Narrative Writing

Primary Grades
 Narrative
When you are asked to write a short story, or asked to do
some "creative writing", you are doing what is called
"Narrative Writing." Narrative writing is meant to entertain!
Part of being human is getting to tell great stories!

Examples: Story (personal, true, imaginative), Fable, Myth, Poem,

Play, Biography, and Autobiography.
 Step One

1)Write a title
Bat Summer
The Elephant in my Garage
Rafting Down the Rapids
Step Two- Make a Story Board
Sketch the events of your story in an
order that makes sense. Use your sketch to orally tell
your narrative to someone.
Step Three- Jot down ideas, descriptions, and feeling for
your story.
Bats by street lights
Watch out

Asleep in bed
Bat flies in
Sister runs out

Bat flying around

Hiding under the sheets
Scared

Dad opens door

Catches bat in net

Sad that bat died

Feel close to all animals
 Step Four- Get your story rolling

Talk about where or when the story takes

place
Introduce a character
Use dialogue
Make an interesting comment
Use action
example

Beginning

One warm summer night I was trying to get

to sleep. I had my window open to let in the
cool air. All of the sudden, I heard what
sounded like a bat.
 Step Five- Use transitions
The next day
When we arrived
Finally
As soon as
Around noon
During
One evening
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Middle
My sister heard it too and ran out the door.
The door slammed shut and I was alone
with the bat.
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Middle
I threw the blanket over my heard and
screamed for help. Finally my dad heard
me and came running.
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Middle

As the bat flew wildly around my room, my dad snuck up

on it with a net. He caught the bat and then set it free
outside.
 Step Six- End Your Story

Feel a feeling Thinking about that poor

bat still makes me sad.
Remember a character- My dad did his
best to protect me.
Think about the ending/ reflect- Maybe the
bat could have been set free.
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End
My room was again safe, but I never
slept with the window open again.
 Step Seven- edit, revise, and
publish
Edit- spelling, punctuation, grammar, and sentence
structure

Revise- make it better, reword parts, does the story

make sense?

Publish- recopy or word process and share!

 Wendy Randazzo
Final Product Narrative Writing
September 25,2005

Bat Summer

One warm summer night I was trying to get to sleep. I had my window
open to let in the cool air. All of the sudden, I heard what sounded like a bat.
My sister heard it too and ran out the door. The door slammed shut and I
was alone with the bat. I threw the blanket over my heard and screamed for
help. Finally, my dad heard me and came running. As the bat flew wildly
around my room, my dad snuck up on it with a net. He caught the bat and
then set it free outside. My room was again safe, but I never slept with the
window open again
 Ideas for Narratives
Write a narrative about an exciting athletic
event.
Think of an historical time. Write about
someone your age living in that time.
In a short story, write about an experience
you might have with an unusual animal.