Narrative
What is it?
Narrative is a spoken or written account of connected events; a story. It can be difficult for young people as it involves a heavy demand on both understanding and using language, use of complex grammar, abstract thinking, imagination, sequencing. It is a hugely important skill to have however.
There are plenty of commercially available narrative support packs for different age groups
We recommend the following from Blacksheep Press:
KS1 - Speaking and Listening Through Narrative ages 5 - 7
KS2 - From Oral to Written Narrative ages 7 - 11
KS3 - Secondary Talk Narrative
Using Writing Frames to Support Written Narrative
Writing frames can help young people by:-
avoiding the blank sheet of paper and reducing the anxiety that can be associated with it
offering some sort of organisation to the writing task
offering a variety different vocabulary - from starters, to connectives to adjectives and adverbs giving them opportunity to extend their experience beyond the familiar 'and then'
increasing their self esteem and motivation by offereing them success in what can often be a diffiuclt task
giving young people an overview of the writing task.
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