Readers will reinforce their understanding of key narrative features in this writing exercise.

Teach students to organize their thoughts before they start writing with this prewriting organizer.

Use this worksheet as a tool to assist your young writers in selecting the perfect idea for their narrative.

This worksheet walks students through an example of how the dialogue between two or more characters can help writers change the pacing of a narrative.

This worksheet walks students through the three main formatting strategies writers can use when organizing and pacing their narratives.

Students will study effective hooks and have the option to craft some hooks for their own writing.

Teach students to slow the pace of the story by pausing to take stock of what’s happening around the character and inside the character's heart and mind.

Good writers also know how to slow down the action at just the right times to build suspense and pull the reader into the moment.