Writing a narrative anchor chart

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I have to be honest. Teaching writing is tough. Each year, I set out to build a community of writers, and it is no easy task. One of the toughest things for my students is writing endings. They always

Narrative writing anchor chart

When teaching narrative writing in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade, there are so many writing skills to cover. They range from creating a sequence of events (beginning, middle, and end) to more difficult

A teaching blog post on teaching narrative writing to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade! Tons of teaching tips and ideas including narrative writing anchor charts with examples, narrative writing prompts, and graphic organizers. Includes ideas for teaching writing skills like small moments writing, fiction story elements, building characterization, writing strong narrative hooks and leads, and writing types of narrative endings. Great for writer's workshop with elementary students in 1st to 3rd grade!

Tired of your students writing boring beginnings? Teach your upper elementary writers to write good beginnings for narrative writing. Get an anchor chart for different types of narrative beginnings, ideas for mentor texts, and activities to help your writers write interesting beginnings! #narrativewriting #narrativebeginnings

I was talking about this book with a colleague the other day. More like singing its praises. It was then that I thought I needed to share this resource with my blog friends. If you teach intermediate grade writers, YOU WANT THIS BOOK! The title of this gem is Razzle Dazzle Writing: Achieving Excellence Through 50 Target Skills by Melissa Forney. I love this book! It is so on-target with the skills it covers and so appropriate for intermediate grade writers. This book is perfect for 3rd grade…