7th Grade Narrative

My Perspectives Grade 7, Unit 1: Generations

Writing to Sources: Nonfiction Narrative

In this unit you read about a variety of characters who influenced on another across generations. Often, the insight went both ways, as older people learned from younger people, just as children learned from adults.

Assignment

Write a nonfiction narrative in which you use dialogue, description, and precise words to develop and convey experiences and events. Your narrative should respond to the following prompt:

In what situations can one generation learn from another?

Your narrative might be about an experience that you had with an older relative or another person from a different generation. As an alternative you could write about an experience one of your friends or family members had with someone from a different generation. Conclude your narrative by reflecting on the ways in which the selections in this unit and the process of writing this narrative have deepened your understanding of the relationships between people of different generations.

My Perspectives, Grade 7, p. 112

Standards:

Writing

• Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.

• Resources:
• 6th Grade Narrative: Life's Challenges
• 7th Grade Narrative: Generations
• 8th Grade Narrative: Coming of Age
• Narrative Rubric
• Build your bank of stories by keeping a Personal Journal
• Start with a Narrative Lead: RADD Leads
• Narrative Description
  • Use Sound Words
  • Add Figurative Language
• Add Narrative Dialogue
• Narrative Toolkit