Pacing & Story-boarding

By the time students reach the "pacing" section of this unit, they should have a good understanding of authors' use of D.A.D. - Description, Action, & Dialogue - and how different authors space things out differently, how many authors mix description and action seamlessly. 

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Storyboarding helps them prepare to put their own pieces together.

Try the free resources here.

I use a Google Drawing storyboard that

works seamlessly with our LMS. Students can 

either draw images or find ones online for the

illustration element, and they can explain what's

going on in the text box below each image.

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Students are asked to think along this narrative structure:

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Photo from https://www.billbuxton.com/Narrative%20Storyboard.pdf 

 

Note: That doesn't mean that students only need 5 boxes on 

the storyboard. They might plan out two boxes - one for 

setting description and one for some dialogue - for the 

"beginning" of the story.

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When the storyboard is finished and approved, students are 

ready to write a narrative.

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