Bell Ringer

As you LOG in and get settled, follow these

instructions:

Find a comfortable spot on

Take out your In Pear Deck answer,
your chair or bed or mat to
English notebook “What do you know about
sit and watch (we will watch
a short video in slide no. 5) Narrative Writing?”
 Narrative Writing

Plot Character Setting

What happened Who did it happen Where did it
to happen
What is a
narrative?
A Narrative is a story, detailing a
series of events, characters, and
experiences in a clear and
structured sequence.
 Coin Operated

Pay close attention to to

the structure of this story
 FEATURES OF NARRATIVE
WRITING
● Think about how the short film told its story.

● Could you recognize different parts of the story/narrative

structure in the story?

● Identify these and connect the features to this short film in the
given worksheet
 The Story of an Invitation
Rising
Falling
Exposition Action/ Climax Resolution
Action
conflict
“I guess I really did end
Bertha talks to Grace Bertha has second
Bertha talks to Aunt up being an angel in
Introduction to main and convinces her to go thoughts about her
Meg about inviting someone’s story” -
characters to Aunt Meg’s for her vacation plans but
Grace Bertha realizes she has
vacation reaffirms it
done a good thing

Aunt Meg writes to

Bertha gets an invitation
Introduction of conflict Bertha about adopting
from Aunt Meg
Grace

Bertha talks to Grace Grace writes to Bertha

Introduction of setting about going to Aunt about being adopted by
Meg’s for vacation Aunt Meg

Bertha deals
diplomatically with the
feelings of Aunt
Meg/Grace
 Writing Prompt

Have you lost an item in the last year? Write a 300-word short story about the
last time you lost something at home and the steps you took to find it.

Remember to follow the structure of narrative writing and use the Narrative
Writing Resource to make sure your story has all the necessary elements of a
good tale.