Narrative Story

A Narrative is a story that shows a sequence of events. A narrative includes other components as well. The genre of the story can be true, fiction, fantasy, etc. A narrative story portrays a crystal clear sense of a beginning, middle, and end. This is a great way for students to define their introduction, body, and conclusion of their paper. Like other stories, a narrative must also have significant details and an audience other than the writer.

Writing workshop is a great opportunity for students to reflect on their own pieces of work as well as those of their fellow classmates. After the students have formed a circle, one person is allowed to read their piece while the other students maintain respect and practice their listening skills. Once the student has read their paper, the listeners have the opportunity to give their own comments and this can be applied through the sandwich theory. In the sandwich theory the students can state what they liked about the paper, ask any questions they may have had, and then finish the sandwich up with a positive statement that can provide a different insight to the writer. Eventually everyone in the story has the opportunity to do this and lastly everyone will do their own editing. Overall this is a great process for the students as they can reflect on their work and any changes that they may make to increase the quality of their paper.