Extreme Narratives

• Are often fictional or biographical
• Can be the easiest type of writing for children to address.
• Include a plot, setting, characters, and conflict.

Good Narratives:

• Contain a beginning, middle, and end.
• Focus on one main event.
• Include many concrete, sensory details.
• Are usually written in first person.
• Contain some kind of conflict.
• Are well organized.
• Tell the reader why the event was memorable.

Steps to Good Narratives:

• Make sure you read the prompt carefully.
• Begin with an interesting lead.
• Give the context of the event right away, including, who, what , when ,
  where.
• Include appropriate sensory details.
• Stick to the story
• Let the reader know why the event was memorable