Narrative Writing Prompts with Photo Pictures Sentence Starters 3rd 4th 5th Gr

Spark creativity with 16 Narrative Writing Prompts with Photo Pictures for 3rd, 4th & 5th Grades. Includes: narrative writing template with transition words, graphic organizers, checklist, sentence starters, & rubric. Great for Narrative Writing Pre & Post Assessment. Available digitally and PDF version.

Perfect also for descriptive writing as descriptive writing words are included and would make great writing folder resources.

I passionately believe that providing an interesting photograph to spark the imagination is half the battle. The rest is in an effective graphic organizer!

This one resource has helped my students year after year. I have also included scaffolded graphic organizers for all 16 writing prompts that include probing questions and sentence stems to support struggling writers. Great for special education students as well.

Included in this Unit: 

• Online version with student resources in the side margins
• Descriptive Paragraph; Graphic Organizer and Sample Writing Piece
• Narrative Graphic Organizer focusing on one small moment in time

Beginning - to establish setting and a hint into the plot

Starting with an ING verb to describe where you are

What do you see? Hear? Think?

Middle that clearly states the focused problem 

Ending that describes how the problem was solved

Conclusion to wrap up your thoughts (Samples provided)

Reflection, Circle Back, Lesson Learned, Cliffhanger, Wish or Hope

• Sample of Narrative Graphic Organizer completed
• Sample Narrative Writing Piece
• 16 Writing Prompts with Photos
• 16 Separate Photographs that go along with the writing prompts 
• 16 Scaffolded, Narrative Graphic Organizers for prompts, with probing questions
• Powerful Verbs reference sheet for students
• Other Ways to Say. . . reference sheet for students
• Narrative Transition Words reference sheet for students
• Narrative Writing Checklist for students
• Narrative Writing Rubric
• Link to photos and prompts separately to include in a writing center

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