Narrative Writing

Success Criteria
I know the structural elements of a narrative.
I can use time words to sequence the events in
my stories in order.
I can use WOW words and precise noun groups
to help readers visualise the characters, settings
and events in my stories.
I can follow the writing process to plan, draft,
revise, edit and publish my stories.
I can use capital letters and full-stops accurately
throughout my writing.
I can spell most everyday words accurately and
attempt to spell unfamiliar words using the
sounding out strategy.

Achieved

Narrative
A narrative is a text that tells a story.
Its purpose is to entertain.
Stories are usually fiction (imaginative),
although they can be based on actual events.
Structure:
Narratives have:
1. A TITLE;
2. An ORIENTATION (beginning) that tells
who is in the story and where it happened;
3. A COMPLICATION or problem that
needs to be solved; and
4. A RESOLUTION that tells how the
characters fix the problem.

Orientations with Out of the Ordinary Characters

Todays Learning Intentions
We are learning to:
Write good orientations for narratives with interesting characters
What Im looking for:
Orientations that tell who did what where and when.
The ORIENTAION is the beginning of a story.
It should tell who did what, where and when.
We can introduce out of the ordinary characters in our orientations to make
our narratives interesting.
Activity 1: What are they really like?
What do you think of these characters? Write your ideas in the boxes.

Before Reading
Little
Rabbit
Foo Foo

Jake

After Reading
Who__________________
Did what______________
_____________________
Where_________________
When_________________
Who__________________
Did what______________
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Where_________________
When_________________

Character Development - Adjectives

Ordinary characters

Out of the
Ordinary Adjectives

Orientation Plan

A witch

Who__________________
Did what______________
_____________________
Where_________________
_____________ When_________________
witch

A baby

Who__________________
Did what______________
_____________________
Where_________________
_____________ When_________________
baby

A princess

Who__________________
Did what______________
_____________________
Where_________________
_____________ When_________________
princess

A frog

Who__________________
Did what______________
_____________________
Where_________________
_____________ When_________________
frog

Narratives Writing Complications

Learning Intention
We are learning to:
Write complications for our narratives.
What Im looking for:
Interesting ideas for complications that create conflict and create suspense.

What is a complication?
All good narratives have a COMPLICATION.
A COMPLICATION is a PROBLEM that the main character faces.
There are FOUR TYPES OF PROBLEMS a character could face.
1. Person versus person involves a villain or good versus evil
2. Person versus nature involves a natural disaster or survival skills
3. Person versus themselves involves characters own weaknesses
4. Lost and found involves the main character losing something

Character

What was their

problem?

What type of problem

was it?

Ordinary
Character
A witch

A baby

A princess

A frog

Name:______________ Date:________

Who is their villain?

What have they done
to your character?

Person vs.
Person

What natural event

happened?

Person vs.
Nature

What is the
characters weakness?
How has it affected
them?

Person vs.
Themselves

What did they lose?

Why is it important
to them?

Lost and
Found

Narrative Writing Developing Interesting Complications

My Out of
the Ordinary
Character
_________
witch
_________
baby
_________
princess
_________
frog

Narrative Organiser
Title: _____________________________________
Author: ____________________ Theme: ________
Orientation:
Setting and Character(s)

First?

Complication:
What is the problem?

Sequence of Events:
What happens
Next?

Resolution:
How is the problem solved?

Last?