How to Show Personal Growth in Your Writing

What is the first step in the writing process?

• Drafting

• Publishing

• Brainstorming

• Editing

Why is it important for a personal narrative to reveal something about the author?

• To add more characters

• To confuse the reader

• To make the story longer

• To give the story meaning

What is the first step to help reveal personal growth in a narrative?

• Add more dialogue

• Focus on the setting

• Reread the draft and identify changes

• Include more characters

In the minibike story, what did the narrator learn from the experience?

• That admitting mistakes can earn respect

• To never ride a bike again

• To avoid Mr. Robinson

• That minibikes are dangerous

How did the narrator feel after Mr. Robinson called him a man?

• Proud and taller

• Sad and disappointed

• Confused and worried

• Angry and upset

What does 'show, don't tell' mean in writing?

• Use more adjectives

• Write longer sentences

• Describe actions and feelings vividly

• Include more dialogue

What should a writer do after identifying how an experience changed them?

• Change the setting

• Add more characters

• Revise the draft to show the change

• Ignore it