Activities for Narrative Theme Writing Workshops
2 Narrative Writing Workshop Activites
3 Text Type Exercise
4 Big Shifts Notes
5 The Big Shifts Associated with the Common Core
6 Story Analysis Shet one pager
7 Hands on Narratie Activity - Personal Story
8a Code List for Short Stories
8b Story for the Code LIst Activity Accidental Hero
9a Code LIst for Stories Based on Research
9b Story for the Code List Activity Barefoot Bandit
10a Example Topics for the Carousel Activity
11b Score Sheet for Short Stories
11c Narrative Scoring directions - Anita Friede
11d DIagram Score Sheet for Short Stories
11e Feedback Sheet for Short Stories
12 Common Core Narrative Writing Standards
Writing Programs Available
Writing Strategies Brochure
This session will focus on activities that can be used to instruct teachers to teach the Narrative Theme Writing program. Participants will be introduced to several activities and will experience doing the activities. They will debrief about each activity with regard to what they learned and what they need to be aware of as they use the activity in their workshops.
Learning Outcomes/Next Steps
Participants will learn about and participate in
• An activity about text types
• An activity to analyze a story
• An activity to code a story
• An activity to sort sentences
• An activity to plan a story If there's time, participants will practice writing a story.