ELA21.10.9a

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 10

ELA21.10.9a
Write a memoir, narrative essay, or personal or fictional narrative to convey a series of events, establishing a clear purpose, using narrative techniques, and sequencing events coherently.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

A narrative is a piece of writing that tells a story, such as a memoir, essay, personal narrative, or fictional narrative.
Narrative writing includes techniques, like dialogue, pacing, description, and reflection.
Events in narrative writing should be sequenced in a coherent manner, such as chronological order, reverse chronological order, and flashbacks.

Skills

Write a narrative with a coherent sequence of plot events and a clear purpose.
Incorporate narrative techniques in their narrative writing, including dialogue, pacing, description, and reflection.

Understanding

Narrative writing can take many forms, but there should be a coherent sequence of events.
Literary techniques are tools that can be used to create a piece of narrative writing.
Literary techniques in narrative writing contribute to the overall meaning and purpose of the text.

Vocabulary

Memoir
Narrative essay
Personal narrative
Fictional narrative
Narrative techniques

COS Examples

Examples: dialogue, pacing, description, reflection; chronological order, reverse chronological order, flashbacks

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