1. How to write a

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Personal~having to do with oneself
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Narrative~telling a story
A personal narrative is a story about yourself!

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Personal Narratives are told in FIRST
PERSON point of view
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Use pronouns like I, me, we, mine, my…
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YOU are telling the story of what happened
to you.

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Focus on only ONE event in your story
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Do not try to tell your whole life story

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Personal Narratives should be told in
chronological order
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Start with what happened first, second, third,
etc.
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Use transitions that help show the passage
of time (then, later, the next day, etc.)

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Use a catchy introduction topic sentence
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For this assignment, we will work on a topic
sentence together
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I will teach you how to decide on your own
as
we use the writing process

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Tell the reader how people acted to the
events (details) in the story
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Remember the H & W’s –who, what, when,
where, why and how
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This is what makes the story interesting and
makes the reader want to read your story
-Narrative

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Write a Personal Narrative about an important
event (time) from your life
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Use a good topic and topic sentence
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Include actions and details in your narrative
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Describe your memorable (one) event
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Return to the topic sentence in the conclusion
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Follow the steps of the Writing Process