A story about a personal memory so important that you’ll never forget it! What is a Personal Narrative?

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A story about a personal memory so important that you’ll never forget it! What is a Personal Narrative?

A Personal Narrative is... §a memory of one incident §a true story that happened to the writer §a story that shows strong feelings

A Personal Narrative is... §written in the first person & uses words like: I, me, my, us, we

Memory examples Good ExamplesNot so Good Examples MovingGetting out of bed A car wreckEating dinner First day of schoolBrushing your hair Getting lostTying your shoes A new petDoing laundry

Personal Narrative assignment… Open the Kidspiration template “Personal Narrative.kid “ and complete the activity.