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 help prepare students for narrative writing tasks on the NJSLA English Language Arts assessments.

The first section contains sets of exercises and writing prompts that will develop the narrative writing skills listed in the New Jersey Student 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 New Jersey Student Learning 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
- prepares students for narrative writing tasks found on assessment tasks and tests