Teach Narrative Writing with Mini Lessons

You’ll love teaching narrative writing with this ready easy-to-use unit of 21 mini lessons. You’ll have everything you need to get started today — step-by-step mini lessons take your students from defining a narrative to the finished product.

When you download, you’ll find the link to the digital version in the PDF.  Click on the link, copy to your drive, and share with your students!

What’s inside?

• editable unit plan
• lesson plans for each mini lesson
• rubric
• 21 mini lessons that will guide students through the writing process step-by-step

The mini lessons:

1. What is a narrative (anchor chart)
2. Reading a narrative
3. Assignment sheet & rubric
4. Gathering ideas, part I
5. Gathering ideas graphic organizer, part II
6. Free writing
7. Establishing the sequence
8. Establishing context and point of view
9. Creating a first draft
10. Narrative technique: characters
11. Narrative technique: dialogue
12. Narrative technique: pacing
13. Narrative technique: description
14. Narrative technique: reflection
15. Transitions: Words, phrases, clauses
16. Word choice: relevant descriptive details and precise words
17. Word choice: sensory language
18. Crafting a conclusion
19. Revising for clear, coherent writing, organization, and style
20. Peer review
21. Proofread: Demonstrate command of conventions

Each mini lesson includes:

• student-friendly standard
• student task
• clear directions that will make it easy for you to model

Reasons to love this resource:

• Print & digital — so easy to use!
• Start teaching today!
• Perfect for writing workshop
• Less planning & more teaching!

If you love mini lessons, you may be interested in:

• Expository/Informative Writing Mini Lessons

Happy teaching!

Marypat