A Guide to Narrative Writing Genres

The 11-page guide includes:

• A continuum of narrative writing genres that build in rigor
• Mini-lessons that make narrative writing sing, regardless of which narrative product students are creating
• A how-to for using the continuum in your own classroom, as a grade level, or as a department.
• Descriptions, tips, and mentor texts for each kind of narrative writing (22 mentor texts!)
• A nod to and mentor texts for alternative forms of narrative: graphic narratives and narratives-in-verse