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Personal Narrative
ELA 7
Personal Narrative
• Turn to the next blank page in your journal.
• Set it up like this:
First Person Story
• A true story you tell about yourself
• First person uses words like “I,” “Me,” “myself.”
• Story is significant to the writer
• A memory of one specific incident
Focus/Development of Ideas
• Message is easily identified
• Topic is narrowed to a manageable size
• Details are beyond the obvious or general
• Use descriptions to say things in a unique and memorable way
Sequence of Events
• Retell the story in chronological, or time, order
• Inviting introduction and effective conclusion
• Transition words and phrases link sentences and paragraphs
Sensory Details• Write passages that
show the reader what is happening instead of telling or stating facts.
• Think about what each of the senses is experiencing in that moment.
• Use vivid images to help the reader experience the setting, characters and action as you did.
Dialogue• Reveal details about
the characters through what they say to each other.
• Add details in the dialogue tags you use.
• Dialogue should add to the plot of the story.
Significance of Event• The writer
communicates the importance of or reasons for the actions and/or consequences.
• Truisms- universal truths about life that are often common quotes or clichés.
End Result: