PERSONAL NARRATIVE

tep by Step Checklist: Crafting the Personal Narrative

Begin by  experiences in your life that you think may be a good fit to showcase a story where you experienced gratitude. 
 
Once you settle on an experience upon which to write, begin to imagine the experience as a story. Use the storytelling graphic organizer to brainstorm the sequence of events.
 
Next, imagine the  who will appear in your story. Of course, you will be in this, but who else plays a role? Imagine you are a character in the story, as well as those who share in the experience. By imagining you and others as , this will lead you to appropriately  those involved as well as build conversations between the . Internal or external conversations or  between  allows the  to really see the story unfold. We call this .
Start Writing! As you begin to draft your first draft,  on using vivid details and sense . If the story becomes too detailed or too long, you can always  what is necessary. As well, share details that are specific and relevant to this experience.
 
Organize your story by using a clear and logical order, with a strong  and .
 
Incorporate  to show a characters personality and propel the story forward.
 
Show that the experience had a definite impact on youin other words, has a point or .
Select various words and  to create  and focusing on your  will help you  on the  you use.
When you’re done writing the draftread it to yourself and make sure that the story illustrates a strong point, vivid , and a clear beginning, middle, and end structure.
Correct errors in spelling, usage, , , and sentence formation. As well, be sure your story has an original title and that you properly label your draft using  formatting.

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