Personal narratives

A personal narrative tells a story from the author's point of view.

• True

• False

Check all answers that are true about personal narratives.

• They are usually written in the first person “I” or “We”.

• They are about a specific event or experience told from the author’s perspective.

• They describe people and places, give details, and use dialogue.

• They are the same as newspaper articles.

Choose all the essential parts of a personal narrative.

• Introduction

• 3 or more details

• Conclusion

• A photo or illustration

The introduction tells who, what, when, and where.

• True

• False.

There are four kinds of introduction for a personal narrative: sound, dialogue, question, and setting.

• True

• False

'Knock Knock!', I heard someone knocking on my door one night.

This is an example of

• Setting introduction

• Sound introduction

• Dialogue introduction

• Question introduction

"Do you like it, grandma?" I asked Granny Linda at her surprise party. "Yes, I love it!', she answered.

This is an example of

• Sound introduction

• Question introduction

• Dialogue introduction

• Setting introduction

"It was a cold, cold night in July. I was alone at home. My bedroom was dark and warm, and the trees outside were as still as rocks".

This is an example of

• Sound introduction

• Dialogue introduction

• Setting introduction

• Question introduction

"What would you do if won a million dollars? I never thought I would be the lucky one, until the day I was walking down the street and found a lottery ticket."

This is an example of

• Dialogue introduction

• Sound introduction

• Setting introduction

• Question introduction

We can organize our details by writing "First", "Next", "Finally".

• True

• False