Narrative Writing

Subject: ELA  ·  Grade level: 5th

Characters, setting, problem, solution — the building blocks of any story you'll ever write. Whether you're writing a personal narrative or a fictional advent

In this lesson

• Story elements
• Story structure (5 parts)
• Show, don't tell
• Revising your draft

Key terms

Character

A person, animal, or being in a story.

Protagonist

The main character — the one we follow.

Setting

Where and when the story takes place.

Conflict

The main problem the character has to solve.

Resolution

How the conflict is finally solved.

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