Materials:

• Narrative Writing Packet, blank paper, or writing/drawing app
• Story – Blackberry Picking with Grammy

Note: if you don’t want to print off the packet, you can find a PDF marking tool or simply redraw the page however you want, like a poster. Otherwise, complete this activity on the first half of page on Coming up with good story ideas.

Have you ever had a hard time thinking of something to write about? We’re going to learn ways to find ideas for stories.

• Read Blackberry Picking with Grammy
  • Notice how the author wrote about a person that is important to her.
  • She didn’t write everything about her Grammy. She wrote many details about one memory.
• Draw a circle and write the name of someone important to you in the middle.
• Write activities that you have done with that person and draw a line to them from the circle.
• Try telling someone a story about one of the activities you wrote, and see if you remember enough details to keep them interested.