Narrative Writing: Stories with Sequence
Learn to add descriptive details to a narrative
Practice revising a draft with sensory words
Share writing with a partner for feedback
“Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.”
— Proverbs 16:24 (WEB)Just as we add sweet details to make words more interesting, we can make our stories more engaging with descriptive language
Gather students and review previous day's writing draft. Remind them about the importance of adding details to make stories more interesting.
Today we'll learn how to make our stories more exciting by adding descriptive details. We want our readers to feel like they are right there in our story!
Students will review their narrative draft and add descriptive details using colored pencils to mark new descriptions
Simpler: Focus on adding 2-3 descriptive words
Challenge: Add a full sensory description to one part of the story
Celebrate the beautiful details added to stories
Dear Jesus, thank you for giving us imagination to tell wonderful stories that can make people smile and learn.
Coming up: Next week, we'll learn about editing our stories
“Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.”
— Proverbs 16:24 (WEB)🎯 Activity: Whisper verse like honeycomb dripping with sweetness
Children are learning to enhance their writing with descriptive language
Children might find it challenging to think of descriptive words
Emerging use of descriptive language beyond basic facts