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Narrative Writing Part 2:Observation Diaries, Logs, & Autobiographical Incidents
Dr. Harper, Ed.D.
Average rating:4.6Number of reviews:(358)
In this 3-day course, students will explore the use of observation diaries, logs, and autobiographical incidents and composition skills of using precise nouns, combining sentences, and making comparisons.
Class experience
US Grade 5 - 8
Part 2 of Narrative Writing offers instruction on how narrative writing tools such as observation diaries and logs can be used to keep order when writing an autobiographical incident. Composition skills of using precise nouns, combining sentences, and making comparisons will also be taught in this course. The structure of the class includes teacher modeling/demonstrations, guided practice, and independent practice. Students will be provided the opportunity to interact with other students by...
Day 1 Objective 1: Students will be encouraged to observe changes and sequences of events for the purpose of narrating them in a structured way. Objective 2: Students will identify a precise noun as a word that provides a word picture so the reader understands the exact meaning of what the writer is stating. Day 2 Objective 1: Students will be encouraged to focus on exactly what they find out about a subject, record findings in a log, and use the log to write a narrative of the recorded events. Objective 2: Students will learn that an effective way to build a big idea is to combine it with supporting ideas to make one sentence. Day 3 Objective 1: Students will examine a personal experience and discover what they’ve learned from it. Objective 2: Students will make comparisons that explain how one thing is like another thing.
Homework Offered
Homework will not be assigned. If students do not finish the classwork, they will be encouraged to finish outside of class.Assessments Offered
Written reflections based on the lesson objectives will be used to evaluate individual learning progress.Grades Offered
Graphic organizers will be provided in the classroom by the teacher. Students should have a small journal or spiral notebook to record information, create charts, and write short narratives. If students completed Narrative Writing Part 1, they should add to the journal from that course. A dictionary or thesaurus.
Average rating:4.6Number of reviews:(358)
Greetings OutSchool Parents and Students! I am Dr. Debra Harper. My specialty areas of teaching are English language arts, beginning, intermediate, and secondary reading skills, beginning, intermediate, and secondary writing instruction, reading...
Group Class
$75
for 3 classes3x per week, 1 week
55 min
Completed by 1 learner
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-14
3-6 learners per class
