1. In this lesson you will learn how to plan and write a narrative story

2. 2 1 3 Figure out what the prompt is asking Plan out what you are going to write Write your story

3. What is the Prompt Asking? We can all remember or imagine a time we had to think fast to solve a problem. Think about or imagine one time you had to think fast to solve a problem. Now write about a time you had to think fast to solve a problem.

4. Make a Plan Beginning Middle End Introduces the setting, main characters, and the problem Two attempts by the main character to solve the problem that fail. Third attempt that solves the problem.

5. Make a Plan We can all remember or imagine a time we had to think fast to solve a problem. Think about or imagine one time you had to think fast to solve a problem. Now write about a time you had to think fast to solve a problem. CSPCSP Me, Libby (my sister), cafeteria manager School cafeteria We‘re trying to make spaghetti for the school, but there’s no ingredients! We try to find ingredients All we can find is bread and some tomato sauce We try to make PB&J Schools aren’t allowed to serve it because of allergies We use the bread, tomato sauce, and some cheese to make personal pizzas. Everyone loves them!

6. CSPCSP Me, Libby (my sister), cafeteria manager School cafeteria We‘re trying to make spaghetti for the school, but there’s no ingredients! We try to find ingredients All we find is bread and some tomato sauce We try to make PB&J Schools aren’t allowed to serve it because of allergies We use the bread, tomato sauce, and some cheese to make personal pizzas. Everyone loves them!

7. Write: Beginning Action Dialogue Setting Sound I burst into class and ran to my desk, this was the day I was making lunch for the school! “Have a wonderful day at Lakewood Elementary!” Our principal sang, as he signed off on the morning announcements. Everyone stopped talking as soon as I walked into the classroom. “CRASH!” The door to the classroom flew open as I burst into the room. I couldn’t believe it was finally my day to make lunch.

8. Write: Beginning CSPCSP

9. CSPCSP Me, Libby (my sister), cafeteria manager School cafeteria We‘re trying to make spaghetti for the school, but there’s no ingredients! We try to find ingredients All we find is bread and some tomato sauce We try to make PB&J Schools aren’t allowed to serve it because of allergies We use the bread, tomato sauce, and some cheese to make personal pizzas. Everyone loves them!

10. Write: Middle TIEFETTIEFET Transition Idea: How are you going try to solve the problem? Event’s actions: What actions take place? (3) Failure: Why doesn’t this work? Emotion: How do you feel when this fails? Transition Then it hit me... “I’ve got it!” I had to think of something else

11. Write: Middle (Attempt #1) TIEFETTIEFET

12. CSPCSP TIEFETTIEFET

13. CSPCSP Me, Libby (my sister), cafeteria manager School cafeteria We‘re trying to make spaghetti for the school, but there’s no ingredients! We try to find ingredients All we find is bread and some tomato sauce We try to make PB&J Schools aren’t allowed to serve it because of allergies We use the bread, tomato sauce, and some cheese to make personal pizzas. Everyone loves them!

14. Write: Middle (Attempt #2) TIEFETTIEFET

15. CSPCSP Me, Libby (my sister), cafeteria manager School cafeteria We‘re trying to make spaghetti for the school, but there’s no ingredients! We try to find ingredients All we find is bread and some tomato sauce We try to make PB&J Schools aren’t allowed to serve it because of allergies We use the bread, tomato sauce, and some cheese to make personal pizzas. Everyone loves them!

16. Write: End TIEESTIEES Transition Idea: How are you going try to solve the problem? Event’s actions: What actions take place? (3) Emotion: How do you feel when this works? Solution: How do you finally solve the problem? Then it hit me... “I’ve got it!”

17. Write: End TIEESTIEES

18. TIEFETTIEFET TIEESTIEES

21. 2 1 3 Figure out what the prompt is asking. Plan out what you are going to write. Write your story.

22. In this lesson you have learned how to plan and write a narrative story