Learning Target - students will write a narrative about a pandemic. They can choose the current pandemic or make up their own.
Narrative writing is where the author tells a story. The story could be fact or fiction. The learning target is associated with the student choosing 3 Chemistry topics. Like acids and bases or nuclear reactivity to describe them and
relate them to their story. Similar to the Spiderman story. Provide details how the real Chemistry impacted the outcome of the narrative story. Electro is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. An enemy of Spider-man who gained the ability to control electricity after being struck by lightning while working on a power line. THE STUDENT will create a story and relate 3 Chemistry concepts to
the story. HIGHLIGHT in bold where these take place in the story, so that the reader knows these are the science behind the story. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electro_(Marvel_Comics)
What is narrative writing?
Narrative writing is writing that has a story, characters, conflict, and other essential parts of a story. Narrative writing is often synonymous with a story. And this differs greatly compared to other forms of writing, like in textbooks and certain nonfiction books. However, if you’re writing a story of some kind, that is narrative writing, where a narrator is telling the story.
Parts of narrative writing:
Character – The characters are essential. It’s extremely difficult to tell a story without them, as character development is one of the best parts in narrative writing. Think of your characters as the driving force of the narrative.
Conflict – This part of narrative writing is where the tension comes from. Conflict of any form, whether it’s between characters, between elements in
your setting, or even in your plot, is essential for not only a good book, but for narrative writing.
Plot – This is the main point of your story. Where is it all going and what’s happening while we get there? This can often include any conflict, but is usually a bigger “main” portion of your story, and therefore the narrative.
Setting – The setting of a story what determines its genre as well as its learning curve. The learning curve refers to how much readers need to learn about the world, aka, how different it is from our own. The setting adds to this extensively because if your book is in a new world, more world building is necessary, which means it will bleed heavily into your narrative.
Theme – These are embedded into your story even if you’re not trying to. Narrative writing tells a story and with any stories, lessons are learned and these become the themes of your story. Whether you mean to or not, your own thoughts about the world and important values bleed into your work within the narrative writing.
Taking time to think about the prompt and to plan your writing will improve the quality of your final essay. Planning can help you compose a more organized, polished response. Use this guide to plan your composition.
Read the prompt carefully and restate it in your own words. Think specifically about what the prompt is asking you to do (for example, make an argument, tell a story, or explain a
process).
After you have thought about the prompt and it is clear what you’re being asked to do, write one or two sentences describing your initial reaction to the prompt. This may be the basis for your thesis statement, or the main idea of your essay.
Read the reminder list (questions to ask about the prompt) that follows the prompt. (If you are still unclear about the prompt, the list may help you better understand it.) Think about those items that you have particular trouble with and write them down. Explain how to avoid those mistakes in your writing.
Brainstorm ideas, details, or information to support your response to the prompt. You may use a brainstorming technique such as free writing, making a list, or creating a web. Record anything that comes to
mind.
Review the things you wrote as you brainstormed. What ideas support your thesis statement?
What details add information to those supporting ideas? Underline or highlight the ideas and details you plan to use in your composition.
There are many ways to organize your ideas. You may wish to use a visual representation such as a web, an outline, or a chart. The graphic organizers that follow are some examples of ways to structure your ideas.
This organizer is useful for many types of writing, including expository and persuasive essays. Use the thesis statement from the Respond exercise and the ideas from the Record and Review exercises to complete the graphic organizer. You may add additional Supporting Ideas and Details as necessary.
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Concluding Paragraph/Restatement of Thesis: submit to https://turnitin.com/t_home.asp?lang=en_us#
The subject matter I chose is appropriate for the prompt.
The details I include are clearly related to the subject matter. Picture of student
associated with the topic.
I include enough details to support my main idea. Picture of topic. Use pixlr.com to alter the picture 30%.
My composition has a strong beginning, a well-developed middle, and an effective ending.
My essay follows a clear, logical progression.
I establish relationships between ideas in my composition.
I use transitional words and phrases, parallel structure, and other techniques to connect sentences and paragraphs.
I use effective sentence structure and word choice. Write in complete sentences.
Write coherent and well-developed paragraphs.
Use correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.