1. Journal
If you could go back and relive one day in your life, what day would you pick? Why? Describe in detail what happened, why you would want to relive it, and if you would change anything about it.

2. PERSONAL NARRATIVES
Read and annotate two examples. Make sure you focus on strong sentences and structures that you can imitate in your writing.

3. Personal narrative ESSAY
A personal narrative essay is about a personal experience, so it is usually written in the first person.
The essay should…
be written to have an emotional impact on the reader.
include lots of vivid sensory details and imagery
include anecdotes and dialogue in the essay
use transition words to connect sentences like: therefore, however, or for example
include a variety of sentence structures
use lively, descriptive words – not lazy words!