Narrative/Self Writing Unit Archives - Miss Donnelly's Daily Apple

Who Am I/My Culture Paper

16 Sep 201522 Oct 2015

For one of the first major writing assignments in my English 10 classroom, I decided to have the students write a paper about three items that define them, 'Who Am…

Attention-Grabbers Lesson – Narrative Stories

26 Feb 20154 Dec 2015

A good introduction is one that doesn't always start at the beginning of the story. A good introduction uses figurative language, interesting detail, and grabs the reader's attention and makes…

Developing Background – Narrative Writing Lesson

26 Feb 20154 Dec 2015

The background/background information for a story is essential to grasping the meaning.Continue reading "Developing Background – Narrative Writing Lesson"

Developing Introductions – Narrative Short Story Lesson

26 Feb 20154 Dec 2015

For my Narrative Unit [with my Mason City High School sophomores], I had them first create a narrative 'Day in the Life' Comic, and then work on taking their comic…

Narrative Writing: From Comic to Short Story

25 Feb 20154 Dec 2015

For my Narrative Unit [with Mason City High School sophomores], I had them create a 'Day in the Life' Comic, documenting, in first-person, and using the elements of narrative, a…

A Day in the Life – Narrative Comic: Student Examples

25 Feb 20154 Dec 2015

Fall 2014: As a part of my Narrative/Self-Writing Unit with my Mason City High School 10th graders, I wanted students to be comfortable writing about themselves, so I decided to…