Personal Narrative Write about your life!.

Personal Narrative Write about your life!

Lesson 1: Brainstorming Ideas

Personal Narrative When you write a personal narrative, you are writing about your life.

Personal Narrative Personal narratives can be about: small everyday happenings large life events

Personal Narrative Let’s brainstorm! Close your eyes. Think about your life. Examples: an experience you had with your dog, a scary memory about getting lost in a store, the day you broke your arm, etc.

Personal Narrative Let’s brainstorm! Make a list of events that have happened to you. Inside-Outside Circle: Share an event from your life, and tell why it was memorable.

Personal Narrative Journals: QUICK WRITE! Choose one of the events from your list. Write about it in your notebook!

Lesson 2: Planning Personal Narrative Write about your life!

Lesson 2: Planning Personal Narrative Yesterday, we made a list of personal narrative ideas. Today, we will choose one idea to share and write.

What happened at the beginning, middle, and end? What are the details?
Lesson 2: Planning Personal Narrative As a writer, I can close my eyes and think about my idea as a movie in my mind. What happened at the beginning, middle, and end? What are the details?

Lesson 2: Planning Personal Narrative (Setting) One time, when I was 8 years old, I was roller skating at a skating rink. (First) I was skating in circles around the edge of the rink, and I was holding the hand rail. (Next) I wanted to learn how to skate without holding the hand rail. I asked my friend’s dad to teach me, and I started skating in the center of the rink. I was skating quickly, and then I tried to stop and I fell on my face! (Last) When I got up, my lip was bleeding. My parents took me to the hospital, and I got three stitches in my lip.

Choose one of the events from your list.
Lesson 2: Planning Personal Narrative Let’s PLAN! Choose one of the events from your list. Close your eyes and let the movie of your experience play in your head. Tell your shoulder partner about your experience.

Choose one of the events from your list and write about it.
Lesson 2: Planning Personal Narrative Journals: QUICK WRITE! Choose one of the events from your list and write about it. You may choose to continue working on the piece from yesterday. You may choose to begin a new piece.

Lesson 3: Elements of a Personal Narrative
Write about your life!

Yesterday, we shared some of our personal narrative ideas. Today, we will look at the parts, or elements, of a personal narrative.

Good personal narratives have: characters (who) setting (where) events (details about what happened) personal reaction (how you felt, or why the experience was memorable to you)

Listen to a story! Think about the: characters (who) setting (where) events (details about what happened) personal reaction (how you felt, or why the experience was memorable to you) Read: Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse

Discuss the different elements of the narrative with your face partner. Talk about the: characters (who) setting (where) events (details about what happened) personal reaction (how you felt, or why the experience was memorable to you)

Choose one of the events from your list and write about it.
Lesson 3: Elements Personal Narrative Journals: QUICK WRITE! Choose one of the events from your list and write about it. You may choose to continue working on the piece from yesterday. You may choose to begin a new piece. Be sure to include the characters, setting, events, and your personal reaction.

Lesson 4: Planning Chart

Personal Narrative Yesterday, we looked at the parts, or elements, of a personal narrative. Today, we will talk about using a chart to plan our writing.

Personal Narrative Good personal narratives have: characters (who) setting (where) events (details about what happened) personal reaction (how you felt, or why the experience was memorable to you)

Personal Narrative We can write the elements of a personal narrative in a planning chart.

me my husband Roxie Personal Narrative One evening, my husband and I were having a barbeque. We went outside, and we accidentally left the porch door open. After our friends left, we realized that our cat, Roxie, was missing. We looked all over the house and the yard. We could not find Roxie anywhere. We were so sad! Finally, we had to take a break from looking so we could visit our family. When we came back home, Roxie was curled up in her favorite spot. We were so happy to see that she found her way home! my house barbeque in my yard evening went outside and left the door open noticed Roxie was missing and searched everywhere Roxie found her way back home happy to see that Roxie was home

Personal Narrative Close your eyes and think about an event that has happened in your life. Think about the: characters (who) setting (where) events (details about what happened) personal reaction (how you felt, or why the experience was memorable to you)

Personal Narrative Fill in your chart with the experience you just thought of.

Personal Narrative Journals: QUICK WRITE! Use your planning chart to write in your journal. Be sure to include the characters, setting, events, and your personal reaction.

Lesson 5: Using a Planning Chart to Write

Personal Narrative Yesterday, we used a planning chart to write the elements of our personal narratives. Today, we will use the chart to help us write.

me my husband Roxie Personal Narrative One evening, my husband and I were having a barbeque. We went outside, and we accidentally left the porch door open. After our friends left, we realized that our cat, Roxie, was missing. We looked all over the house and the yard. We could not find Roxie anywhere. We were so sad! Finally, we had to take a break from looking so we could visit our family. When we came back home, Roxie was curled up in her favorite spot. We were so happy to see that she found her way home! my house barbeque in my yard evening went outside and left the door open noticed Roxie was missing and searched everywhere Talk to your partner about each step. Roxie found her way back home happy to see that Roxie was home

Lesson 5: Using a Planning Chart to Write Lesson 4: Planning Chart Personal Narrative Use your planning chart. Picture your story in your mind.

Personal Narrative Let’s WRITE! Use your planning chart to write about your experience. Be sure to include the characters, setting, events, and your personal reaction. Use the narrative writing lined paper.

Lesson 6: Staying on Topic

Personal Narrative Today, we are going to look at a personal narrative. You will hear words or phrases where the author wanders off topic, and starts to write about something else.

Personal Narrative One sunny weekend morning, Charlie and I got our go-carts out of the garage. We got on our go-carts and we zipped onto the street. We skidded and we made black marks on the street. Then we went to the zoo. We had peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and bananas with chocolate.

Personal Narrative One sunny weekend morning, Charlie and I got our go-carts out of the garage. We got on our go-carts and we zipped onto the street. We skidded and we made black marks on the street. Then we went to the zoo. We had peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and bananas with chocolate. What was this piece mostly about? go-carts

Personal Narrative One sunny weekend morning, Charlie and I got our go-carts out of the garage and we got on our go-carts and we zipped onto the street. We skidded and we made black marks on the street. Then we went to the zoo. We had peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and bananas with chocolate. Reread and see if it makes more sense! What sentences are off topic or unfocused?

Personal Narrative Journals: QUICK WRITE! Go back to a personal narrative you have already written. Take away anything that doesn’t help you stay on topic.

Lesson 7: Zooming In Personal Narrative Write about your life!

Today, we are going to focus or zoom in on the most important events.
Lesson 7: Zooming In Personal Narrative Today, we are going to focus or zoom in on the most important events.

Far away: Zoomed in for details:
Lesson 7: Zooming In Personal Narrative Far away: Zoomed in for details:

This sounds more like a list of my day, rather than a narrative.
Lesson 7: Zooming In Personal Narrative I walked in the sand. I saw seagulls. I threw stones. Then I built a sand castle and ate lunch. I found shells. Then I played in the water. This sounds more like a list of my day, rather than a narrative.

Lesson 7: Zooming In Personal Narrative Let’s zoom in on one event that happened: I walked in the sand. I saw seagulls. I threw stones. Then I built a sand castle and ate lunch. I found shells. Then I played in the water.

Lesson 7: Zooming In Personal Narrative While I was walking on the beach, I was looking for shells. I stepped into the soft sand and felt something hard under my foot. I moved my foot and saw a pink and white striped shell on the sand. I picked it up and felt the ridges on the outside of the shell. I put the shell up to my ear and I listened to the ocean. I put the shell in my pocket to add to my shell collection at home.

Add details to zoom in or focus on the most important part.
Lesson 7: Zooming In Personal Narrative Journals: QUICK WRITE! Go back to a personal narrative you have already written. Ask yourself if it sounds like a list, or if you have focused on the most important or memorable part. Add details to zoom in or focus on the most important part.

Lesson 8: Introduction to Revision

Personal Narrative Today, we are going to revise or make changes to our writing. We want our writing to match our feelings as closely as possible.

Personal Narrative Good writers ask: Who will be reading my personal narrative? What can I add or change to help the reader understand or visualize even more clearly?

Personal Narrative One morning, our class went roller skating. When we got to the skating rink, we put on our skates. We walked across the floor towards the rink. We grabbed the side wall and stepped on the floor.

Personal Narrative at Skate Station One morning, our class went roller skating. When we got to the skating rink, we put on our skates. We walked across the floor towards the rink. We grabbed the side wall and stepped on the floor. brown skates with orange wheels wooden floor How can I make my writing even better?

Personal Narrative Let’s visualize what happened: Close your eyes. Picture our story in your head. Think about a time you went skating. What can we add to make our story even better?

Personal Narrative Journals: QUICK WRITE! Use your blue revision pens! Go back to a personal narrative you have already written. Ask yourself what you can add or how you can make your writing even better. Share a student’s piece without revisions, and share it again with revisions. Discuss how it is even better.

Lesson 9: Types of Leads Personal Narrative Write about your life!

Lesson 9: Types of Leads Personal Narrative A good lead grabs the readers’ attention and makes them want to read on. Today, we are going to investigate different types of leads.

Types of LEADS: Character Setting Dialogue Hint of a problem
Lesson 9: Types of Leads Personal Narrative Types of LEADS: Character Setting Dialogue Hint of a problem

Lesson 9: Types of Leads Personal Narrative Types of LEADS: Character Setting Dialogue Hint of a problem Diary of a Wombat (Jackie French)

Lesson 9: Types of Leads Personal Narrative Types of LEADS: Character Setting Dialogue Hint of a problem Fly Away Home (Eve Bunting)

Lesson 9: Types of Leads Personal Narrative Types of LEADS: Character Setting Dialogue Hint of a problem Grandpa’s Teeth (Rod Clement)

Lesson 9: Types of Leads Personal Narrative Types of LEADS: Character Setting Dialogue Hint of a problem I Like Where I Am (Jessica Harper) I Like Where I Am (Jessica Harper)

Lesson 9: Types of Leads Personal Narrative Types of LEADS: Character Setting Dialogue Hint of a problem Tara and Tiree (Andrew Clements)

Lesson 9: Types of Leads Personal Narrative Types of LEADS: Character Setting Dialogue Hint of a problem Partners: Read the lead in your book. Decide what type of lead it is. Record your answer.

Discuss why it grabs the readers’ attention.
Lesson 9: Types of Leads Personal Narrative Journals: QUICK WRITE! Go back to a personal narrative you have already written, or begin a new piece. Focus on writing a great lead at the beginning of your piece. Share a student’s lead. Discuss why it grabs the readers’ attention.

Lesson 10: Adding Details

Personal Narrative We have been writing personal narratives, which are stories from our own lives. Today, we are going to make our writing more interesting by adding details.

Personal Narrative We can add details about: sights smells sounds tastes textures emotions

Personal Narrative Let’s read a story:

Personal Narrative Look at the text on page 18: I sighed and Pa held up his hand at the sound. I put my mittens over the scarf over my mouth and listened hard. And then Pa called: “Whoo-whoo-who-who-who-whooooooo. Whoo-whoo-who-who-who-whooooooo.”

Personal Narrative I listened and looked so hard my ears hurt and my eyes got cloudy with the cold. Pa raised his face to call out again, but before he could open his mouth an echo came threading its way through the trees. “Whoo-whoo-who-who-who-whooooooo.” Look at the text on page 18:

Personal Narrative The author could have said: “Pa called out and an owl answered back.” Instead, she used her words to paint a picture of the sights and sounds that occurred in that moment. Look at the text on page 18:

Personal Narrative Listen for details (special words or phrases) that help us create pictures in our minds. I sighed and Pa held up his hand at the sound. I put my mittens over the scarf over my mouth and listened hard. And then Pa called: “Whoo-whoo-who-who-who-whooooooo. Whoo-whoo-who-who-who-whooooooo.”

Personal Narrative Listen for details (special words or phrases) that help us create pictures in our minds. I listened and looked so hard my ears hurt and my eyes got cloudy with the cold. Pa raised his face to call out again, but before he could open his mouth an echo came threading its way through the trees. “Whoo-whoo-who-who-who-whooooooo.” Talk to your partner about the details you heard.

Personal Narrative Journals: QUICK WRITE! Go back to a personal narrative you have already written. Focus on adding details to help your readers imagine pictures. Share a student’s details. Discuss the images you have in your mind.

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