May 23rd, Tuesday - Edmonton IN-PERSON - Launching into Literacy - Diving into Narrative Skills (2-8)

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Canada Market - Build cross-curricular connections through Narrative Writing! Come join our training team where Carla Thio, our Master Trainer in Canada, will be presenting our narrative workshop in person.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: Foundational writing skills that start by reading with “Author’s Eyes,” instructional tools to support deeper comprehension of text through annotation and analysis, how to break the writing process down into manageable pieces, how to provide actionable feedback when assessing student work, differentiation strategies, and the confidence to teach narrative writing as you build a community of writers through common language and assured experiences.

Registration - $275 CAD - Includes a complimentary year's subscription to the Narrative digital HUB guide and lunch.

Part 1– Launching into Literacy     

• Understanding EW’s Methodology and how it creates writing success
• Recognizing Genre
• Identifying Organizational Frameworks (e.g., Informational vs. Narrative)Learning How to Annotate and Analyze Text
• Finding Literary Elements for Literary Analysis 
• Identifying Text Conventions (clues) for Constructed Response 

Part 2– Narrative Skills

• Developing an Entertaining Beginning
• Creating Elaborate Detail
• Building Suspense
• Describing the Main Event
• Developing Extended Endings 

Part 3– Putting It All Together 

• Practicing Process Writing
• Forming Assessment Rubrics
• Recap of Today’s Learning – Narrative Writing