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English · Grade 3

Plan and Write Narratives

Grade 3 writers plan and write real or imagined narratives. They open by establishing a situation and introducing characters, organise events that unfold naturally, bring characters to life with dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts and feelings, punctuate dialogue correctly, use time words to show order and end with a satisfying sense of closure.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 100 minutes
  • Narrative writing check: 8 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, highlight a text, put in order, sort into groups and write a short answer
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What learners will discover

  • Establish a situation, introduce a narrator or characters and organise an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
  • Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts and feelings to develop experiences and show how characters respond.
  • Use time words and phrases to signal order, and punctuate dialogue with quotation marks and commas.
  • Write an ending that provides a sense of closure, and revise a narrative with a checklist.

Lessons

  1. Plan: situation and sequence 4 steps2 practiceabout 25 min
  2. Develop with dialogue and description 4 steps2 practiceabout 25 min
  3. Time words and dialogue punctuation 5 steps3 practiceabout 24 min
  4. Endings and revision 4 steps2 practiceabout 26 min
  5. Narrative writing check 8 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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