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English · Grade 2

Develop Narrative Writing

Grade 2 writers learn to tell a well-built story about a real or imagined event: they plan a beginning, middle and end, add details about actions, thoughts and feelings, use time words to show order, and finish with an ending that wraps it up. Each lesson studies a model, practises one skill and ends with writing that an adult reviews.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 95 minutes
  • Narrative writing check: 6 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, put in order, sort into groups and write a short answer
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What learners will discover

  • Plan a narrative with a beginning that introduces who and where, a middle with a problem or events, and an end.
  • Add details that describe actions, thoughts and feelings, so readers can picture the story.
  • Use time words and phrases (first, after that, later, the next morning, finally) to show the order of events.
  • Write an ending that wraps up the story, then revise and edit the narrative.

Lessons

  1. Plan a small moment 4 steps2 practiceabout 24 min
  2. Details: actions, thoughts, feelings 4 steps2 practiceabout 24 min
  3. Time words 4 steps2 practiceabout 22 min
  4. Endings, revising and editing 4 steps2 practiceabout 25 min
  5. Narrative writing check 6 questions at the end

Keep exploring

Games to practice with

  • Memory LanternsFlip glowing lanterns to find pairs that belong together.
  • Word WorkshopBuild the word for each picture, one sound at a time.
  • Sentence TheatreYour words direct the show: change a word and the stage changes too.

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Guides for grown-ups