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Narrative Paragraph Writing

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Narrative Paragraph Writing

Student writing a story

📚 Part 1: Understanding Narrative Elements

1. A narrative paragraph tells a story. Which of these must a good narrative paragraph include?

A clear beginning, middle, and end

Interesting characters

A setting (where and when)

A problem or challenge

Descriptive language

2. Which sentence type uses connecting words like "and", "but", or "so"?

Simple sentence

Compound sentence

Complex sentence

3. Read this sentence: "When the bell rang, students rushed to the cafeteria because they were hungry." This is a _____________ sentence.

Simple sentence

Compound sentence

Complex sentence

✏️ Part 2: Planning Your Narrative

Story Prompt: Write about a surprising day at school.

4. Plan your story using the story map below:

Setting: Where and when does your story happen?

Character: Who is the main character? (This could be you!)

Problem/Surprise: What surprising thing happens?

Action: What does the character do about it?

Resolution: How does the story end?

5. List 5 descriptive words you could use in your story:

1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________ 4. __________ 5. __________

🖊️ Part 3: Writing Your Narrative Paragraph

6. Now write your narrative paragraph using your plan. Remember to:

• Use a variety of sentence types (simple, compound, complex)

• Include descriptive language

• Tell your story in order (beginning, middle, end)

• Use correct punctuation

7. Self-Check: Tick the boxes when you have completed each success criteria:

My paragraph tells a complete story

I used different types of sentences

I included descriptive words

My punctuation is correct

My story would interest a reader

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