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What is a Personal Narrative? A narrative is a story about a personal memory.
A Personal Narrative is a Memory. It’s not about any old memory. It’s about a time so important that you don’t ever want to forget.
What Would Make a Good Memory and doesn’t? Good Choice A house fire A car wreck A death Getting lost A scary time Bad Choice Getting out of bed Eating dinner Brushing your hair.
A Personal Narrative is... a true story. a story that really happened. a story that happened to the writer. a story that was observed by the writer.
A Personal Narrative is... a memory of one incident.
A Personal Narrative is... a story that show strong feelings.
A Personal Narrative is... a story that make the reader feel the same as the writer felt at the time.
A Personal Narrative is... a story that makes the audience think.
A Personal Narrative is... a story that is written in the first person. Use these words: I, me, my, us, we