Writing a Narrative
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How to write a
Personal~having to do with oneself Narrative~telling a story
A personal narrative is a story about yourself!
Personal Narratives are told in FIRST PERSON point of view
Use pronouns like I, me, we, mine, my…
YOU are telling the story of what happened to you.
Focus on only ONE event in your story
Do not try to tell your whole life story
Personal Narratives should be told in chronological order
Start with what happened first, second, third, etc.
Use transitions that help show the passage of time (then, later, the next day, etc.)
Use a catchy introduction topic sentence
For this assignment, we will work on a topic sentence together
I will teach you how to decide on your own as
we use the writing process
Tell the reader how people acted to the events (details) in the story
Remember the H & W’s –who, what, when, where, why and how
This is what makes the story interesting and makes the reader want to read your story -Narrative
Write a Personal Narrative about an important event (time) from your life
Use a good topic and topic sentence Include actions and details in your
narrative Describe your memorable (one) event Return to the topic sentence in the
conclusion Follow the steps of the Writing Process