11/12 Structure of A Narrative

OBJECTIVE
Students will learn the structure of a good story in order to continue practicing new strategies to revise and edit their writing.

THE TEN-SENTENCE STORY

1. Create a new notebook entry in your Writers Notebook called: The Ten-Sentence Story.
2. Choose one of the topics:
   The scary room
   My first go-go
   The lost and found
   Escape from captivity
   The break up
   The make up
3. OK, so now you’ve selected one of the topics. Now, tell a story in 10 sentences or less.
4. You can combine ideas, but the story CAN ONLY BE TEN SENTENCES LONG.
5. Though you are collaborating on the story, you must record the story in your own notebook.

SELF-CHECK
During and after your writing, ask yourself these questions:

• Are the stories complete with a beginning, middle and end?
• Do they have characters and settings?
• Is there a plot? Does the story have a conflict/resolution or problem/solution?