Activities

1. List words, phrases, and clauses used to convey an event sequence in narrative writing.
   
   
2. List words, phrases, and clauses used to signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another in narrative writing.
   
   
3. List words, phrases, and clauses that clarify the relationships among experiences and events in a piece of narrative writing.

4. Identify words, phrases, and clauses used by a writer to convey an event sequence in a specific piece of narrative writing.
   
   
5. Identify words, phrases, and clauses used by a writer to signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another in a specific piece of narrative writing.
   
   
6. Identify words, phrases, and clauses used by a writer to clarify the relationships among experiences and events in a specific piece of narrative writing.

7. Construct an original written narrative using specific words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and to signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another.
   
   
8. Evaluate the effectiveness of using specific words, phrases, and clauses to show the relationships among experiences and events in a piece of narrative writing.

Answer Key/Rubric

1. Student lists words, phrases, and clauses used to convey an event sequence in narrative writing. Examples include, but are not limited to:
   
   
   1. At first
   2. At the same time
   3. Meanwhile
   4. Finally
   5. Next
      
      
2. Student lists words, phrases, and clauses used to signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another in narrative writing. Examples include, but are not limited to:
   
   
   1. Earlier
   2. Later on
   3. All of a sudden
   4. Afterwards
      
      
3. Student lists words, phrases, and clauses that clarify the relationships among experiences and events in a piece of narrative writing. Examples include, but are not limited to:
   
   
   1. Clearly
   2. Specifically
   3. Comparatively
   4. In comparison
   5. In contrast

4. Student identifies words, phrases, and clauses used by a writer to convey an event sequence in a specific piece of narrative writing. The student directly cites words, phrases, and clauses used to convey an event sequence. The student is also able to identify the function of the transitional words, phrases, and clauses in the written narrative.
   
   
5. Student identifies words, phrases, and clauses used by a writer to signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another in a specific piece of narrative writing. The student directly cites words, phrases, and clauses used to signal shifts from one time frame or setting. The student is also able to identify the function of the signal words, phrases, and clauses in the written narrative.
   
   
6. Student identifies words, phrases, and clauses used by a writer to clarify the relationships among experiences and events in a specific piece of narrative writing. The student directly cites words, phrases, and clauses to clarify the relationships among experiences and events. The student is also able to identify the function of the clarifying words, phrases, and clauses in the written narrative.
   
   
7. Student constructs an original written narrative using specific words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and to signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another. The constructed narrative includes evidence of deliberately selected transitional, signal, and clarifying words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and to signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another.
   
   
8. Student evaluates the effectiveness of using specific words, phrases, and clauses to show the relationships among experiences and events in a piece of narrative writing. The student evaluates a writer’s use of these words and the overall affect they have on a written events and experiences described in the narrative.