Summary
In “Narrative Writing,” Melissa Boyd teaches narrative writing with a beginning, middle, and end through a catchy, award-winning grammar song. Quick to drop into an ELA warm-up, a mini-lesson, or a language center, and easy to sing along with.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Writing has structure. Knowing the parts of a piece -- and the order they go in -- helps us plan and tell our own stories clearly.
- What kind of writing does this song describe?
- What are the parts or steps it lays out?
- What could you write using this structure?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: narrative, beginning, middle, end, sequence, detail.
Try it: Plan a short piece of writing using the parts the song names.