Personal Narrative Lesson

Personal Narrative Essay

Open Ended

Choose TWO of the following questions and answer them in detail:

*What hashtag best represents you and why?

*What color(s) best represent(s) you and why?

*What animal best represents you and why?

*What book or movie title best represents you and why?

*What song best represents you and why?

A full paragraph is required!

​Today's Objective:

I will be able to plan and draft a personal narrative essay.

Open Ended

How do you think adding descriptive details might improve a personal essay?

STEM: Descriptive details improve a personal essay by/because...

​Notice the descriptive details in Paragraph 4 that allow the reader to envision the author’s grandmother’s car.

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​Turn and Talk to your neighbor about what images popped in your head when reading Paragraph 4. What connection(s) did you make to the passage as a whole?​

​ Students will begin in the center of the heart and identify the most important person, place, thing, or idea.

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Fill in the entire heart. 

Drawings are acceptable.

​Students will begin in the center of the heart and identify the most important person, place, thing, or idea.

​Fill in the entire heart. 

Drawings are acceptable.