1. Personal Narrative Unit
Idea Gathering
Personal Narrative Unit

2. Directions:
Create a timeline of the ten most significant events of your life.
Order it chronologically and write a brief summary of each event.
I was born on my grandfather’s birthday.
I ran away from home… to the library… on my little tikes bike.
Helped my family deliver “secret santa” gifts for Christmas to a deserving family.
I lived alone for the first time when I went away to college.
I watched my grandmother die.
We had to put my dog, Tony down. It was the first time I saw my dad cry.
We had to call child services on my friend’s parents.
Family Trip to Yellowstone – We drove the whole way!
I went to my first “college party.”
I married my husband.

3. Brainstorming Ideas The Biggest Lie I Ever Told… And Its Consequences
Most Embarrassing Moment
The Biggest Lie I Ever Told… And Its Consequences
My Favorite Childhood Memory
Tell Me the Story of One of Your Scars
The Best Decision I Ever Made
The Best Advice You Ever Received
Moving Day
Best Day Ever
Worst Day Ever
How Your Hero has Influenced You
Weirdest Thing that Ever Happened to Me
Your Special Skill and How You Developed It