Writing a Personal Narrative

What is a Personal Narrative? A personal narrative is a true story about the writer’s life. It tells the reader about a thing that happened to the writer.

Personal Narrative Writing Assignment Write about a happy time in your life . Be sure to begin your paragraph with a topic sentence that tells the reader what happened. Then include the details of the story in the sentences that follow. Remember to use the checklist to check your writing.

Checklist  I have an introduction, a body and a conclusion.  I have a title.  I have an introduction, a body and a conclusion.  I have used interesting vocabulary.  I have double spaced my writing.  I have indented or left an extra space at the beginning of a paragraph.  I wrote in the past tense because I wrote about something that has already happened.  I proofread my first draft and used a red pen and editing marks to fix any mistakes I made.  I read my first draft out loud to a parent or grandparent.  I did the writing to the best of my abilities.  My writing is fun, interesting and acceptable for anyone to read

Brainstorming Thinking of ideas and topics you could write about. Good things that has happened to you. Fun activities done at school. Fun memories. A trip you have taken.

ki Dodgeball in PE class. My Birthday party Got a new toy at the store Visited my grandparents Got a new dog Watched fireworks

What to do when writing a Personal Narrative What important things happen. Use paragraphs. Use sequence words like “first”, “then”, “next” and “finally”. Use words like “I”, “me”, and “my”. Show your feelings.

Paragraphs We want to use paragraphs when we write. A paragraph is a group of sentences about the same thing. One piece of writing usually has more than one paragraph.

Introduction or Topic Sentences A topic sentence is a sentence that tells what you are writing about. Your story should have a topic sentence at the very beginning. Each paragraph should also have a topic sentence that tells what the paragraph is about.

Finally What is a drafts? After First next Then Obviously Previously The first version of your story. The most important parts. Ask yourself if this fact is important? Transition words Tell order Connect ideas. After First Then next Finally Obviously Previously Following While Before

Details Descriptive words (adjectives) and sentences. Example: You have a cute dog. The orange basketball is new. The blue bird flies very high. Our class took an exciting trip to the zoo. We heard a loud roar from the lion. I went to a beautiful park. I had an amazing lunch with Jane.

How to hook the reader. Sounds Talking Questions Setting

Show your feelings Brave, calm, cheerful, comfortable, courageous, determent, eager, Excited

Got a new dog. Four interesting things about that day. Went to the store. Mom told me I could get a dog. Got dog food and toys. Chose our new dog.