Warm-Up Write a Personal Narrative That Expresses Your

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Warm-Up Write a Personal Narrative That Expresses Your Identity

Words to Know

Fill in this table as you work through the lesson. You may also use the glossary to help you.

adjust to something slightly in order to improve it

develop to make by adding relevant details

significant of great or value

dialogue a written between two characters in a story

pacing how quickly or slowly the of a story is narrated

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Lesson Goals

Lesson Question

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Write apersonalnarrative.

Develop the

dialogue and details.

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ideas and eventsclearly and logically.

the narrative to engagereaders.

Adjust

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Warm-Up Write a Personal Narrative That Expresses Your Identity

Influencing Identity

There are so many things in life that influence our identity; identity is who you are as a person, how you act, and what you believe.

experiences, or those of great importance, shape our identities.

• People

• Places

• Events


Write a Personal Narrative That Expresses Your Identity

InstructionPart 1

The writing process

Preparing to Write

Read the writing prompt carefully. Look for clues that reveal the:

• – type of writing.

• audience – who is going to be reading your writing.

• topic – what am I supposed to be writing about. Find specifics.

• – why am I writing this piece.

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Prewriting RevisingDrafting

Planning



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Format: Personal Narrative Essay

A personal narrative essay is a piece of writing that tells a significant experience

taken from the .

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Prewriting: Brainstorming

Brainstorming involves generating about a topic.

Create lists and charts. Use .



InstructionPart 1

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Choosing Your Topic

• Has the experience significantly shaped your ?

• Are there key people, places, or events to include in the narrative?

• Can you write about this in the form of a story?

• What information about this experience will your audience need?

• Will you be able to engage your ?



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Drafting Tips

When drafting a personal narrative essay:

• create a writing environment.

• write freely and completely.

• sequence events chronologically.

• include engaging , or written conversations between

two characters in a story.

• remember your goal.

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Writing a Draft

The is based on two of the ideas:

• Your choices can change you.

• Having a friend makes people happy.

Conclusion (Draft)

I think a ton about that day I spent with Mr. Lee a ton. Sometimes I wonder, who I might be now if I went to the pool with my friends instead? We still hang out together a couple of times each week doing cool stuff. He has taught me a ton of stuff. Mostly, I learned that everyone needs a freind to make them smile!

Ideas

How the event changed me:

• Your can change you.

• Loneliness makes people unhappy.

• Having a friend makes people happy.

• Don’t be .

• Do something nice for someone else.

• Find things in common with others.

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InstructionPart 3

Revising a Narrative

When revising a personal narrative, your pacing, details, and dialogue. Look closely at how:

• events are paced to engage the reader.

• are added to interest the reader.

• dialogue is included to develop the story.

Revising a Narrative to Engage the Reader

is the time it takes for a story to reach its most interesting point.

It is how quickly or slowly the action of a story is narrated.

the story with details that create images in the reader’s mind.

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Developing a Text with Dialogue

• Purposeful dialogue reveals characters and situations for the reader.

• needs to be

separated from narration.

• Quotation marks

• Capitalization

• Commas

• Paragraphing

Revising and Editing a Narrative

Underline the sentences in the passage that reveal that the mother is patient, persistent, and wise.

Conclusion (Draft)

I think a ton about that day I spent with Mr. Lee a ton. Sometimes I wonder, who I might be now if I went to the pool with my friends instead? We still hang out together a couple of times each week doing cool stuff. He has taught me a ton of stuff. Mostly, I learned that everyone needs a freind to make them smile!

After my mom told me I was going to Mr. Lee’s, I said, “Well, I guess this means I don’t get to go to the pool with my friends!”

“Sometimes we need to put others first,” Mom replied, “and put ourselves last.”

“Why don’t you go?” I asked sarcastically.

She smiled and said, “I have a feeling you’ll thank me later. Now, get moving.”

6Underline the information and details added in the revision that replaced the phrase “cool stuff.”

Conclusion (Final after revisions)

I often think about that hot summer day I spent with Mr. Lee. Sometimes I wonder who I might be now if I had gone to the pool with my friends instead. Mr. Lee and I get together three times each week to play cards, watch his favorite game shows, or sit on his shady porch and talk. He has taught me what is important in life. Mostly, I learned that people need a friend to make them smile.


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Lesson Question

How can you write a personal narrative that expresses who you are?

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