Establish the Situation D. Mock ©Davis School District Farmington, UT

Establish the Situation Describe Setting – when & where Introduce Main Character Describe the current situation that exists before the problem or the action really begins D. Mock ©Davis School District Farmington, UT

What are the Important Elements of Personal Narrative? Character Setting Situation (may or may not include a problem) Events Solution D. Mock ©Davis School District Farmington, UT

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Establish the Situation What was the situation at the beginning of the story before the problem was revealed? We also need to think about the characters and the setting. D. Mock ©Davis School District Farmington, UT

Characters Who are the main characters? Who are the minor characters? D. Mock ©Davis School District Farmington, UT

Setting Where does the story take place? When does the story happen? D. Mock ©Davis School District Farmington, UT

Beginning (situation and problem) D. Mock ©Davis School District Farmington, UT

Middle (events/efforts to solve problem) D. Mock ©Davis School District Farmington, UT

Resolution (how problem is solved ) D. Mock ©Davis School District Farmington, UT

End D. Mock ©Davis School District Farmington, UT

Connect to the story This reminds me of a time…… A Personal Narrative D. Mock ©Davis School District Farmington, UT

Your Turn Take 2 quiet minutes to think of some situations that these stories remind you of. You can also review the list you made. Add a few new things to your list. You will be telling some of these stories to friends. Be sure to establish the situation as you begin telling your story and before you tell the problem/challenge. D. Mock ©Davis School District Farmington, UT

Quick Tell and Switch Instructions Using your crayon, tell your story to a friend with quick illustrations in one box. The first part you draw should establish the situation then you can add more to your sketch When the timer goes off (2 minutes) the friend tells and sketches their story. When the next timer goes off (2 minutes) switch crayons & friends and tell another story using a different square on your paper. You cannot switch crayons with another student that has the same color of crayon you have already used D. Mock ©Davis School District Farmington, UT

Quick Write Write about something unforgettable (not imaginary). It can be one of the stories that you shared today or a different one that you have thought of. Be sure to establish the situation right at the beginning of your story. We will share after we are done. D. Mock ©Davis School District Farmington, UT

Highlight the Situation You Established D. Mock ©Davis School District Farmington, UT That night at summer camp, we all gathered around the campfire to tell ghost stories.

Share Share with a partner/small group A few students will share with the whole class D. Mock ©Davis School District Farmington, UT