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NARRATION STARTERS or PROMPTS
- Tell me all you remember about the passage.
- Tell it in your own words.
- Wasn't it funny when......... Tell me what you remember.
- Explain how.......
- Describe ..........
- Describe anything NEW you just learned from the chapter.
- Tell me five things you learned about......
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- Tell me about (one of the characters). (Analyzing Character)
- How did Character 'A' behave differently than Character 'B'? (Parallel Characters)
- Tell me about Character A. (Analyzing Character)
- Why did Character A do .......? (Character Point of View)
- What did you learn about (character name) in this chapter?
- Tell me all you know about ......(location).
- Tell me all you know about .......(occurance).
- How did ........ feel?" (Analyzing Mood)
- What makes this story pretend? (Fantasy vs. Reality)
- What clues told you that ........ was about to happen? (Making Inferences)
- Why do you think .......... happened? (Drawing Conclusions)
- Tell me exactly what happened in order. (Sequence of Events/steps in a Process)
- What do you think of .......? (Making Judgments/Decisions)
- Describe the person telling the story. (Narrator's Point of View)
- Tell the most interesting thing about ...... (Fact vs. Opinion)
- Describe what happened because of ....... (Cause and Effect)
- Tell me all the ways ....... and ....... were the same/different. (Compare and Contrast)
- Is the ending/chapter good or bad and why? (Making judgments)
- Compare the actions of two characters (Comparing/Contrasting)
- Compare book with another by the same author. (Comparing Works of Same Author)
- Why did the author write the story this way? (Author's Purpose)
- How did the author know about these kinds of things? (Author's Point of View)
- What was the author saying about ........ ? (Author's Point of View)
- What do you think is going to happen next? Why? (Foreshadowing)
- Is there a hero? Who is it? (finding the protagonist)
- What is the problem? Who is it between? (helps to find the antagonist)
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Here are some more ideas:
I didn't know where I found these ideas from but I have since learnt that they were penned by Wendi Capehart and there is an entire article which you can find here.
Here is another list that involves a more hands-on approach to narration:
I would give credit if I could but I picked these up *somewhere* in my Internet travels. I simply compiled them into one post.
NARRATION LINKS
Karen Andreola on the CM method & narration
Narration Beats Tests
Narration - Practical How-To's
Helps to go along with narration
Narration by Catherine Levison
The Parker's site with links and articles (a Classical Education family) (also has a list of alternative narrations starters)
Penny G's site with information on narration
and the 'narration cube' idea
Here are some more ideas:
I didn't know where I found these ideas from but I have since learnt that they were penned by Wendi Capehart and there is an entire article which you can find here.
Draw a picture of a scene from your reading.
Set up a scene from the story with your blocks.
Model something from the story using Play-dough.
Narrate into the tape recorder.
Narrate to Mum.
Write down five sentences about what you read.
Think about another story or event that reminds you of what you just read about. Tell Mum about it.
Write down three sentences about what you read.
You have 10 minutes to plan a short skit from what you read.
If you were giving a test on this reading, what are three questions you
would ask?
Skip the narration today.
Write a letter (or e-mail) to Grandma about the reading you did today.
Tell me what you think is going to happen next, and why.
Play dough narration, puppet narration, lego narration, sand castles at the beach narration, dress-ups narration, pastry characters narration, empty cicada case narrations, cardboard cut-outs narration...
Set up a scene from the story with your blocks.
Model something from the story using Play-dough.
Narrate into the tape recorder.
Narrate to Mum.
Write down five sentences about what you read.
Think about another story or event that reminds you of what you just read about. Tell Mum about it.
Write down three sentences about what you read.
You have 10 minutes to plan a short skit from what you read.
If you were giving a test on this reading, what are three questions you
would ask?
Skip the narration today.
Write a letter (or e-mail) to Grandma about the reading you did today.
Tell me what you think is going to happen next, and why.
Play dough narration, puppet narration, lego narration, sand castles at the beach narration, dress-ups narration, pastry characters narration, empty cicada case narrations, cardboard cut-outs narration...
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Here is another list that involves a more hands-on approach to narration:
1. Make a book jacket depicting the characters, setting, and theme of your book.
2. Use photographs and caption to make a scrapbook based on your book.
3. Make a home movie.
4. Make a comic strip.
5. Make an illustrated time line for historical books.
6. Construct a diorama.
7. Construct a mobile.
8. Construct a sand table.
9. Make clay, soap, wood or plaster models.
10. Make a collection of souvenirs from the story.
11. Make a mural.
12. Give a flannel board talk.
13. Make a collage.
14. Draw several clocks showing the times of important events.
15. Make a bulletin board.
16. Construct a jigsaw puzzle based on the book.
17. Design a coloring book around the characters and events.
18. Make a board game.
19. Create a set of bumper stickers based on characters and events.
20. Make a series of bookmarks with appropriate shapes. Choose wise sayings from the book to write on them.
21. Make a word search or crossword puzzle.
22. Make a wanted poster for an appropriate character.
23. Make a family tree.
24. Design a set of T-shirts to suit the characters.
25. Broadcast a book review.
26. Tell the story to musical accompaniment that suits the mood of the book.
27. Tape record an important conversation or excerpts from the book.
28. Conduct an interview between author and characters or between you and a character or between 2 characters.
29. Make a brief oral report on why this book should never be spoiled by a book report.
30. Make a nomination speech for you book to win an award.
31. Dress as one of the characters and tell about yourself or tell
about the other characters from your point of view.
32. Produce a quiz show.
33. Give a TV presentation or film preview of the book.
34. Create a puppet show using stick, finger, glove or hand puppets.
35. Hold a debate or panel discussion when several students have read the same book.
36. Retell the story to a group of younger children.
37. Create a game show based on your book.
38. Write a movie script for part of the book.
39. Write a different ending.
40. Write and draw a rebus story based on the book.
41. Make a newspaper. Include events that could have occurred and when and where the story took place.
42. Develop a dictionary for a character in the book. Include words that he or she particularly like to use as well as definitions that characters would have given the words.
43. Write a job wanted ad for the main characters.
44. Write a series of letters or postcards from one character to another.
45. write several diary entries for main characters.
46. Make a commercial for selling you book.
47. Make new lyrics to a familiar tune to tell about your story in song.
48. Write a limerick about a favorite character.
49. Pantomime a story scene for others to identify.
2. Use photographs and caption to make a scrapbook based on your book.
3. Make a home movie.
4. Make a comic strip.
5. Make an illustrated time line for historical books.
6. Construct a diorama.
7. Construct a mobile.
8. Construct a sand table.
9. Make clay, soap, wood or plaster models.
10. Make a collection of souvenirs from the story.
11. Make a mural.
12. Give a flannel board talk.
13. Make a collage.
14. Draw several clocks showing the times of important events.
15. Make a bulletin board.
16. Construct a jigsaw puzzle based on the book.
17. Design a coloring book around the characters and events.
18. Make a board game.
19. Create a set of bumper stickers based on characters and events.
20. Make a series of bookmarks with appropriate shapes. Choose wise sayings from the book to write on them.
21. Make a word search or crossword puzzle.
22. Make a wanted poster for an appropriate character.
23. Make a family tree.
24. Design a set of T-shirts to suit the characters.
25. Broadcast a book review.
26. Tell the story to musical accompaniment that suits the mood of the book.
27. Tape record an important conversation or excerpts from the book.
28. Conduct an interview between author and characters or between you and a character or between 2 characters.
29. Make a brief oral report on why this book should never be spoiled by a book report.
30. Make a nomination speech for you book to win an award.
31. Dress as one of the characters and tell about yourself or tell
about the other characters from your point of view.
32. Produce a quiz show.
33. Give a TV presentation or film preview of the book.
34. Create a puppet show using stick, finger, glove or hand puppets.
35. Hold a debate or panel discussion when several students have read the same book.
36. Retell the story to a group of younger children.
37. Create a game show based on your book.
38. Write a movie script for part of the book.
39. Write a different ending.
40. Write and draw a rebus story based on the book.
41. Make a newspaper. Include events that could have occurred and when and where the story took place.
42. Develop a dictionary for a character in the book. Include words that he or she particularly like to use as well as definitions that characters would have given the words.
43. Write a job wanted ad for the main characters.
44. Write a series of letters or postcards from one character to another.
45. write several diary entries for main characters.
46. Make a commercial for selling you book.
47. Make new lyrics to a familiar tune to tell about your story in song.
48. Write a limerick about a favorite character.
49. Pantomime a story scene for others to identify.
I would give credit if I could but I picked these up *somewhere* in my Internet travels. I simply compiled them into one post.
NARRATION LINKS
Karen Andreola on the CM method & narration
Narration Beats Tests
Narration - Practical How-To's
Helps to go along with narration
Narration by Catherine Levison
The Parker's site with links and articles (a Classical Education family) (also has a list of alternative narrations starters)
Penny G's site with information on narration
and the 'narration cube' idea
