Reconstructing narrative texts

The Grade 4 students worked in small groups putting together narrative stories.
They discussed what goes at the start of the story, middle and end. They then highlighted key features of the story re read them to make sure they made sense.

At the end of the lesson the students created a checklist for narrative writing.
The students will use this checklist to edit and self assess their writing next week.

CHECKLIST FOR NARRATIVE WRITING - created by G4
Orientation - Who, What, Where
Introduce the characters
Problem or Question
Solution / Resolution
Writing in paragraphs
Speech marks (when someone speaks)
Capital letters (start of sentence & names) and correct punctuation
Adjectives (descriptive words) for characters and setting
Use the 5 senses - see, hear, feel , smell, taste
Action words (verbs)
Transition word (at first, suddenly, after many hours)
Correct spelling
Re-read and check sentences / story makes sense