Narrative Writing

1. Session 3

1.1. Ideas for personal narratives

1.1.1. Struggles/lessons

1.2. Strategies for generating narrative topic chart

1.3. "Significant Realizations"

2. Session 4

2.1. Tell story from narrative POV

2.2. Groupwork

2.2.1. details to convey meaning

2.3. Minilesson

2.3.1. what to include/exclude

2.4. living inside the details of the moment

3. Session 5

3.1. learn from other authors

3.2. dialouge

3.2.1. specific wording expression

3.3. character motivation

4. Session 1

4.1. Mentor texts

4.2. Magnify Small Moments

4.3. "Alan's Example"

4.4. Writing Powerful Narratives Chart

4.5. Writing Goals

5. Session 2

5.1. Mentor Text - Jack Gantos

5.2. Gantos Neighborhood map

5.3. "Write up a storm"

5.4. Generate Small moments

5.4.1. Moments that matter

5.4.1.1. examples haircut, breakup, fun/adventure, "a close one"

5.5. list of small moments are future writing topics

6. Session 6

6.1. Teaching students to self assess

6.2. set goals

6.3. Narrative chart

6.4. Systems to keep track of goals

6.5. Execute