1. VENTURING INTO
NARRATIVE
Common 3.W.3 – Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective
Core technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
3.W.4 – With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are
appropriate to task and purpose.
Standards
Mr. Intermediate Language Arts
2. Format of this Narrative
Paragraph • Beginning
• Introduces characters, setting, and
#1 the problem.
• Attempt #1 – Fail
Paragraph • The first thing the main characters
#2 do to try to solve the problem that
doesn’t work.
• Attempt #2 – Fail
Paragraph • The second thing the main
#3 characters do to try to solve the
problem that also doesn’t work
• Solution
Paragraph • The final thing the main characters
#4 do to try to solve the problem that
works.
3. Directions
In this project you will be copying down parts
of the sample story, and filling in your own
ideas, characters, and attempts.
Look for the green underlined text to use your
own words, like this:
“Then Sam ran to the top of the stars and
shouted, “I’ve got it! We can tear apart our
beds and lash together the boards to make a
boat!”
4. Tips & Hints
• Use your own name instead of “Sara”, unless your name
actually is Sara.
• Pick your own natural disaster. You can use a tornado if you
really want to, but there are plenty of others to choose from like
fires, floods, earthquakes, meteor
showers, volcanoes, hurricanes, blizzards, and more.
• Make your story INTERESTING! Remember, your goal is to
entertain your reader!
5. Lets Get Started by Making a
Plan!
Prompt Plan
We can all imagine C: Mom, Me (Sara)
being in a natural S: Home
disaster.
Think about what P: A tornado is coming towards
us!
might happen in a
natural disaster. Attempt #1:
________
Now write a story
about what Attempt #2:
happened during a ________
natural disaster. Solution:
