Unit PlanNarrative Writing Unit Plan
Publisher
Fallbrook Unition Elementary School District
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Grade
1st - 3rd
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Unit Plans
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Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategies
Direct Instruction
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Year
2010
Unit Plan

Narrative Writing

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Enhance narrative writing instruction with engaging and interactive planning pages. Eight lessons take authors through the process of writing a narrative story, two lessons prompt writers to create a personal narrative, and a movie-themed writing page is provided for finished products.

 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

Narrative Writing, narratives, story writing, the writing process, story events, story sequencing, characters, character actions, setting, personal narrative writing, personal narratives

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Assign lessons as writing center activities
  • Create writing lesson packets; send home with pupils to write over vacations or long breaks from school  
  • Invite scholars to share their final writing product with the class 

Classroom Considerations

  • Class members should be familiar with the writing process as well as story elements 
  • Copies are required 

Pros

  • Words for a writing-themed bulletin board are provided 
  • Lessons are presented in word and picture form

Cons

  • Posters lack color to bring attention to important information 

Common Core

W.1.3 W.2.3 W.3.3.a W.3.3.c W.3.3.d

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