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Title: Personal Narrative


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Personal Narrative

Your Story
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A Personal Narrative
  • Is an interesting story about the writer.
  • Is written in the first person (using the
    pronouns I, me, and my.
  • Has a beginning, a middle, and an end.
  • Presents events in a clear order.
  • Uses details to help readers see people, places,
    and events.
  • Shows how the writer feels about the experience
    and why it is meaningful to him or her.

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The personal narrative tells about
  • A good time
  • A bad time
  • An important time
  • A memorable event
  • A first time
  • A last time
  • List one or more topics for each category on your
    handout.

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Graphic Organizers
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Freewrite
  • Take a few minutes and write without stopping.
  • Write about where the story takes place. Close
    your eyes and recall the place in your narrative.
    What do you see? Hear? Feel?
  • Write about the people who will be in your
    narrative. Think about the way each one looks,
    acts, and speaks. Conversation or dialogue is a
    good way to draw your readers into the action.
  • List the main events of the narrative along a
    timeline.

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Lead or Introduction

Grabs the reader's attention!!
Introduces the reader to the situation.
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Types of Leads
  • Give a startling fact- surprise the reader with a
    true statement.
  • Describe the setting- use details to describe
    where the story takes place.
  • Use a sound- describe the sounds heard by the
    main character.
  • Begin with a Dialogue- begin with conversation
    between at least two of the main characters.
  • Start with a Question- begin by asking the reader
    a question.

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Supporting Paragraphs
  • Always begin with a topic sentence. Use specific
    details that support the topic sentence. Use
    sensory words (words that appeal to the five
    senses) to keep the readers attention.
  • Wrap up the paragraph with a concluding or
    transitioning sentence.
  • Remember to develop a minimum of 3 supporting
    paragraphs.

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Use transitions to guide your readers through
your story!!
Cause / Effect
Importance
  • First
  • Next
  • Later
  • Finally
  • More important
  • Most of all
  • Last but not least
  • Therefore
  • Because
  • As a result
  • Consequently
  • Since
  • For
  • So

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More Transitions
Examples
Comparison / Contrast
  • Similarly
  • In contrast
  • Unlike
  • On the other hand
  • Nevertheless
  • In the same way
  • Such as
  • For example
  • In other words
  • Along with
  • For instance
  • Like

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Conclusion
  • Advise the reader- offer the reader advice
    related to the story.
  • Reword the beginning- tell the reader the
    important information that was also in the
    beginning.
  • End with a Quote- Quote an important character in
    the story or another person who gave good advice.
  • End with a Feeling-Tell or show the reader how
    the main character feels.
  • End with a Question- Ask the reader to think
    about a question.

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Revise and Edit
  • Read your paper aloud to yourself or a partner.
    Did the introduction capture you or your
    partners attention?.
  • Is the order of events clear? Did I include
    transitions?
  • Do I use details that appeal to the five senses?
  • Is the conclusion an end to the narrative?
  • Do I have at least five paragraphs?

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Have fun writing your narrative!!!
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