1. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com © 2011 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com 4th Grade Writing Applications 2.1 Write narratives. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. Learning Objective Name _____________________ Today, we will write a personal narrative composition 1. 1 piece of writing CFU What are we going to do today? What are we going to write? What does composition mean? Activate (or provide) Prior Knowledge Tell your partner about one of the best days you ever had. CFU Students, you already know that we can tell stories about ourselves. When we write or tell a story about ourselves, we call it a personal narrative. Today, we will write personal narrative compositions. Today, we are going to write a personal narrative composition. We are going to write a personal narrative composition. Composition means a piece of writing.

2. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com © 2011 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com 4th Grade Writing Applications 2.1 Write narratives. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. Concluding Paragraph: describe the events that end your experience. may include how a problem was solved may include a reflection on the experience Concept Development A personal narrative tells a story about a personal experience 2. Example: CFU In your own words, what is a personal narrative? A personal narrative is __________. How is a personal narrative composition organized? (Note: A list of prompts has been provided for the students to choose from.)  A personal narrative always has at least one character, you.  A personal narrative always has a setting or place where the story happens.  A personal narrative always has a plot, or series of events, that make the story interesting.  A personal narrative is typically written in the order things happen. Introductory Paragraph: introduce the setting introduce the topic introduce the characters Keep Your Eye on the Sky! Last, give your narrative a catchy title. I was in gym class when my teacher suggested we go outside and play softball. As we made our way out to the field, my stomach slowly turned into a giant knot of fear. Define who the characters are; i.e., the narrator and his/her classmates Softball is just not my game. I have a knack for always getting hit in the head by the ball. It doesn’t matter where I’m standing. The ball just seems to find me. My teammates gave me a glove and put me way out in left field. I didn’t complain. I just wanted to make sure I knew when gym class ended so I wouldn’t be left behind. Nothing happened the first three innings. Well, things happened, but not in my little part of the softball field. I started daydreaming. The next thing I knew, I heard the sound of a ball whizzing through the air. I put up my glove to protect my head, and an amazing thing happened. I caught the ball in my glove! I was a hero to my classmates for the rest of the day. Not only did I catch the ball, but I helped my team win the game. And I learned something. I may not always see the flying balls that come my way, but I can always take a chance and try to catch one. Adopted from Timeforkids.com Body Paragraph(s): include details about the situation describe feelings and actions give details to help the reader form a picture of the events (sensory details) may include a problem you face 2 something that happened to you

3. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com © 2011 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com 4th Grade Writing Applications 2.1 Write narratives. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. List of Writing Prompts Staying at a friend’s house When I was upside down When I had to move to a new place to live/school My most embarrassing moment A time when you were scared One day I was so sick... My biggest surprise My first day of school Doing homework A song that means a lot to me The best day ever was when… A day in the life of my pet My summer vacation A visit to a friend’s school The best gift I ever got… A terrible storm Me and the outdoors My first school memories My favorite pet A time when you cried Losing a tooth My favorite 3 rd grade memory Going to the dentist My favorite birthday memories An excellent birthday party When I caught my first fish My favorite dinner with family Why my mom and dad are the greatest Getting my first pair of glasses Summer games A trip to the beach My favorite form of exercise A time when I had the hiccups A special photograph Creatures that live in the ocean A cartoon character I like Things I see when I take a walk Why I like/dislike playing team sports Discovering a new friend My favorite clothes Breaking a bone When I got in trouble My favorite school field trip My best friend and I…

4. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com © 2011 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com 4th Grade Writing Applications 2.1 Write narratives. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. Importance It is important to write a personal narrative composition because it will help you: 1.tell stories by organizing them correctly. 2.describe things that happened to you. There are no CST-released questions for this standard. CFU Does anyone else have a reason why it is important to write a personal narrative composition? (pair-share) Why is it important to write a personal narrative composition? You may give me one of my reasons or one of your own. Which reason means more to you? Why? One day, while I was walking down the street, I saw a very large cat up in a tree. The cat was crying and sounded so sad. I just knew I had to come up with a way to get the cat down out of the tree. So, I sat down and started thinking. I didn’t know how to climb a tree, and the cat may get scared and scratch me. I didn’t have a ladder. I decided to go back to my house and ask my dad for help. He and I went back to the tree with a ladder. My dad climbed the ladder and got the cat down from the tree. The cat was happy again and went back to its home. My dad and I went back home and rewarded ourselves with an ice cream cone. A personal narrative tells a story about a personal experience.

5. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com © 2011 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com 4th Grade Writing Applications 2.1 Write narratives. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. Skill Development/Guided Practice A personal narrative tells a story about a personal experience. Write a personal narrative composition. Teacher models outlining his/her own narrative for Skill Development; students create their own outline for Guided Practice. Teacher ModelStudent Practice Describe the setting (time/place): Introduce an experience and the characters: Introductory Paragraph CFU How did I describe the setting? How did I set the scene? How did I introduce the experience and characters in my story? How did you describe the setting? How did you set the scene? How did you introduce the experience and characters in your story? Step #1: Describe the setting and set the scene. Step #2: Introduce the experience and the characters. the hot California desert the car ran out of gas in the middle of the desert Story given is a sample. Teacher may change the story if needed. Answers will vary. on a road trip to Arizona summertime me, my family, a police officer riding in the car

6. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com © 2011 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com 4th Grade Writing Applications 2.1 Write narratives. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. Skill Development/Guided Practice (continued) A personal narrative tells a story about a personal experience. Write a personal narrative composition. Teacher models outlining his/her own narrative for Skill Development; students create their own outline for Guided Practice. Teacher ModelStudent Practice Describe events using actions, feelings and sensory details: Events that conclude your experience or how the problem was solved: police officer came by and gave us a ride my dad tried to find someone to help Body Paragraph(s) Answers will vary. we finished our trip to Arizona Concluding Paragraph Step #3: List the details and your feelings about the experience. Step #4: List the events leading to the end of the story. ( Hint: Remember to start a new paragraph for each new idea.) CFU How did I describe the events using actions? How did I describe my feelings? How did I end the story? How did you describe the events using actions? How did you describe your feelings? How did you end the story? dad’s phone not working I was really hot too far to walk car died on the side of the road my dad called a tow truck it towed the car to the gas station my dad put more gas in the car

7. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com © 2011 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com 4th Grade Writing Applications 2.1 Write narratives. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Closure 1. In your own words, what is a personal narrative? 2. Use the outline from Skill Development/Guided Practice to write a personal narrative composition on the lines below. 3. What did you learn today about writing a personal narrative composition? Why is that important to you? (pair-share) Step #5: Using the information you listed in the graphic organizer, write a multi-paragraph narrative composition. Step #6: Elaborate 3 on the information you listed about your experience. a. Describe the setting and characters in an introductory paragraph. b. Describe the events that create the body paragraphs. ( Hint: Remember to start a new paragraph for each new idea.) c. Describe the events that conclude your personal narrative. 3 great detail Last summer, my family and I went on a trip. My dad wanted to go from Southern California to Arizona. We had to cross the desert to get to Arizona. We were in the middle of the desert when suddenly, the car shut off! We had run out of gas! Here we were, in the middle of the hot desert, and not a gas station in sight. My dad’s phone was not working so he couldn’t call anyone. He tried to remember how far back the last gas station was but he couldn’t remember. He looked around to see if there were any houses that he could walk to, but there weren’t. He said that it would be too far to walk to the next town. He didn’t know what to do. Then, along came a police officer. The officer stopped and asked what had happened. My dad told him that he had run out of gas. The officer asked my dad if he had tried to call someone, and my dad told him that his phone was not working. The officer said, “Well, it’s too hot out here to wait for a tow truck, so I will take you and your family into the next town so you can call a tow truck.” My dad thanked him and we all got into the police car. When we got into the next town, my dad called a tow truck and they went out and got the car. When they got back, my dad paid the tow truck driver, said thank you, and then pushed the car up to the gas pump. He filled the tank with gas and we were able to finish our trip. My dad said, “That was one expensive tank of gas, and I will never let the car run out of gas again.”

8. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com © 2011 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com 4th Grade Writing Applications 2.1 Write narratives. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. A personal narrative tells a story about a personal experience. Independent Practice Name _____________________ Write a personal narrative composition. Step #1: Describe the setting and set the scene. Step #2: Introduce the experience and the characters. Describe the setting (time/place): Introduce experience and the characters: Introductory Paragraph

9. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com © 2011 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com 4th Grade Writing Applications 2.1 Write narratives. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. A personal narrative tells a story about a personal experience. Independent Practice (continued) Write a personal narrative composition. Step #3: List the details and your feelings about the experience. Step #4: List the events leading to the end of the story. (Hint: Remember to start a new paragraph for each new idea.) Describe events using actions, feelings and sensory details. Body Paragraph(s) Events that conclude your experience or how the problem was solved. Concluding Paragraph

10. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com © 2011 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com 4th Grade Writing Applications 2.1 Write narratives. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. Independent Practice (continued) A personal narrative tells a story about a personal experience. Write a personal narrative composition. Step #5: Using the information you listed in the graphic organizer, write a multi-paragraph narrative composition. Step #6: Elaborate on the information you listed about your experience. a. Describe the setting and characters in an introductory paragraph. b. Describe the events that create the body paragraphs. ( Hint: Remember to start a new paragraph for each new idea.) c. Describe the events that conclude your personal narrative. _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________

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12. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com © 2011 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com 4th Grade Writing Applications 2.1 Write narratives. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. A personal narrative tells a story about a personal experience. Periodic Review 1 Name _____________________ Write a personal narrative composition. Step #1: Describe the setting and set the scene. Step #2: Introduce the experience and the characters. Describe the setting (time/place): Introduce experience and the characters: Introductory Paragraph

13. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com © 2011 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com 4th Grade Writing Applications 2.1 Write narratives. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. A personal narrative tells a story about a personal experience. Periodic Review 1 (continued) Write a personal narrative composition. Step #3: List the details and your feelings about the experience. Step #4: List the events leading to the end of the story. (Hint: Remember to start a new paragraph for each new idea.) Describe events using actions, feelings and sensory details. Body Paragraph(s) Events that conclude your experience or how the problem was solved. Concluding Paragraph

14. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com © 2011 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com 4th Grade Writing Applications 2.1 Write narratives. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. Periodic Review 1 (continued) A personal narrative tells a story about a personal experience. Write a personal narrative composition. Step #5: Using the information you listed in the graphic organizer, write a multi-paragraph narrative composition. Step #6: Elaborate on the information you listed about your experience. a. Describe the setting and characters in an introductory paragraph. b. Describe the events that create the body paragraphs. ( Hint: Remember to start a new paragraph for each new idea.) c. Describe the events that conclude your personal narrative. _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________

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16. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com © 2011 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com 4th Grade Writing Applications 2.1 Write narratives. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. A personal narrative tells a story about a personal experience. Periodic Review 2 Name _____________________ Write a personal narrative composition. Step #1: Describe the setting and set the scene. Step #2: Introduce the experience and the characters. Describe the setting (time/place): Introduce experience and the characters: Introductory Paragraph

17. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com © 2011 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com 4th Grade Writing Applications 2.1 Write narratives. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. A personal narrative tells a story about a personal experience. Periodic Review 2 (continued) Write a personal narrative composition. Step #3: List the details and your feelings about the experience. Step #4: List the events leading to the end of the story. (Hint: Remember to start a new paragraph for each new idea.) Describe events using actions, feelings and sensory details. Body Paragraph(s) Events that conclude your experience or how the problem was solved. Concluding Paragraph

18. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com © 2011 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com 4th Grade Writing Applications 2.1 Write narratives. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. Periodic Review 2 (continued) A personal narrative tells a story about a personal experience. Write a personal narrative composition. Step #5: Using the information you listed in the graphic organizer, write a multi-paragraph narrative composition. Step #6: Elaborate on the information you listed about your experience. a. Describe the setting and characters in an introductory paragraph. b. Describe the events that create the body paragraphs. ( Hint: Remember to start a new paragraph for each new idea.) c. Describe the events that conclude your personal narrative. _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________

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20. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com © 2011 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com 4th Grade Writing Applications 2.1 Write narratives. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. A personal narrative tells a story about a personal experience. Periodic Review 3 Name _____________________ Write a personal narrative composition. Step #1: Describe the setting and set the scene. Step #2: Introduce the experience and the characters. Describe the setting (time/place): Introduce experience and the characters: Introductory Paragraph

21. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com © 2011 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com 4th Grade Writing Applications 2.1 Write narratives. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. A personal narrative tells a story about a personal experience. Periodic Review 3 (continued) Write a personal narrative composition. Step #3: List the details and your feelings about the experience. Step #4: List the events leading to the end of the story. (Hint: Remember to start a new paragraph for each new idea.) Describe events using actions, feelings and sensory details. Body Paragraph(s) Events that conclude your experience or how the problem was solved. Concluding Paragraph

22. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com © 2011 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com 4th Grade Writing Applications 2.1 Write narratives. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. Periodic Review 3 (continued) A personal narrative tells a story about a personal experience. Write a personal narrative composition. Step #5: Using the information you listed in the graphic organizer, write a multi-paragraph narrative composition. Step #6: Elaborate on the information you listed about your experience. a. Describe the setting and characters in an introductory paragraph. b. Describe the events that create the body paragraphs. ( Hint: Remember to start a new paragraph for each new idea.) c. Describe the events that conclude your personal narrative. _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________

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