ROLL-A-STORY NARRATIVE WRITING PACK | March
 
Are you looking for a fun way to get your students for exciting this month?
 
Read Across America Month is the perfect time to introduce students to narrative writing.
 
As every teacher knows, students are bursting with stories to share and the trick is to harness that enthusiasm for storytelling into something productive.  
 
 This Roll-A-Story Narrative Pack has 25 pages with EVERYTHING you’re going to need to jump-start your students into the exciting world of storytelling!
 
Roll-A-Stories are exactly what you’ve been looking for to help focus your students’ stories.  
 
This download features all of the student masters including story choice boards, writing organizers, drafting, and final draft pages, teacher exemplars, and even a “make-your-own” dot cube that students can make themselves!
 
WHAT’S IN THIS PACK?
Make-Your-Own dice
Roll-A-Story choice board (cat-theme)
Roll-A-Story choice board (dog-theme)
Roll-A-Story choice board (Read Across America/Dr. Seuss-theme)
Roll-A-Story choice board (St. Patrick’s Day-theme)
Roll-A-Story story map (graphic organizer)
Roll-A-Story storyboard (graphic organizer)
Roll-A-Story rough draft pages (level 1 with “skip a line” writing directions)
Roll-A-Story rough draft pages (level 2)
Roll-A-Story final draft pages
Roll-A-Story illustration page (blank)
Roll-A-Story storyboard teacher exemplar - level 1
Roll-A-Story rough draft teacher exemplar - level 1
Roll-A-Story revised draft teacher exemplar - level 1
Roll-A-Story final draft teacher exemplar - level 1
Roll-A-Story storyboard teacher exemplar - level 2
 
WHY DO I NEED TEACHER EXEMPLARS?
Teacher exemplars are an important tools for teachers teaching writing and for students learning to write. 
 
They can be used:
To highlight key points and writing techniques in mini lessons
As a springboard or launch into a discussion on writing expectations with students
As a baseline for creating a class writing rubric for OR with students
To illustrate the steps in the writing process
As a quick reference on a bulletin board or anchor chart that students can refer to while writing to encourage independence
 
WHY DO MY STUDENTS NEED WRITING ORGANIZERS?
Writing organizer are CRITICAL for students of all ages and they actually make the writing process easier for students to move through. 
 
They are “thought and information organizers” that help students gather ideas and group those ideas in logical ways.
 
Organizers help keep students on track and on topic.  They are scaffolds that young writers need as they work toward writing mastery.  
 
In this pack I have included two different kinds of organizers, so you can decide which organizer will work best for your students.  You can also choose which organizer aligns best with your purpose for this narrative writing task.