Narrative Articles

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Narrative Articles

• Things were going to learn about
• Introduction to Narrative Articles
• Effective Narrative Articles
• Show, Dont Just Tell
• Sensory Details, Dialogue, Transitions

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Introduction to Narrative Article

• Have you ever heard of the TV show called CSI
  Crime Scene Investigators? What is the show
  about?
• Investigators look at clues and evidence and
  work backwards to figure out what happened at
  the murder scene.
• In this lesson we will be PSI Prompt Scene
  Investigators.
• Objective We will read through a piece of
  On-Demand writing, look for clues and evidence,
  and work backwards to see if you can determine
  the original prompt and figure out the WWF.

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Prompt Scene Investigators

• W WHOs the audience for this piece
• W WHATs the topic or purpose
• F FORM (Letter or article)
• Why is doing the W-W-F important for On-Demand
  writing? How does it help you?
• I will now model the investigative process
• I will use the PSI Form 1 to assist me.

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Prompt Scene Investigators
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Prompt Scene Investigators

• Now its time for you to be a Prompt Scene
  Investigator!!!
• 1) You and a partner will look at another piece
  entitled Good Friend Contest
• 2) Read the piece together.
• 3) Work backwards using the evidence you
  collected to figure out
• W-W-F
• Respond to the questions on your PSI Form 1

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Prompt Scene Investigators

• Lets compare results of your findings
  Investigators!
• Whats the W-W-F?
• What answers did you put on your PSI Form 1?

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On-Demand Writing

• The On-Demand test at the end of the year could
  require three possible tasks

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On-Demand Writing

• In the Responsibilities prompt, the task is to
  inform.
• What word in the Task part means to inform?
• Tellis the key word!
• In the Good Friends prompt, the task is to
  narrate an event.
• What phrase in the Task part means to narrate an
  event?
• Tell about an event

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Investigating an Effective Narrative Article

• Objective Understand strategies for developing a
  narrative article.
• Lets read Good Friends article 2.
• Is the purpose, audience, and form clear in this
  article?
• Yes! BUT - not as clear as in Good Friends Final
  draft article!!!
• WHY? Because
• 1) The intro conclusion are effective.
• 2) They have one focused event, which is what the
  prompt requires.
• 3) But 2 is less effective because its not
  developed!

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Investigating an Effective Narrative Article

• Now its time to be Prompt Scene Investigators
  again!
• You will use the PSI Form 2 How Does the
  Writer Develop the Narrative?
• With a partner, answer the questions on this
  form.
• Use Good Friend Contest article 1.
• Make sure you BACK-UP your answers with examples
  from the article!
• Be ready to review and discuss your results.

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Writers Just Dont Tell, They Show

• Objective Learn how to show, dont tell when
  showing emotions, and describing places or
  things.
• What do you already know about show, not tell?
• Writers use words to show, not tell in a variety
  of ways. You can show action, things (places or
  objects), and emotions.
• Youre going to learn how to show these three
  ways (using words)
• Action
• Things (places or objects)
• Emotions

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Writers Just Dont Tell, They Show

• How Writers Show Actions
• This is an excerpt from the book Miss Nelson is
  Missing
• The kids in Room 207 were misbehaving badly.
• This sentences, the writer simply tells the
  reader what the class is doing. Although
  misbehaving gives the reader clues, it doesnt
  show specifically whats the class doing.
• NOW listen how the next part of the story shows
  the action!

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Writers Just Dont Tell, They Show

• How did the writer do it?
• What was the authors trick for showing the
  action?
• By using specific details, strong verbs (action
  words), and specific nouns (objects) that help
  the reader VISUALIZE the action!
• Youre going to practice showing action!

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Writers Just Dont Tell, They Show

• Choose one of the following sentences
• The two-year old was having a temper tantrum.
• The guy couldnt dance very well.
• The basketball player was having a great game.
• Add more to the sentence that SHOW the action!
• Be ready to share.
• Mr. Rogers example
• The two-year old was having a temper tantrum.
  The boy was on the floor kicking and screaming
  his arms and legs. His face was turning red from
  yelling so much. Tears poured out of his eyes
  like a water fountain. Snot oozed out from his
  nose down his face.

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Writers Just Dont Tell, They Show

• How Writers Show Place/Thing
• This is an excerpt from the book Maniac McGee.
• This sentence is about a messy kitchen. The
  author couldve just said, It was a messy
  kitchen but didnt!
• How does the author help the reader visualize the
  kitchen?
• Lots of good strong verbs, precise nouns, and
  description.

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Writers Just Dont Tell, They Show

• Quick practice on Show, not Tell
• Choose one of the following Place/Thing.
• Write a brief description and paint a
• picture for the reader.
• Mr. Rogers example
• The scary mask had knife sharp fangs protruding
  from its twisted smiling lips. The eyes were
  large and foggy white. The mask had greenish
  wrinkled skin that was bumpy and jagged. Jet
  black hair scattered everywhere. It had a large
  nose that slumped downward.

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Writers Just Dont Tell, They Show

• How Writers Show Emotion
• There are other ways a writer can show emotion,
  such as through what the person thinks (thoughts)
  and what the person says (dialogue).
• You are about to look at some pictures. Practice
  showing emotion not just telling!
• Think about what might be happening in the
  picture and what the characters might be feeling.
  
• Show their emotion by explaining their body
  language, thoughts, and dialogue.

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Using Sensory Detail

• Objective Apply sensory detail in writing.
• What are sensory details? Words or phrases that
  describe
• touch, taste, smell, hear, see.
• Were going to look at a few excerpts and find
  the sensory details.
• Be able to tell me which of the 5 senses does is
  it showing?

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Using Sensory Detail
Why do you think writers use sensory details? To
make the writing more interesting. To make the
story come alive for the reader. To show not just
tell.
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Using Sensory Detail

• Now its time for you to practice using
• Sensory Details.
• Choose one of the prompts
• Be prepared to share.