Personal Narratives Writing Unit

It should be a breeze teaching personal narratives with this unit. Teaching students how to write and tell focused stories is so important. In this printable unit, I incorporated visual graphic organizers, and teacher examples to use for whole group lessons, discussions, and peer activities, along with checklists, publishing paper, and a rubric. I hope this unit makes teaching personal narratives fun and easy.

What’s included:

Teacher Outline Guide
What is a Personal Narrative? (poster/reference handout-color and B&W)
Seed Vs Watermelon Story example (poster/reference handout- color and B&W)
Seed Vs Watermelon Topic example (poster/reference handout- color and B&W)
Seed or Watermelon? Brainstorm and peer activity
Write About What Matters To You graphic organizer (example included-color and B&W)
Focus On The Seeds & Zoom in graphic organizer (example included-color and B&W)
Personal Narrative Planner (example included- color and B&W)
Get Organized (Beginning, Middle & End)
Zoom in on Sensory Details graphic organizer (example included-color and B&W)
Be a Storyteller (thoughts and feelings) graphic organizer (example included)
Be a storyteller (dialogue) graphic organizer (example included)
Dialogue Tags reference handout
Good Stories Begin With a Good Lead reference handout
Good Stories Begin With a Good Lead graphic organizer and peer activity (example included)
Every Good Story Has a Good Ending graphic organizer and peer activity (example included)
Draft It paper
Title Tips reference handout
Title Time Brainstorm and peer activity (example included)
Personal Narrative Checklist
Editing Checklist
Revising Checklist
Peer Conferring Checklist
CHIMPS checklist
Personal Narrative Rubric
Publishing paper
Enjoy From My Classroom To Yours!

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