Common Core Narrative Writing

Get Your Groove On!

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Learning Objectives

Apply knowledge of the Narrative Writing Standard when analyzing a prompt

Evaluate student writing using a Common Core

Writing Rubric

Success Criteria

Identify an instructional focus after analyzing a student

writing sample

As a Table Group:• Look at your grade level Narrative Writing Standard• Develop a “Top 5 List” prioritizing the important

teaching concepts contained in your grade level Narrative Writing Standard

Rank It!

Narrative Writing1a

Explicit Narrative Writing Instruction Using Backwards Design

Identify Standards

Assessments

Plan learning

experiences and

instruction

1a, 1c, 1e, 1f

Last month, grade levels unpacked their Narrative Writing Standard.

Last month, grade levels analyzed their grade level Narrative Writing Rubric.

This month, we are going to analyze a learning experience.

Writing Instruction Increases in Complexity Over Time

Students need time to practice skills explicitly taught before they can apply them in complex tasksWriting prompts allow for opportunities to make cross content connectionsStudents should be immersed in the

genre they are learning to writeJournal

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Table Talk Activity

How can Narrative Writing be

integrated into the content

areas?

Characteristics of a Common Core Narrative Writing Prompt

Open-ended

Can be a written or pictorial prompt

Plan for students to apply knowledge

Prompts/tasks should increase in complexity as

knowledge increases1a, 1e

Example of Increase in Task Complexity

During writing instruction, students receive explicit instruction using problem/solution in narrative writing.

Students practice using problem/solution in written and pictorial prompts.

Continue the story of Scaredy Squirrel from the squirrel’s perspective identifying the problem and creating a solution.

Students complete a PCR continuing the story Make Way for Ducklings using facts from Ducks Don’t Get Wet.

Shift 1:Balancing TextShift 5:Writing from Sources

1a,1c, 1e, 1f, 3c

Narrative Writing Prompt Using a Non-Textual Stimulus

Write a story to go with this picture. Your story may be realistic or imaginative.

Remember that a good story:• Has a clear beginning, middle,

and end• Has a main character or

characters• Uses dialogue and description

You will have two class periods to write your story. When you have finished, be sure to proofread and correct any mistakes.

1c, 1e, 3a, 3c

Analyze a Narrative Writing Prompt

Table Talk:Looking at your grade level Narrative Writing Standard and grade level prompt provided, what would need to be the instructional focus for your students so they are ready to tackle this prompt?

1a, 1b

Student Narrative Writing

Based on the wording of the

rubric, what might each component

on the rubric look like in a student writing sample?

Close Read the student writing

sample. Text mark examples of each

component from the rubric.

Use your text marking to

holistically grade the

Narrative Writing Sample.

1a, 1c, 1f

Next Instructional Steps

After analyzing the student writing

sample, what would be the new

instructional focus?

1f

Elementary ELA Best Practices

• Provides an overview of Common Core Best Practices.

• When appropriate, items are aligned to the 6 Instructional Shifts.

• We will be using this Best Practice sheet monthly. Please bring this sheet to every Early Release.

1a, 1e, 2b, 4d

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Next Steps…

Next month we will explore Informational Writing

For November’s training, please bring:• An Informational Writing sample • Elementary ELA Best Practices Handout

Please leave your completed Professional Learning Reflection

ReferencesBenjamin, A. (2013). Big Skills for the Common Core. Larchmont: Eye on Education.

Hawkins, J., Ginty, E., Kurzman, K., Leddy, D., & Miller, J. (2008). Writing for Understanding: Using Backward Design to Help All Students Write Effectively. South Strafford: Vermont Writing Collaborative

English Language Arts Standards. (n.d.). Retrieved August 19, 2013, from Common Core State Standards Initiative: http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy

Vermont Writing Collaborative, Student Achievement Partners, and CCSSO. In Common: Effective Writing for All Students Collection of All Narrative Samples, K-12.4d