Realistic Fiction Narrative Writing Guide

Shepherd your students' next creative writing assignment with this realistic fiction narrative step-by-step writing guide. Unique from most creative writing units, this realistic fiction guide begins by asking students to make simple and fun decisions about the key elements of their story before having to lift a pen or open a word processor!

You'll be amazed at how simply your students will be able to craft their own realistic fiction 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.

• - A “10-second sub plan” (print and drop on your desk!) or the basis of a week-long writing unit, your download includes:

• - A narrative map template that assists students on selecting their realistic fiction setting, protagonist, character arc, antagonist, and conflict (almost no writing required!)

• - A research chart so students can develop the details of their narrative

• - A narrative outline activity, where students can take their map’s visual guidelines and begin drafting their narrative

• - A realistic fiction narrative writing assignment sheet that includes descriptions of famous realistic fiction stories, a due date calendar, general narrative writing tips, a realistic fiction writing peer edit checklist, and standards-based grading rubric tied to FOUR Common Core standards

• - A link to an editable rubric that allows for grading customization and seamless integration into Google Classroom and many other Learning Management Systems (LMS's)

• - All 4-pages of this lesson are provided in full color and B&W

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.