How to Teach Narrative Writing That’ll Make Your Students Beg for More
If you’ve ever had the misfortune of having to sit through a boring story, you know how important it is to teach narrative writing skills to develop storytelling skills. A good storyteller can make even the most mundane events sound exciting. On the other hand, a bad storyteller can make even the most exciting events […]
3 Must See Pre-Narrative Writing Tips for a Stellar Lesson
I’ve developed three essential narrative writing tips to do before the writing begins. Follow these three things, and you’ll be thrilled to proudly display the final narratives front and center of the main bulletin board. Why take the time out of your already busy schedule to work on prewriting? Well, let me ask you something. […]
Terrific November Writing Activities for Impact and Growth Today
November writing activities are full of Veterans Day, harvest, and thankfulness. In this blog post, I will share with you my month-long outline of writing activities for November. Morning Meeting Writing Prompts for November First thing in the morning, my students have a tiny bit size writing assignment on their desk, ready to complete. This […]
5 Narrative Writing Units Essentials for Breakthrough Student Motivation
Narrative writing units can be fun and exciting for young children (in the beginning). The students start giddy and chatty about their fictional characters and have fun with the plot. But too often, the excitement dies down by day two or three. For this reason, I take advantage of my student’s day-one excitement and keep […]