Narrative Writing

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Launching into Literacy – Diving into Narrative Skills Workshop (6 hours)

WHO: Teachers, Grades 2-8 

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: Instructional tools to support deeper comprehension of text, apply analysis skills to constructed response, confidently teach narrative writing, and learn how to provide actionable feedback when assessing student work. Gain understanding of foundational writing skills to help students effectively respond to text and strengthen both writing abilities and reading comprehension skills.

HOW THE TRAINING BREAKS OUT:

Part 1– Launching into Literacy         

• Understanding EW’s Methodology and
   how it creates writing success
• Recognizing Genre
• Identifying Organizational Frameworks
  (e.g., Informational vs. Narrative)
• Learning How to Annotate and Analyze Text
• Finding Literary Elements for Literary Analysis
• Identifying Text Conventions (clues) for Constructed Response

• Developing an Entertaining Beginning
• Creating Elaborate Details
• Building Suspense
• Describing the Main Event
• Developing Extended Endings

• Practicing Process Writing
• Forming Assessment Rubrics
• Recap of Today’s Learning – Narrative Writing
  
  Each participant is required to have the corresponding Empowering Writers’ teaching manual (digital guide or printed manual) for 
  this writing workshop.   

How to get this Training: