narrative writing for upsr

WRITING WORKSHOP 2011Narrative Writing for UPSR

By:Cynthia C. James

SK Kunak 2, Kunak

Know your verbs!- Regular Verbs -

Present Tense

Past Tense Present Tense

Past Tense

walk pitch

play camp

watch collect

study cook

carry open

weigh lock

look close

clean serve

pick happen

reach arrange

walked

played

watched

studied

carried

weighedlooked

cleanedpickedreached

pitched

campedcollected

cooked

opened

locked

closed

served

happenedarranged

Know your verbs!- Irregular Verbs -

Present Tense

Past Tense Present Tense

Past Tense

eat drink

run write

go read

hold hang

catch shut

teach drive

buy make

sell lead

choose feel

take think

ate

ran

went

held

caught

taught

bought

sold

chosetook

drank

wrote

read

hung

shut

drove

made

led

felt

thought

Verb ‘to be’, ‘to have’ and ‘to do’

Present Tense

Past Tense

isarehas havedodoes

waswerehadhaddid

did

Modals

Present Tense

Past Tense

canwillshall

couldwouldshould

Know your tenses!Present or Past?

• Last week, the boy scouts went for a camping at the Madai Waterfall.

• I am doing the dishes in the kitchen.• The scout master instructed the boy scouts

to clean up the camping site.• The girls were playing the congkak when

they heard the noise.• He is a hardworking and honest boy.• They are tired but they can do it.• They were tired but they would go.

Sentences TensesLast week, the boy scouts went for a camping at the Madai Waterfall.I am doing the dishes in the kitchen.The scout master instructed the boy scouts to clean up the camping site.The girls were playing congkak when they heard the noise.He is a hardworking and honest boy.They are tired but they can do it.They were tired but they would go.

Past

Present

Past

Past

Present

PresentPast

Know your verbs!Identify the verbs in the sentences below.

• Last week, the boy scouts went for a camping at the Madai Waterfall.

• I am doing the dishes in the kitchen.• The scout master instructed the boy scouts

to clean up the camping site.• The girls were playing congkak when they

heard the noise.• He is a hardworking and honest boy.• They are tired but they can do it.• They were tired but they would go.

Know your subjects!Identify the subjects in the sentences below.

• Last week, the boy scouts went for a camping at the Madai Waterfall.

• I am doing the dishes in the kitchen.• The scout master instructed the boy scouts

to clean up the camping site.• The girls were playing congkak when they

heard the noise.• He is a hardworking and honest boy.• They are tired but they can do it.• They were tired but they would go.

Learn your sentence structures!

Subject Verb Wh

The boy scouts were camping at the waterfall

The waterfall was dirty

There were many rubbish

The scout master

gave instructions

They cleaned the place

The boys pitched the tents

Several scouts cooked dinner

Practise 1

Noni – walking – school – saw – beggar – tree

beggar – shivering – hungry – took – lunch box – gave - him

ate – food – smiled – thanked - kindness

Noni – walking – school – saw – beggar – tree

Subject Verb Wh

Noni was walking to school

She saw a beggar under a tree

beggar – shivering – hungry – took – lunch box – gave - him

Subject Verb Wh

was shivering

took out

gave

The beggar because he was hungry

She

her lunch boxit to him

Noni

ate – food – smiled – thanked - kindness

Subject Verb Wh

ate

smiled

thanked

The beggar

He

He

the food

at Noni

Noni for her kindness

Rewrite the sentences and turn it into a paragraph.

Noni was walking to school. She saw a beggar under a tree. The beggar was shivering because he was hungry. Noni took out her lunch box. She gave it to him. The beggar ate the food. He smiled at Noni. He thanked Noni for her kindness.

Let’s make it more interesting!Tip 1: Add time markers.

(Yesterday, Last week, One day, etc

One day, Noni was walking to school. She saw a beggar under a tree. The beggar was shivering because he was hungry. Noni took out her lunch box. She gave it to him. The beggar ate the food. He smiled at Noni. He thanked Noni for her kindness.

Let’s make it more interesting!Tip 2: Add connectors.

(Suddenly, Therefore, After that, etc.)

One day, Noni was walking to school. On the way, she saw a beggar under a tree. The beggar was shivering because he was hungry. So, Noni took out her lunch box. She gave it to him. The beggar ate the food. He smiled at Noni. After he finished eating, he thanked Noni for her kindness.

Let’s make it more interesting!Tip 3: Add additional info.

(Be creative!)One day, Noni was walking to school. She

had extra class in the afternoon. On the way, she saw a beggar under a tree. The beggar was shivering because he was hungry. Noni felt sorry for the beggar. So, she took out her lunch box. She gave it to him. The beggar ate the food. After he finished eating, he thanked Noni for her kindness.

Let’s make it more interesting!Tip 4: Add adjectives.

(small, big, thin, beautiful, old, etc)

One day, Noni was walking to school. She had extra class in the afternoon. On the way, she saw a poor beggar under a big tree. The beggar was shivering because he was hungry. Noni felt sorry for the beggar. So, she took out her small lunch box. She gave it to him. The beggar ate the delicious food. He smiled at Noni. After he finished eating, he thanked Noni for her kindness.

Let’s make it more interesting!Tip 4: Add adverbs.

(slowly, quickly, hungrily, happily, etc)

One day, Noni was walking slowly to school. She had extra class in the afternoon. On the way, she saw a poor beggar under a big tree. The beggar was shivering hard because he was hungry. Noni felt sorry for the beggar. So, she quickly took out her small lunch box. She generously gave it to him. The beggar ate the delicious food hungrily. He smiled sweetly at Noni. After he finished eating, he humbly thanked Noni for her kindness.

Let’s make it more interesting!Tip 5: Add an introduction.

Noni is a kind and helpful girl. She likes to help other people.

One day, Noni was walking slowly to school. She had extra class in the afternoon. On the way, she saw a poor beggar under a big tree. The beggar was shivering hard because he was hungry. Noni felt sorry for the beggar. So, she quickly took out her small lunch box. She generously gave it to him. The beggar ate the delicious food hungrily. He smiled sweetly at Noni. After he finished eating, he humbly thanked Noni for her kindness.

Let’s make it more interesting!Tip 6: Add a conclusion.

Noni is a kind and helpful girl. She likes to help other people.

One day, Noni was walking slowly to school. She had extra class in the afternoon. On the way, she saw a poor beggar under a big tree.

The beggar was shivering hard because he was hungry. Noni felt sorry for the beggar. So, she quickly took out her small lunch box. She generously gave it to him.

The beggar ate the delicious food hungrily. He smiled sweetly at Noni. After he finished eating, he humbly thanked Noni for her kindness.

Noni continued her walk to school with a big smile on her face. She was happy because she had helped someone that day.

Practise 2

- left – picnickers – scout master – instructions – collected - burnt

boy scouts – camping – waterfall – reached – surprised – dirty -

- pitched – tents – cooked – dinner – campfire – played – games – sang

Identify the verbs.

- left – picnickers – scout master – instructions – collected - burnt

boy scouts – camping – waterfall – reached – surprised – dirty -

- pitched – tents – cooked – dinner – campfire – played – games – sang

boy scouts – camping – waterfall – reached – surprised – dirty -

Subject Verb Wh

The boy scouts

were camping

near the waterfall

They were surprised

The waterfall

was dirty

The boy scouts were camping near the waterfall. They were surprised. The waterfall was dirty.

- left – picnickers – scout master – instructions – collected - burnt

Subject Verb Wh

The rubbish

was left by the picnickers

The scout master

gave instructions

The boy scouts

collected

the rubbish

They burnt the rubbish

The rubbish was left by the picnickers. The scout master gave instructions. The boy scouts collected the rubbish. They burnt the rubbish.

- pitched – tents – cooked – dinner – campfire – played – games – sang

Subject Verb Wh

The boy scouts

pitched the tents

They cooked dinner

They sat around the campfire

They played games

They sang songs

The boy scouts pitched the tents. They cooked dinner. They sat around the campfire. They played games. They sang songs.

Put it all together!

The boy scouts were camping near the waterfall. They were surprised. The waterfall was dirty. The rubbish was left by the picnickers. The scout master gave instructions. The boy scouts collected the rubbish. They burnt the rubbish. The boy scouts pitched the tents. They cooked dinner. They sat around the campfire. They played games. They sang songs.

Make it interesting!

• Add time markers.• Add connectors.• Add additional info.• Add adjectives.• Add adverbs.• Add an introduction.• Add an ending.

Practise 3

Fiqhri - friend – went – bird watching – jungle -

-evening – home - lost – way – tired – frightened - decided – spend night

heard – voices – woke up – happy – parents – hugged -

Fiqhri - friend – went – bird watching – jungle -

Subject Verb Wh

Fiqhri and his friend, Hanafi

went bird watching in the jungle

-evening – home - lost – way – tired – frightened - decided – spend night

Subject Verb Wh

lost

wanted homeThey

They their way

were tired

were frightened

They

They

They decidedto spend the night in the jungle

to go

heard – voices – woke up – happy – parents – hugged -

Subject Verb Wh

heard

woke up

hugged

Fiqhri and Hanafi

voices

They

happy

They felt

Their parents

them

Put it all together!

Fiqhri and his friend, Hanafi went bird watching in the jungle. In the evening, they wanted to go home. They lost their way. They were tired. They were frightened. They decided to spend the night in the jungle.

Fiqhri and Hanafi heard voices. They woke up. They felt happy. Their parents hugged them.

Tip 1: Add time markers.

Last Wednesday, Fiqhri and his friend, Hanafi went bird watching in the jungle. In the evening, they wanted to go home. They lost their way. They were tired. They were frightened. They decided to spend the night in the jungle.

The next morning, Fiqhri and Hanafi heard voices. They woke up. They felt happy. Their parents hugged them.

Tip 2: Add connectors.

Last Wednesday, Fiqhri and his friend, Hanafi went bird watching in the jungle. In the evening, they wanted to go home. Unfortunately, they lost their way. They were tired and frightened. Not knowing what else to do, hey decided to spend the night in the jungle.

The next morning, Fiqhri and Hanafi heard voices. They woke up. They felt happy. Their parents hugged them.

Tip 3: Add additional info.

Last Wednesday, Fiqhri and his friend, Hanafi went bird watching in the jungle near their houses. They were having so much fun.

In the evening, they wanted to go home. Unfortunately, they lost their way. They could not find their way home. They were tired and frightened. Not knowing what else to do, they decided to spend the night in the jungle. Fiqhi and Hanafi tried to sleep under a tree.

The next morning, Fiqhri and Hanafi heard voices calling their names. They woke up. Their families are there looking for them. They felt happy. Their parents hugged them. Everyone was glad because Fiqhri and Hanafi were both safe.

Tip 4: Add adjectives.

Last Wednesday, Fiqhri and his friend, Hanafi went bird watching in the small jungle near their houses. They were having so much fun.

In the evening, they wanted to go home. Unfortunately, they lost their way. They could not find their way home. They were tired and frightened. Not knowing what else to do, they decided to spend the night in the jungle. Fiqhi and Hanafi tried to sleep under a shady tree.

The next morning, Fiqhri and Hanafi heard loud voices calling their names. They woke up. Their families are there looking for them. They felt happy. Their parents hugged them. Everyone was glad because Fiqhri and Hanafi were both safe.

Tip 5: Add adverbs.

Last Wednesday, Fiqhri and his friend, Hanafi went bird watching in the small jungle near their houses. They were having so much fun.

In the evening, they wanted to go home. Unfortunately, they lost their way. They could not find their way home. They were tired and frightened. Not knowing what else to do, they decided to spend the night in the jungle. Fiqhi and Hanafi tried to sleep under a shady tree.

The next morning, Fiqhri and Hanafi heard loud voices calling their names. They woke up immediately. Their families are there looking worriedly for them. They felt happy. Their parents hugged them tightly. Everyone was glad because Fiqhri and Hanafi were both safe.

Tip 6: Add an introduction.Fiqhri is an adventurous boy. He likes out door

activities. He also loves challenging activities.Last Wednesday, Fiqhri and his friend, Hanafi went

bird watching in the small jungle near their houses. They were having so much fun.

In the evening, they wanted to go home. Unfortunately, they lost their way. They could not find their way home. They were tired and frightened. Not knowing what else to do, they decided to spend the night in the jungle. Fiqhi and Hanafi tried to sleep under a shady tree.

The next morning, Fiqhri and Hanafi heard loud voices calling their names. They woke up immediately. Their families are there looking worriedly for them. They felt happy. Their parents hugged them tightly. Everyone was glad because Fiqhri and Hanafi were both safe.

Tip 7: Add a closure.

Fiqhri is an adventurous boy. He likes outdoor activities. He also loves challenging activities.

Last Wednesday, Fiqhri and his friend, Hanafi went bird watching in the small jungle near their houses. They were having so much fun.

In the evening, they wanted to go home. Unfortunately, they lost their way. They could not find their way home. They were tired and frightened. Not knowing what else to do, they decided to spend the night in the jungle. Fiqhri and Hanafi tried to sleep under a shady tree.

The next morning, Fiqhri and Hanafi heard loud voices calling their names. They woke up immediately. Their families are there looking worriedly for them. They felt happy. Their parents hugged them tightly. Everyone was glad because Fiqhri and Hanafi were both safe.

After that incident, Fiqhri and Hanafi always try to be more careful when they go for bird watching trips in the jungle.