College- and Career-Readiness Standards for English Language Arts
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W.CCR.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well- chosen details, and
well-structured event sequences.
W.4.3a
Write narratives to develop
real or imagined
experiences or events using
effective technique,
descriptive details, and clear
event sequences.
a. Orient the reader by
establishing a situation
and introducing a
narrator and/or
characters; organize an
event sequence that
unfolds naturally.
Desired Student Performance
A student should know
(Prerequisite Knowledge)
That narratives can be written to
inform, instruct, persuade, or
entertain.
That narratives can be written to
express real or imagined
experiences or events.
That writers utilize a variety of
techniques (e.g., direct statement,
draw-in question, snapshot,
observation from the senses) for
developing real or imagined
experiences.
That writers utilize a variety of
planning strategies (e.g., sketch the
sequence, narrative map, sticky
notes with events) for creating a
coherent event sequence.
That a narrator and/or character(s)
can be introduced a variety of ways
(e.g., in the beginning, as the story
progresses).
A student should understand
(Conceptual Understanding)
How narratives can be written to
express real or imagined
experiences or events.
How writers utilize a variety of
techniques (e.g., direct statement,
draw-in question, snapshot,
observation from the senses) for
establishing a situation.
How writers utilize a variety of
planning strategies (e.g., sketch the
sequence, narrative map, sticky
notes with events) for creating a
coherent event sequence.
A narrator and/or character(s) can
be introduced a variety of ways
(e.g., in the beginning, as the story
progresses).
A student should be able to do
(Evidence of Knowledge)
Analyze mentor texts.
Choose a purpose for writing.
Choose a form of writing.
Implement a planning strategy for
creating an event sequence (e.g.,
sketch the sequence, narrative
map, sticky notes with events).
Choose a technique for establishing
the situation or focal point of the
story to engage the reader (e.g.,
direct statement, draw-in question,
snapshot, observation from the
senses).
Introduce a real or imaginative
narrator and/or character(s) in the
narrative.
KEY LANGUAGE/VERBS/TERMS RELATED TO THE STANDARD
Narrative, develop, real experiences, imagine experiences, forms, introduction, establishes a situation, plot, event sequence, narrator, character(s), point of view,
audience, style, form, structure, appropriate, compare/contrast, descriptive, problem/solution, cause/effect, chronology, organize, unfolds naturally, enlightens,
smooth progression, events, time, setting, location, mood, tone, analyze, mentor text, teacher model, author’s craft, prompt, beginning, middle, end, writing