The Purpose is to entertain, motivate or teach How to write Outstanding Narratives Written by Jacqui Sharp http://sharpjacqui.blogspot.com

Write in second person You Write in third person using words like She Her He His Their Him Them They It using words like

You

She

Her

He

His

Their

Him

Them

They

It

Yesterday they ate cake at the birthday party. She is going to eat her lunch now. He was in the classroom yesterday. He is not here now. Write in the Past

Write a title Write an introduction Set the scene and mood Introduce characters Use second or third person Use past tense How the kiwi lost his wings Tanemahuta was looking very sad because his children were dying one by one .

Write a title

Write an introduction

Set the scene and mood

Introduce characters

Use second or third person

Use past tense

How the kiwi lost his wings

Tanemahuta was looking very sad because his children were dying one by one .

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He asked them one by one. First he asked… Pukeko replied with a shiver in his voice … Finally Tanemahuta asked the Kiwi who answered bravely in a strong, clear voice… Response Action Tanemahuta called out to all his children of the air and asked them for a volunteer to live on the forest floor.

Write a conclusion and or a resolution here… Does it have a summary or a moral? Tanemahuta punished the birds that would not help him by giving the Tui two white feathers at his throat as a mark of cowardice. Pukeko would have to… … The gallant and brave kiwi was rewarded with the knowledge, that he would always be remembered as the most well known and famous bird of them all.

What are vivid verbs? They are Power Words! Walked Plodded Stomped Talked gossiped nattered chattered Listened snooped eavesdropped Think considered contemplated Get fished hooked

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Narrative Rubric Have I Yes/No Written in the past tense? Written in second and third person? Written an introduction that sets the scene? Said ‘What the problem is? Said ‘what the response was (happens next and after)? Said what the Action was? Said what the Outcome was? Have I used other conjunctions for ‘and’? Have I used vivid verbs? Have I used interesting adjectives?

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