What is Personal Narrative?

Personal Narrative is written in 2nd Person

• True

• False

Another description for a "personal narrative" is:

• A pun or joke

• A "how-to" guide

• A story you want to share

• A way to persuade someone of your point of view

A personal narrative uses a lot of:

• Statistics

• Works Cited (footnotes)

• Formal, academic language

• Sensory detail

Which one of these sentences use "first-person?"

• "I never could figure out why he left town. It left me curious for a long time after."

• "The sergeant only wanted what was good for her troops."

• "You walk carefully down the cracking, worn stairs, waiting to feel the basement floor."

• She and her dog went around the entire lake and never found the geocaching clue!

It is a good strategy, when storytelling, to start off neutral, even boring, in the beginning because this ensures the reader will trust you by engaging in a 'non-threatening' text.

• True

• False

It is best when storytelling is random and chaotic. It is distracting when the narrator organizes events in sequence.

• True

• False

Choose the excerpt that is a clear example of using "sensory detail."

• The rotary dial phone was patented in 1913 and used a type of technology whereby a dc loop circuit is interrupted for each signal transmitted.

• Coding is another word for computer programming. People with this skill are often very employable and their expertise is always in demand!

• The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot. (From Carl Sagan's Blue Dot)

• "Earth sciences can include the study of geology, the lithosphere, and the large-scale structure of Earth's interior, as well as the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere."

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_science?scrlybrkr

Personal narratives are often chaotic in structure and organization doesn't matter much because you are telling a story or sharing a reflection.

• True

• False

A clue to a narrator's purpose is to look at the beginning of the text and the ending, and noticing changes in character and circumstance. This change (these changes) often indicate purpose and theme.

• True

• False

In a personal narrative there is no need or conflict to respond to, like other forms of writing.

• True

• False