1. Personal Narrative
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2. What is a Personal Narrative?
A narrative is a story about a personal memory.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. A Personal Narrative is...
a memory of one incident.

7. A Personal Narrative is...
a story that show strong feelings.

8. A Personal Narrative is...
a story that make the reader feel the same as the writer felt at the time.

9. A Personal Narrative is...
a story that makes the audience think.

10. A Personal Narrative is...
a story that is written in the first person.
Use these words:
I, me, my, us, we