Father's Day Narrative Writing Guide!

Honor your father by transforming him into a superhero in your very own action-adventure tale!

Our collection of narrative writing guides aims to facilitate the journey from "conceptualization to completion" by allowing students' creativity to ignite their writing, instead of the other way around. Unlike many traditional creative writing tasks, our Father's Day guide initiates the process by encouraging students to make straightforward and enjoyable decisions about the fundamental aspects of their narrative even before they begin to jot down their ideas or start typing!

You'll be amazed at how simply your students will be able to craft their own Father's Day narrative. Beginning with straightforward directions, examples, and tips, students will then be able to plan out their story using multiple choice characterization options, short answer plotting devices, and map-drawing activity. An outlining guidance completes the narrative planning process. By then, students will be excited to start drafting their story. A clear peer edit activity is included with this resource, as well as a Common Core-tied rubric.

Perfect as an instant sub plan (just print and leave on your desk!) or as a foundation for a week-long writing project, your download provides:

• A storyboard template guiding students in choosing their plot's setting, protagonist, character development, antagonist, and conflict (little to no writing needed!)

• A research table to help students flesh out their narrative details

• A narrative structuring exercise allowing students to use their storyboard's guidelines to commence drafting their narrative

• A Father's Day narrative writing task sheet featuring descriptions of well-known family tales, a calendar for setting due dates, general tips for narrative writing, a checklist for peer editing of fantasy writing, and a grading rubric aligned with FOUR Common Core standards

• This 4-page lesson is offered in both full color and black & white versions

Although this resource can be fitted for any secondary Language Arts classroom, it has been carefully designed to work best in grades 7, 8, 9, and 10. The included rubric is subtly but specifically tied to Common Core ELA Standards for Language (1 and 2), Reading Literature (2), and Writing (3, 4, and 5). This resource is provided in print-ready, bookmarked, and adjustable PDF files and PowerPoint Show files.

This resource contains 4 pages.