- The links below will help you revise your narrative. Click on any and all you need help with (things you answered "sort of" or "no" to on your revision sheet).
- Some lessons will tell you to have a practice sheet in front of you. Just ignore that. :) You can do the work in your head or on a sheet of notebook paper.
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I have a strong introduction that catches the reader's attention and introduces the character, setting, and hints at the problem to come easy advanced
I clearly introduce how my main character looks, feels, and acts
I give background information about my character to help the reader understand them
I show what my characters are doing to explain how they feel
My characters react to things that happen in the story
My characters reflect on and think about the things that happen to them
My story has dialogue (a conversation in quotation marks) easy advanced
I provide clear descriptions of my setting
When the time or place changes in my story, I use transition words
When an action happens, I use vivid, descriptive verbs to describe it
I use good descriptive words that make it easy to visualize my story easy medium advanced
I use figurative language like similes and other comparisons
My story has a clear ending easy advanced
Optional
I use a flashback (break the action and go backwards in the story)
My story has a theme or message
I clearly introduce how my main character looks, feels, and acts
I give background information about my character to help the reader understand them
I show what my characters are doing to explain how they feel
My characters react to things that happen in the story
My characters reflect on and think about the things that happen to them
My story has dialogue (a conversation in quotation marks) easy advanced
I provide clear descriptions of my setting
When the time or place changes in my story, I use transition words
When an action happens, I use vivid, descriptive verbs to describe it
I use good descriptive words that make it easy to visualize my story easy medium advanced
I use figurative language like similes and other comparisons
My story has a clear ending easy advanced
Optional
I use a flashback (break the action and go backwards in the story)
My story has a theme or message