United States Postal System
Writing Task-Narrative
What is realistic fiction?
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For this assignment you need to write a fictional narrative. Fiction means that it is made-up and did not really happen. Narrative means that it tells a story.
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Pretend you got to be a rider in the Pony Express, carrying mail on horseback or one of the first mal carriers in Colonial America, working with Benjamin Franklin! Or maybe your story takes place in today! Research your the postal system in the time period you chose to learn what kinds of things they had to do. What were the dangers, what was kinds of things did they see and hear? What kinds of letters and packages did they deliver? Then use that information to write a fictional story about what you did on your day as a United States Postal Carrier. Your story can only be about ONE DAY.
Planning
CHARACTER MAP |
PLOT MAP |
Who is your main character? What other main characters are going to be in your story?
Directions
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Now put it ll together and map out your whole story.
Directions
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Step 2: Writing the First Draft
Now that you have planned out your main characters, the problem and solution and have a story map, make sure your paper has a beginning, middle and an end.
Use one of the effective hook techniques to grab the reader’s attention:
- Start in the middle of action- "Water filled my mouth and nose as I crashed spectacularly off my surfboard."
- Use onomatopoeia - "Whoosh! We were off on the adventure of a lifetime!"
- Create Suspense- "Suddenly and unexpectedly there was a loud knock on the door."
- Use imagery to set the scene -"My heart pounded in my chest and my sweaty hands gripped the safety bar as the rickety roller coaster slowly crept up the rusty track."
- Use one word- "Relief. I was flooded with relief when the front door finally opened."
- Dialogue- "What do you think you are doing young man?" whispered my father sternly as I tried to stealthily creep back into the house after my curfew.
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MINI LESSONS
Revise and Edit
CHECKLIST
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