1. Personal Narrative
It’s all about you!

2. What is a Personal Narrative?
A story about:
a personal memory
experience
Situation
event
that occurred in a specific place at a specific time.

4. 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.
An elephant never forgets!

5. What would make a good memory to write about?
Bad Choice
Getting out of bed
Eating dinner
Brushing your hair.
Good Choice
A picking out your dog
A car wreck
A victory
Getting lost
An injury
Brainstorm: Other ideas? Good or Bad?

6. 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.

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

8. A Personal Narrative is...
a story that shows strong feelings.

9. A Personal Narrative is...
a story that makes the reader feel the same as the writer felt at the time.
Brainstorm:
How can an author convey emotion?
What words or language could the author use?

10. A Personal Narrative is...
a story that makes the audience think.
a story that provides food for thought or has a message.
a story that tells what the reader what the narrator has learned from his or her experience, situation, or event.
a story that has a moral or lesson.

11. A Personal Narrative is...
a story that is written in the first person.
From your perspective!
Use these words: I, me, myself, my, mine, we, us, ourselves, our

12. Elements of a Personal Narrative
Uses some story elements:
Setting
Plot (chronological order: in the order that events happened)
event 1, event 2, event 3
Characters
Dialogue:
“I’m nervous Mr. Pflieger will beat me in the Rainbow Olympics,” said Mr. Reider.

13. Elements of a Personal Narrative
Has a main idea that makes a point or conveys a message: what are you trying to tell your reader?
Includes an introduction with a hook sentence.
Gives background information to the reader.
Has an ending that tells what the narrator has learned.

14. Brainstorm! What is a hook sentence?
Why is important to give the reader background information?

15. Let’s Review! A personal narrative is…..?
What is a personal narrative about?
Which point of view is a personal narrative written in?
What words would you use to write in that point of view?
What are some elements of a personal narrative?

16. What is chronological order?
What is a hook sentence?
What is dialogue?
Why is background information important for the reader?