Narrative Openings and Endings
For the prompt below, construct one example of each narrative opening. Your openings should be at least 2-3 sentences each.
Prompt: Your class grew plants as a science project. One day you looked at your plant and saw something really strange had grown there.
Dramatic or Surprise
Action
Imagery or Sensory Detail
Dialogue
Title
Character
Mood and Time
Narrative Endings
For the prompt below, construct one example of each narrative ending. Your endings should be at least 2-3 sentences each.
Prompt: Your shoe must have a story to tell. Tell it.
Surprise
Unclear
Emotional
Ironic
New Learning
Reflection
Circular
Practice Narrative Writing:
Now you have so many options to choose from! Select one of your openings or endings that you are particularly fond of and develop it into a full narrative. Recall all the parts of a narrative from lesson 3. Be sure your narrative is rich with description. Look carefully at the rubric below before you start writing and after your narrative is complete. This way you can make changes if you need to and can ensure you have a top-notch narrative when you are done. Your narrative should be between 4 and 6 paragraphs (and 500-800 words) in length.