Writing a Literacy Narrative

Ways of Organizing a Literacy Narrative

Introduce the story. Tell what happened. Say how the story was resolved.

Say something about the significance.

Describe the setting and people.

[Chronologically, from beginning to end]

Introduce the story.

Introduce the story. Tell what happened. Say how the story was resolved.

Say something about the significance.

Describe the setting and people.

[Chronologically, from beginning to end]

Describe the setting and people.

Introduce the story. Tell what happened. Say how the story was resolved.

Say something about the significance.

Describe the setting and people.

[Chronologically, from beginning to end]

Tell what happened.

Introduce the story. Tell what happened. Say how the story was resolved.

Say something about the significance.

Describe the setting and people.

[Chronologically, from beginning to end]

Say how the story was resolved.

Introduce the story. Tell what happened. Say how the story was resolved.

Say something about the significance.

Describe the setting and people.

[Chronologically, from beginning to end]

Say something about the significance.

Start in the middle of the action, giving enough information to let

readers know what was happening.

Fill in the details; setting, people, specific actions.

[Beginning in the middle]

Start in the middle of the action, giving enough information to let readers

know what was happening.

Make clear how the situation was resolved.

Say something about the significance.

Start in the middle of the action, giving enough information to let

readers know what was happening.

Fill in the details; setting, people, specific actions.

[Beginning in the middle]

Fill in the details; setting, people, specific actions.

Make clear how the situation was resolved.

Say something about the significance.

Start in the middle of the action, giving enough information to let

readers know what was happening.

Fill in the details; setting, people, specific actions.

[Beginning in the middle]

Make clear how the situation was resolved.

Make clear how the situation was resolved.

Say something about the significance.

Start in the middle of the action, giving enough information to let

readers know what was happening.

Fill in the details; setting, people, specific actions.

[Beginning in the middle]

Say something about the significance.

Make clear how the situation was resolved.

Say something about the significance.

Start at the end of the story; tell how the story ends up, then introduce the subject.

[Beginning at the end]

Start at the end of the story; tell how the story ends up, then introduce the

subject.

Go back to the beginning of the story, telling what happens chronologically and describing the setting and

people.

Conclude by saying something about the story’s significance.

Start at the end of the story; tell how the story ends up, then introduce the subject.

[Beginning at the end]

Go back to the beginning of the story, telling what happens chronologically

and describing the setting and people.

Go back to the beginning of the story, telling what happens chronologically and describing the setting and

people.

Conclude by saying something about the story’s significance.

Start at the end of the story; tell how the story ends up, then introduce the subject.

[Beginning at the end]

Conclude by saying something about the story’s significance.

Go back to the beginning of the story, telling what happens chronologically and describing the setting and

people.

Conclude by saying something about the story’s significance.