Check out these teaching materials for upper elementary students including task and reference cards on writing narrative hooks.

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Do you teach informational writing? I do and I used to hate it. I would gladly teach narrative writing all day long, but information...

Looking to help your students write better leads? Grab my lead examples, anchors, mentor texts, and activities for FREE. Also, check out this post and see how I break down lead writing into an easy-to-understand process. Your elementary students will love learning how to hook readers.

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Narrative writing starts with a good "HOOK"!

I love having beautiful anchor charts/posters in my classroom for students to reference during lessons. This poster is perfect for when the students are reading narrative, analyzing them, or writing them. I had this poster printed and have it hanging in my classroom. I also give a copy of this handout to each of my students to reference, especially when they are writing their own narratives!

Anchor chart - Transition words for writing narratives.

Steal these for your writing unit!