Writing the Right Way Good writing good writers

Writing the Right Way Good writing, good writers, and good stuff

Objectives I will be able to… recognize the qualities of a good writer identify the reasons writers write recognize the characteristics of a narrative text use the writing process to begin drafting a narrative essay

Why Writers Write To inform To entertain To persuade To evaluate To instruct To express oneself To describe **In Literature (Reading Class), this is known as Author’s Purpose

Qualities of a Good Writer ALWAYS… Creates a plan Creates a 1 st draft (or 2 nd, 3 rd, 4 th, 5 th draft) READS PRACTICES, PRACTICES Shares their writing Edits their writing Evaluates their writing Revises their writing

The Writing Process Proofreading Drafting Thinking about a topic Prewriting Quickly putting thoughts on paper Reworking the organization and details Revising Reviewing and correcting spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation Sharing final writing with others Publishing

Narrative Writing What is Narrative Writing? Any kind of writing that tells a story. It’s usually categorized as FICTION, which is based on imagined events or stories that didn’t really happen. Examples: Fairy tales, myths, fables, legends, short stories, novels, etc. The other category is called NONFICTION, which is writing based on facts. Examples: Newspaper articles, essays, reports, autobiographies, and biographies

Characteristics of a Narrative Every narrative must contain a PLOT, a sequence of events with a beginning, middle, and an end. The most important component in a narrative is its CONFLICT, which is the struggle between major characters All narratives have CHARACTERS A protagonist (the hero)and an antagonist (usually the villain)

Characteristics (continued) Narratives need a SETTING, the time and location of the story Every narrative has a NARRATOR, who tells the story through his or her POINT OF VIEW 1 st person (as a character in the story) 3 rd person limited (non-character who only knows about 1 character) 3 rd person omniscient (non-character who knows everything about ALL the characters)

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Activity: Write Around Narrative writing practice Groups of 5 -6 1 sheet of paper w/ group names Write 2 -3 sentences, pass clockwise until story is complete. Writing Prompt: “Hide before anyone sees us!” said the teacher, as the storm moved closer. Purpose: To Entertain

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