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Narrative Writing

Pre-reading/listening

Think of the following questions in relation to your own experience.

👉Have you ever moved to a different place/ country/ school/ region?

👉How would/did you feel? Did you feel isolated? uncomfortable? Why?

👉What different changes did you encounter in your new environment?

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       By Irena Kobald & Freya Blackwood

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From: https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=se0hJYql&id

Click on the above picture and watch the story; My two blankets

‘This is a story about new ways of speaking, new ways of living, new ways of being’

Watch the story and answer the questions using the Google form given below.

👀Google form link

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What is Narrative Writing?

Narrative writing tells a story, and is an acount of series of events. it clearly follows a clear and distinct structure:

👉Title of the story

👉Orientation - Beigning of the story (Introduction of characters and the setting)

👉Events 

👉Complication/ Problem

👉Resolution

👉Ending

Click on the link below to learn more about narrative writing;

👀What is narrative writing?

 

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Let's make narratives

Writing Activity:

Imagine that this window helps you to look through your memories. Write something strange that happened to you and upload your docuement to the Google form: 👀Google form link

Brainstorm your thoughts/ feelings using the mind map below.

If you find this activity difficult, follow the prompts given below;

☺A strange animal found on the beach. 

☺A gold nugget discovered on a school excursion. 

☺A day I will never forget

☺Got lost in  a shopping mall/ forest

Words and pictures in a story; what do they tell us?

👀Have you ever wondered what words and illustrations convey in a story? 

Watch the following link to find out Lim's advice for writers;

👀Let's find out Rebecca Lim's advice for writers

Self-reflection

👈What did you learn about narrative writing?

👈What are the structural elements of a narrative?

👈Did you draw a mind map before writing?

👈How did you revise or edit your writing?

👈How successful was your narrative writing experience?

(You can mention your responses in the comments section)

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If you find the tasks above too difficult, you can try to do the following tasks

Narrative writing

https://www.diigo.com/o/mxph0z/Narrative%20writing

• Writing a Personal Narrative - Episode 1: Brainstorming a Story for Kids - YouTube
  Brainstorm personal narrative topics using a mind map/ chart
• Mindmap
  • Writing a Personal Narrative for Kids - Episode 2: Making a Plan - YouTube
    Planning and pre-writing
• Planning
• Writing a Personal Narrative for Kids - Episode 3: Writing an Introduction - YouTube
  How to write an introduction to your narrative
• Writing a Personal Narrative for Kids - Episode 4: Writing a Draft - YouTube
  Writing a draft First, include important things and relate it to the main idea, add transition words
• Writing a Personal Narrative for Kids - Episode 5: Writing a Closing or Conclusion - YouTube
  Writing a close Include main idea, rephrase your opening, discuss your feeings about important events discussed
• Writing a Personal Narrative for Kids - Episode 6: Revising - YouTube
  Revise your writing
• Upload your personal narrative writing

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