ILLINOIS TEST PREP Narrative Writing Workbook Grade 3: Writing Narratives and Stories (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781795319973)

This guided workbook will develop all the skills needed for effective narrative writing and give students practice creating a wide range of narrative texts. It will also develop the skills that students need for the narrative writing tasks on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness.

The first section contains sets of exercises and writing prompts that will develop the narrative writing skills listed in the Illinois Learning Standards. The second section gives students practice applying the skills by writing a wide range of narrative texts.

Section 1: Developing Narrative Writing Skills
- focused sets develop key narrative writing skills one by one
- develops all the narrative writing skills described in the state standards
- each set introduces the skill, guides students to complete a task, and then provides independent practice
- examples, guided tasks, and hints teach students how to produce effective writing
- additional warm-up exercises prepare students for each set
- covers sequence, plot, setting, characterization, theme, dialogue, and descriptions
- tasks teach students writing techniques like using effective descriptions, writing first-person stories, and using transition words and phrases

Section 2: Applying Narrative Writing Skills
- 10 sets of writing prompts allow students to apply narrative writing skills
- each set focuses on one style or one genre of narrative writing
- includes practice writing personal narratives, diary entries, letters, science fiction, adventure stories, mystery stories, and more
- hints and tips guide students through the tasks
- students are encouraged to edit and revise their completed work


Author: L. Hawas
ISBN-10: 1795319976
ISBN-13: 9781795319973
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 01/29/2019
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.31d