Spin a Yarn – Learn and new phrase and write a whole story while you are at it.
Establishing a Narrative – You can also use the pictures for some inspiration.
When Fiction Feels Real – You know that this has happened to you before.
Establishing a Narrative – Getting it started is the hardest part.
Kick It Off Right! – Three stories to run with. Which one is for you?
Let Your Narrator Go Off! – Imagine you are a character in one of your favorite books.
Brainstorming Plots – Imagine that you walk into what you think is an empty classroom at school and interrupt several big kids bullying a smaller kid that you have never seen before.
Establishing a First Person Narrative – Imagine a story that you would like to write from the point of view of one of the characters in the story.
Workhouse Narrative – Think about someone that you know well. Considering their particular personality traits, how might they have come into the world?
Voice and Point of View – What do you learn about the narrator from this narrative opening? Is the narrator male or female?
Creating and Developing a Narrative – Plan a story of your own. Fill out the organizer with your ideas for character, setting, plot and narrative point of view.
Judo Chop – Look at the picture. What do you think is happening in this story?
Narrative Beginnings – To create the beginning and middle of the story, you will need to imagine many possibilities.
Outline the Narrative – Plan the main ideas of your story by using the outline below.
First Person Narratives – Imagine you are a character in one of your favorite movies.