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Grab everything you need to teach an effective and complete narrative writing unit for grades 6–8—all in one bundle!
This Narrative Writing Bundle includes 9 comprehensive resources that cover the full writing process—from brainstorming a hook to crafting strong endings, revising, and polishing final drafts. Whether you're teaching in-person or online, this time-saving bundle provides ready-to-use lessons, activities, reference sheets, and digital access to support students at every stage of narrative writing.
Perfect for middle school ELA classrooms, each lesson is aligned with Common Core Standards and designed for ease of use—no more hunting for supplemental materials. Everything is here, printable and digital, to guide students through planning, drafting, revising, and publishing compelling narratives.
📚 What’s Included in the Bundle:
1. Narrative Writing Hooks
Introduce students to 6 types of hooks (Descriptive, Action, Dialogue, Character, Snapshot, and Sound Effect) with anchor posters, notes, guided practice, and a Hook Scavenger Hunt activity. Includes printable and digital formats plus a recorded video lesson.'
2. Narrative Writing Endings
Teach students how to conclude their stories effectively with 4 types of narrative endings. This ready-to-go lesson includes interactive notes, posters, examples to evaluate, peer revision tasks, and a final exit ticket.
3. Plot Diagram for Narrative Writing
Help students identify and understand story structure with a short story, annotated version, and printable + digital plot diagrams. Reinforce concepts with an engaging card game that supports comprehension of plot elements.
4. Point of View in Narrative
Clarify narrative point of view with definitions, anchor posters, and activities that guide students through identifying 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person perspectives. Includes printable reference sheets and interactive notebook materials.
5. Narrative Writing Transition Words and Phrases
Support sentence fluency and flow with a categorized list of transitions, practice activities, and interactive notes. Students create their own sequencing activities, reinforcing the use of transitions in storytelling.
6. Quotation Marks for Punctuating Dialogue
Students learn the rules of dialogue punctuation with a flipbook and practice sheets. Choose between teacher-filled and student note-taking flipbook formats. A ready-made presentation and reference sheet make this easy to teach.
7. Writing Strong Sentences: Using Verbs
Focus on helping students write vivid, strong sentences by eliminating weak verbs and overused constructions. Includes a cheat sheet, editable presentation, and digital practice to reinforce effective writing techniques.
8. Figurative Language Notes
Review the most common types of figurative language (simile, metaphor, imagery, hyperbole, and more) with a no-prep lesson. Students take notes, analyze examples, and apply their understanding through structured practice.
9. Narrative Writing Revision Checklist, Conference Forms, & Checkpoints
Streamline grading and feedback with printable and digital revision checklists, peer and teacher conference forms, and pacing checkpoints. These tools help students reflect on and improve their writing—and help you manage your workload.
🎓 Skills and Standards Addressed:
Narrative structure and organization
Writing effective leads and conclusions
Grammar, punctuation, and sentence fluency
Figurative language and word choice
Self- and peer-revision techniques
Understanding and identifying point of view
Using transitions and strong verbs
Comprehension of plot elements
💻 Formats Included:
PDF version (print-and-go)
PowerPoint (presentation or editable versions)
Google Slides/Docs versions (perfect for digital classrooms)
Recorded lesson videos where applicable
💬 What Teachers Are Saying:
“This unit is wonderful! Go ahead and get the bundle; you'll never need another resource for narrative writing. It contains every single element possible. "
"This is a great resource which was just what I needed to improve my narrative writing unit. Thanks!"
"This is an incredibly thorough resource that hits every part of narrative writing."
🔗 Why This Bundle?
Saves hours of planning time
Covers every step of the narrative writing process
Easy to implement in any educational setting
Includes reference tools students can use all year
Offers both print and digital formats
Click on the preview for a closer look at what is included ❤️
This bundle gives you everything you need to teach narrative writing with confidence—from start to finish.
Whether you're teaching plot, dialogue, revision, or crafting strong sentences, this all-in-one bundle has you covered.
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“This is an excellent resource for teaching narrative writing! The activities are well organized and provide students with clear, structured practice as they develop their narrative writing skills. I especially appreciate how the resource breaks the writing process into manageable steps, making it easier for students to understand and apply the skills.”
“This has everything you need to teach a narrative writing unit. It's great!”
Working on a narrative writing unit and need a lesson to teach endings for narrative writing? This ready-to-use lesson, Narrative Writing Endings, will engage students and provide guidance on how to write narrative endings. This lesson is perfect for middle school students and provides definitions
Searching for an engaging way to teach elements of plot? Elements of plot in a story is the perfect resource for teaching plot and getting students involved. Students are introduced to plot through an interactive notebook activity or a printable plot diagram with notes. A presentation is provided
Make teaching the point of view engaging and simple! Point of view in narrative introduces four types of points of view. The lesson is a simple way to ensure students know and understand the point of view in narrative writing. Notes and activities are created for grades 6-8 and are a perfect addi
Looking for an engaging activity to teach narrative writing transition words and phrases? This lesson has two parts for teaching transition words. This activity is easy to use and makes a great reference tool for students later in the year. The resource provides students with an opportunity to tak
Students struggling with writing strong sentences? Strong sentences is a simple way to help students write effective sentences in middle school by focusing on verbs and prepositional phrases. A presentation is provided to use with the whole class or as a resource in your online learning platform.
Need a quick and easy figurative language review and practice? Figurative Language Notes is your answer! A presentation is provided to use with the whole class or as a resource in your online learning platform. Blank notes are provided to use with the figurative language notes presentation or use
Need a narrative revision checklist for your middle school students? Looking for a conference form that targets specific narrative skills? Want a checkpoint sheet that will reduce grading at the end of the unit? The Narrative Writing Revision Checklist, Conference Forms, and Checkpoints will help y
Need a lesson to teach quotation marks and punctuating dialogue? Using Quotations Marks for Punctuating Dialogue flipbook and practice sheet is easy to implement and provides students with a reference guide for using quotation marks to punctuate dialogue. The flipbook comes in two options. The fir
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For Ship of Life Identity Project | SEL Writing Activity | Grades 6-8
great back to school getting to know you activity that's a little different than the typical activities
Krystal S.
Grades taught: 11th, 12th, 9th
For Narrative Writing Bundle: Middle School
This is an excellent resource for teaching narrative writing! The activities are well organized and provide students with clear, structured practice as they develop their narrative writing skills. I especially appreciate how the resource breaks the writing process into manageable steps, making it easier for students to understand and apply the skills.
Corina Q.
Grades taught: 5th, 4th
For Ship of Life Identity Project | SEL Writing Activity | Grades 6-8
It seems like it will connect to Growth Mindset and keep students mindful of their strengths and weaknesses.
Robyn G.
Grades taught: 6th, 7th, 8th
For Ship of Life Identity Project | SEL Writing Activity | Grades 6-8
This introduces metaphor in a non-threatening way. Looking forward to reading students' ideas.
Kayte R.
Grades taught: 6th, 7th, 8th
For Poetry Analysis Stations | Figurative Language, Theme, & Tone for Grades 6–8
This resource provides an in depth exploration for these standards. I highly recommend it! Students find it highly engaging and it very effectively helps students to better understand these standards. This standard can be a struggle for students and this definitely helps!
Julie R.
Grades taught: 6th, 7th, 8th
For Poetry Analysis Stations | Figurative Language, Theme, & Tone for Grades 6–8
This is great resource that helped my students think about and analyze poetry. Thanks!
Janet B.
Grades taught: 8th
For Trace an Argument Middle School
Middle school students always struggle with argument writing (and essays in general), and this resource was another great practice for them.
Melissa L.
Grades taught: 7th
My Students thought this was fun and challenging. They enjoyed completing the activity and sharing answers with their peers.
Susan W.
Grades taught: 6th, 7th, 8th
For Argument Writing Lesson & Activity | Essay Writing for Grades 6-8
This is a fantastic outline for an argument that is very easy for students to follow along with.
Tiffanie S.
Grades taught: 7th
For Narrative Writing Bundle: Middle School
This has everything you need to teach a narrative writing unit. It's great!
Tiffanie S.
Grades taught: 7th
For Poetry Analysis Stations | Figurative Language, Theme, & Tone for Grades 6–8
This is a perfect way to really analyze and review poetry.
Tiffanie S.
Grades taught: 7th
For Get to Know You Back to School Nameplate
This is the perfect intro activity, so I am able not only to get to know my students but also see what the beginnings/baseline of their writing is like to be able to distinguish the difference between them and possible AI.
Jenarosa A.
Grades taught: 8th
For Argument Writing Lesson & Activity | Essay Writing for Grades 6-8
This was a great resource. It really made the students flesh out their arguments. Thanks.
In M.
Grades taught: 6th, 5th
For Vocabulary Graphic Organizer Templates for Word Work
I used this to supplement to help teach standards.
Sarah S.
Grades taught: 3rd
For Writing Strong Hooks | Narrative Writing Mini-Lesson & Practice
Awesome for all academics! It's practical and great to use for early finishers or your main lesson!
happy O.
Grades taught: 7th
For Vocabulary Graphic Organizer Templates for Word Work
The resource is easy to implement, use, and maintain.
Christina W.
Grades taught: 7th
For Trace an Argument Middle School
Very engaging way to supplement existing curriculum.
Lisa K.
Grades taught: 7th
Such a helpful and well-crafted resource! Everything was clearly laid out and simple to implement. It fit seamlessly into my lessons and kept my students interested and on task. I really value how thoughtfully this was put together. I’ll be returning to this seller for more materials in the future!
Michelle P.
Grades taught: 7th
For Argument Writing Lesson & Activity | Essay Writing for Grades 6-8
This resource made teaching argument writing so much easier! It was clear, organized, and helped my students build strong claims and support them with evidence. A great time-saver and very effective!
Michelle P.
Grades taught: 7th
Rachel R.
Grades taught: 6th
For Writing Prompts Bundle | Narrative, Informational, Argument
This has been so helpful! I hate coming up with different writing prompts to help our students practice writing to the different genres.
Teach K.
Grades taught: 5th
For Argument Writing Lesson & Activity | Essay Writing for Grades 6-8
This aligned great with my argumentative writing unit. Kept the students engaged with the lesson
Kenisha H.
Grades taught: 8th
For Vocabulary Graphic Organizer Templates for Word Work
A useful graphic organizer for all ages. My students enjoy working on these. Thank you!
Shellie P.
Grades taught: 7th
For Poetry Analysis Stations | Figurative Language, Theme, & Tone for Grades 6–8
Thanks for creating the Poetry Analysis Stations Middle School. My students enjoy station work.
Mary G.
Grades taught: 7th, 6th
For Argument Writing Lesson & Activity | Essay Writing for Grades 6-8
This was a great addition to our Argument essay writing this year.
Rachel R.
Grades taught: 6th
For Opinion Argument Writing Prompts
These opinion prompts were great for adding to our daily journal during our opinion unit.
Rachel R.
Grades taught: 6th
Marjorie H.
For Narrative Writing Bundle: Middle School
This unit is wonderful! Go ahead and get the bundle; you'll never need another resource for narrative writing. It contains every single element possible.
Middle T.
Grades taught: 7th
For Writing Strong Hooks | Narrative Writing Mini-Lesson & Practice
This resource was a great addition to my writing curriculum.
Kirsten W.
Grades taught: 6th
For Back to School Illustrated Autobiography Activity
This is one of my favorite back to school activities where the students use this to decorate their portfolios for the year. I love giving them back to them at the end of the year so they can see how they have either stayed the same or changed over the course.
Jenarosa A.
Grades taught: 8th
For Vocabulary Graphic Organizer Templates for Word Work
This was a great resource. Thank you for all the hard work.
The C.
For Narrative Writing Bundle: Middle School
This is a great resource which was just what I needed to improve my narrative writing unit. Thanks!
Janet B.
Grades taught: 8th
For Writing Prompts Bundle | Narrative, Informational, Argument
This is a great resource with a super variety of writing prompts. Great for bellwork journaling. Thanks!
Janet B.
Grades taught: 8th
For Writing Strong Hooks | Narrative Writing Mini-Lesson & Practice
Thanks so much for the resource. My student's enjoyed it!
TeachingMAC
Grades taught: 7th
For Poetry Analysis Stations | Figurative Language, Theme, & Tone for Grades 6–8
This was very useful for teaching poetry elements.
Carly B.
Grades taught: 6th
For ELA End of Year Stations & Activities | Low-Prep Middle School
Fun for my students and allowed me to get all the end of year tasks done during school hours.
Carly B.
Grades taught: 6th
For Vocabulary Graphic Organizer Templates for Word Work
No more boring lessons with these. My students were so engaged!
Lezlie J.
Grades taught: 5th
This resource was just what I needed to quickly assess my students' understanding of poetry standards and help them begin analyzing poems in a more manageable way.
Karen O.
Grades taught: 7th
For Writing Strong Hooks | Narrative Writing Mini-Lesson & Practice
My students enjoyed creating the interactive notes. It helped them better remember the different hooks and apply them to their writing. We created examples to go with each hook for the interactive notes related to their individual narratives. This was a great supplement to my other activities.
Maria B.
Grades taught: 6th, 5th
For Trace an Argument Middle School
This was a great resource for my students! It was especially helpful when I was out one day and needed to pull together activities quickly.
Miss C.
Grades taught: 8th
For Informational Writing Prompts
Thank you this is a great resource and I love using it in my classroom.
Marjorie H.
For Opinion Argument Writing Prompts
Thank you this is a great resource and I love using it in my classroom.
Marjorie H.
For Argument Writing Lesson & Activity | Essay Writing for Grades 6-8
My students were able to complete this activity for great practice. Thank you!
Kelsie W.
Grades taught: 5th, 6th
For Writing Strong Hooks | Narrative Writing Mini-Lesson & Practice
This is a great resource and my students liked the way it was formatted.
Emily E.
Grades taught: 6th, 7th
For Poetry Analysis Stations | Figurative Language, Theme, & Tone for Grades 6–8
I love this resource! I can actually see connections being made in my students.
Lezlie J.
Grades taught: 5th
For Writing Strong Hooks | Narrative Writing Mini-Lesson & Practice
Most of the students really liked the format for this one. We used it for learning how to identify hooks in books around the classroom and then writing their own.
Hollis E.
Grades taught: 7th
For Vocabulary Graphic Organizer Templates for Word Work
So many different templates to use! This was amazing for finding new ways to review vocabulary and context clues with my students. They were excited to try different formats and chose what worked best for their groups as well.
LitCrafters E.
Grades taught: 7th, 8th
For Quotation Marks Punctuating Dialogue Activity and Notes
This was a great resource to help my students learn to use punctation when writing dialogue.
Melissa C.
Grades taught: 7th
For Vocabulary Graphic Organizer Templates for Word Work
I teach all forms of language arts, predominantly writing. My students enjoy a variety of activities plus I need for all of the learning styles .
Michelle P.
Grades taught: 4th, 1st, 2nd, Adult, 7th
For Writing Prompts Bundle | Narrative, Informational, Argument
Great writing topics! Good for bellwork! Thank you!
Ashley R.
Grades taught: 7th
For Argument Writing Lesson & Activity | Essay Writing for Grades 6-8
This resource made it easier for my students to understand how an argumentative essay works.
Sharon D.
Grades taught: 7th
For Opinion Argument Writing Prompts
My students enjoyed using this resource. Thank you!
Modern A.
Grades taught: 10th
For Writing Strong Hooks | Narrative Writing Mini-Lesson & Practice
My students enjoyed using this resource. Thank you!
Modern A.
Grades taught: 10th
For Writing Strong Hooks | Narrative Writing Mini-Lesson & Practice
This resource was just what I needed! Students loved it!
Lindsey V.
Grades taught: 6th
For Narrative Writing Bundle: Middle School
This is an incredibly thorough resource that hits every part of narrative writing.
Maggie D.
Grades taught: 6th, 7th, 8th
For Plot Diagram for Narrative Writing
This is an engaging hands-on activity to help students understand plot elements.
Tiffany C.
Grades taught: 6th
For Argument Writing Lesson & Activity | Essay Writing for Grades 6-8
This was a great resource to help my students when writing their argumentative papers.
Reply from Annotated ELA
Tiffany, Yay! I am so happy to hear it was helpful. Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback!
Tiffany C.
Grades taught: 7th, 6th
For Narrative Writing Bundle: Middle School
Loved it! It had everything that I needed for my 8th grade writing unit!
Stephanie B.
Grades taught: 8th
For Argument Writing Lesson & Activity | Essay Writing for Grades 6-8
These materials are always stellar! My students loved this activity! Thanks for the awesome resource! :)
Reply from Annotated ELA
Jana, Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback! I am so happy to hear it was a success. -Melissa
Jana H.
Grades taught: 9th
For Writing Strong Sentences: Using Verbs
Thank You. This is a wonderful resource and will be very useful in my classroom.
Marjorie H.
For Point of View in Narrative
I loved how this created a visual representation to help my students differentiate between different viewpoints.
mary M.
Grades taught: 8th
For Point of View in Narrative
Great resource, students were engaged and found it easy to follow.
Rosa C.
Grades taught: 7th, 8th
For Argument Writing Lesson & Activity | Essay Writing for Grades 6-8
This resource is great for breaking things into smaller pieces for lower level students, and even for higher students who have difficulty feeling overwhelmed with writing tasks. Thank you!
Reply from Annotated ELA
Jennifer, Your feedback makes my heart happy! Thank you!
Jennifer P.
Grades taught: 6th, 7th, 8th
I've been introducing and practicing note-taking with my sixth graders and this gave them a frame of reference to help them focus on the lesson and pull out the most important ideas.
Abbie W.
Grades taught: 6th
For Narrative Writing Bundle: Middle School
This is a great resource to help with planning. I used different stories than the ones attached.
Reply from Annotated ELA
Amy, Thank you for your feedback! Glad it helped with planning!
Amy M.
Grades taught: 8th
For Back to School Illustrated Autobiography Activity
I look forward to using this at the beginning of the year.
Reply from Annotated ELA
Jodi, I hope this lesson went well for you at the beginning of the year! Thank you for leaving feedback!
Jodi H.
For Argument Writing Lesson & Activity | Essay Writing for Grades 6-8
I'm looking forward to using this resource with my students this year!
Reply from Annotated ELA
Hi, I hope it went well and the resources were helpful!
Modern A.
Grades taught: 10th
For Writing Strong Sentences: Using Verbs
I'm looking forward to using this resource with my students this fall!
Modern A.
Grades taught: 8th
For Plot Diagram for Narrative Writing
I'm looking forward to using this resource with my students this fall!
Reply from Annotated ELA
Hello, How did the lesson go? I hope it was a success!
Modern A.
Grades taught: 8th
I'm looking forward to using this resource with my ESL students this autumn!
Reply from Annotated ELA
Hello, I hope the resource was a success!
Modern A.
Grades taught: 10th
For Plot Diagram for Narrative Writing
Excellent resource! I used all of it in a few different ways. My students loved it!
Reply from Annotated ELA
Ms. Amanda, Yay! I’m so happy you and your students enjoyed the resource! I truly appreciate you leaving feedback. The magic is in the process, Melissa
Ms A.
Grades taught: 5th
For Writing Strong Sentences: Using Verbs
Loved using this resource with students. Major time saver for me. Definitely an engaging and thorough resource.
Reply from Annotated ELA
Elizabeth, Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. So happy it was a useful resource! The magic is in the process, Melissa
Elizabeth H.
Grades taught: 8th
For Argument Writing Lesson & Activity | Essay Writing for Grades 6-8
Loved using this resource with students. Major time saver for me. Definitely an engaging and thorough resource.
Reply from Annotated ELA
Elizabeth, I am so happy to hear this was useful for you and your students! Thank you for taking the time to let me know. The magic is in the process, Melissa
Elizabeth H.
Grades taught: 8th
For Point of View in Narrative
This resource is perfect for reviewing skills right before testing instead of doing practice tests over and over.
Reply from Annotated ELA
Lezlie, Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback. I am thrilled to hear that you and your students found the resource helpful!
Lezlie J.
Grades taught: 5th
For Writing Strong Hooks | Narrative Writing Mini-Lesson & Practice
I love how you break this down! Thank you, it really helps my students.
Reply from Annotated ELA
Jessica, Thank you for your review. I’m so glad it was helpful for your students!
Jessica M.
Grades taught: 7th
This is a great resource it will be very helpful for my students. Thank You.
Reply from Annotated ELA
Marjorie, I am so happy to hear that this will be helpful for your students! I appreciate you taking the time to leave a review. Melissa
Marjorie H.
For Opinion Argument Writing Prompts
Another great resource from you! Your products are well worth the money. All your resources keep my students interested in their learning and engaged!
Reply from Annotated ELA
Emily, Thank you for the feedback!
Emily A.
Grades taught: 4th
Another great resource from you! Your products are well worth the money. All your resources keep my students interested in their learning and engaged!
Reply from Annotated ELA
Emily, Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback. I am happy that the resource met your classroom needs.
Emily A.
Grades taught: 4th
For Informational Writing Prompts
Another great resource from you! Your products are well worth the money. All your resources keep my students interested in their learning and engaged!
Reply from Annotated ELA
Emily, Thank you for the kind words and the feedback! I am so happy that you and your students enjoyed the resource.
Emily A.
Grades taught: 4th
For Point of View in Narrative
Interesting point of view narrative activity. Thank you
Reply from Annotated ELA
Jana, Thank you for your review. I appreciate that you took the time to leave feedback. All my best, Melissa
Jana H.
Grades taught: 9th
For Figurative Language Practice
My students found the figurative language assignment pretty easy, so I was hoping for a bit more rigor.
Reply from Annotated ELA
Jana, Thank you for the feedback! I will work on adding more rigor to the resource. All my best, Melissa
Jana H.
Grades taught: 9th
For Quotation Marks Punctuating Dialogue Activity and Notes
This was a great resource for practicing dialogue and quotation mark usage.
Reply from Annotated ELA
Alexis, Thank you for your kind review! I am so happy to hear that you found the it useful! The magic is in the process! Melissa
Lexi F.
Grades taught: 6th
For Quotation Marks Punctuating Dialogue Activity and Notes
In the notes on the Power Point there are issues with missing punctuation. Since this is a Power Point on puncutating dialogue, and it can not be edited, it was not a resource I would use again for the notes.
Reply from Annotated ELA
Hello, Thank you for alerting me to this issue. I found the issues with the missing quotation marks and added them. I have done some troubleshooting and the PPT should now be editable. Thank you again for letting me know. All the best! Melissa - Annotated ELA
Ailena A.
Grades taught: 8th
For Narrative Writing Transition Words and Phrases
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I am so happy to hear you love this resource! Let me know what else would be useful!!
Lindsey V.
Grades taught: 6th
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