Narrative Unit Resources

Presentation with the five elements of a narrative

Narrative Assessment Assignment Document

A great video covering the 5 necessary elements of a compelling story:

http://www.flocabulary.com/fivethings/

A terrific resource for guidelines on how to punctuate dialogue properly: http://litreactor.com/columns/talk-it-out-how-to-punctuate-dialogue-in-your-prose

Creative Writing with Kurt Vonnegut

"Not a Bad Kid" by Jonathan Taylor Owen

An interesting way to start your narrative: In medias res

Show, Don't Tell

Rubric for assessing the presentation at the end of this unit (and the narrative itself): 

Narrative Unit Rubric