Narrative Writing

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

WHO: Teachers, Grades 2-8 

This presentation includes dynamic, interactive modeling by the presenter. All participants are encouraged to actively engage during the workshop by providing responses during the modeling segments, asking questions and interacting with others when possible.

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

Part 2 - Narrative Skills

• Developing an Entertaining Beginning

• Creating Elaborate Details

• Building Suspense

• Describing the Main Event

• Developing Extended Endings

Part 3– Putting It All Together

• 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.