PERSONAL NARRATIVE Intro with prompts part 1

Personal Narrative

A story about a real event in your life written in first person

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Defining Personal Narratives: (choose all that apply)

• It must be true.

• It must be false.

• It must be in first person.

• It must be in second or third person

• It must be about the narrator or author.

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What does first person mean?

• a made up story

• a true story

• told from the narrator's perspective

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What is the purpose of a narrative?

• To give the reader information

• To persuade readers

• To tell a story

• To describe characters

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Personal narratives should start with a catchy introduction that makes the reader want to keep reading.

• True

• False

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It's important that all sentences START with _____________.

• a period

• a question mark

• a quote

• a capital letter

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It's important that all sentences END with ________________.

• a question mark

• a period

• an exclamation point

• proper punctuation

• a capital letter

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I, me, my, we, us are examples of what point of view?

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person

Now, read the following selections of essays and explain how they meet the definition of a personal narrative essay.

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It was a Saturday. Whether it was sunny or cloudy, hot or cold, I cannot remember, but I do remember it was a Saturday because the mall was packed with people.

I was with my mom.

• multiple points of view

• first person narration

• advanced vocabulary

• lengthy time period

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Mom is short. Skinny. It is easy to overlook her in a crowd simply because she is nothing extraordinary to see.

On that day we strolled down the slippery-slick tiles with soft, inconspicuous steps, peeking at window boutiques in fleeting glances because we both knew we wouldn’t be buying much, like always.

I remember I was looking up at the people we passed as we walked — at first apathetically, but then more attentively.

• first person point of view

• descriptive, sensory details

• multiple characters

• a focus on mythology

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Her clothes were tattered and old because she spent her money buying me new ones. She looked so tired and ragged all the time because she was busy working to provide for me. She didn’t wear jewelry or scented perfumes because she was just content with me.

Suddenly, Mother was beautiful and extraordinarily wonderful in my eyes.

• a lengthy period of time that the story takes place in

• a character who overcomes an obstacle

• advanced vocabulary

• a moral, lesson, or realization at the end of the narrative

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A personal narrative should be about an important...

• event in history

• a song that you like

• time in your life

• your family's memories

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Is it a personal narrative?

• Yes

• No

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Is it a personal narrative?

• Yes

• No

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Is it a personal narrative?

• Yes

• No

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Is it a personal narrative?

• Yes

• No

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Is it a personal narrative?

• Yes

• No

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Is it a personal narrative?

• Yes

• No

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Is it a personal narrative?

• Yes

• No

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Is it a personal narrative?

• Yes

• No

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Is it a personal narrative?

• Yes

• No

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Is it a personal narrative?

• Yes

• No

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Is it a personal narrative?

• Yes

• No

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Is it a personal narrative?

• Yes

• No

Dialogue

• What the characters say to each other

• The conversations you had

• Use quotation marks

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Which example of dialogue is punctuated correctly?

• "Be careful, the floor is wet," he said.

• "Be careful, the floor is wet, he said."

• Be careful, the floor is wet, he said.

Characters & Character Traits

• The people in your narrative

• Their actions, words, thoughts, feelings show us more about who they are

• Traits: kind, helpful, mean, nice, thoughtful...

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The people or animals in a narrative are the

• setting

• characters

• plot

• sequence

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What is a good way to begin a personal narrative?

• Question

• action

• dialogue

• all of the above

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A writer can use _____________ to bring his characters to life in a personal narrative.

• topic sentences

• dialogue

• many paragraphs

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A personal narrative should tell about _________________.

• something that never happened.

• someone else's experience

• your own experience

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A personal narrative should tell about events ______________.

• without using details

• in any order

• in the order in which they happened

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Often asks a ? to make the reader think

• Opening

• Closing

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Leaves the reader with a satisfied feeling.

• Opening

• Closing

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Tells how the writer felt about his experience

• Opening

• Closing

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Should get the readers attention right away.

• Opening

• Closing

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Often using dialogue or action to place the reader in the scene

• Opening

• Closing

Read Some Examples

While reading, see what stands out to you...

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Personal means "about one's private life". How is this story 'personal' to the author? What language does the author use that makes the writing 'personal'?

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Personal Narratives tell a story about someone's life. What did the author do to write an interesting story.

• Has a clear beginning, middle, and end

• Event takes place over a short period of time

• Had a problem and solution

• Author learned a valuable life lesson

• Uses interesting details to hook the reader

​Try to choose 1 thing from this brainstorming list below to write about.

Hint: How did you overcome that challenge?
In other words, what was the solution to the problem?

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1

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A Strong Personal Narrative Includes

• A clear setting (physical or emotional)

• Unique and detailed characters

• A clear beginning, middle, and end

• Narrow focus (One or two moments)

• A central message

Next steps...

• Are you ready to write your own Personal Narrative?

• Use your brainstorming selection or another topic.

• It MUST be something that actually happened in YOUR life

• The entire story should take place over a SHORT period of time (example: the length of a soccer game, performance, dinner, school day, etc.)

• This is your chance to share an important lesson you learned in life to inspire others!

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Let's practice. Select one of your brainstorming boxes from the list. Let's expand. Tell me about where you were when it all started.

What were some key details in your setting?

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What happened first?

Think about relevant and unique details that would make someone want to read your narrative.

Keep it organized so the reader doesn't get confused.

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What happens next?

Think about why this moment FEELS distinct from the beginning.

Convey that to the reader.

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What happens in the final moment?

How did you know it was the end?

How does the reader know it's the end?

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What did you think, feel, or know after going through that experience?

What is your big message that other people should know?

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