Personal Narratives
What is a personal narrative?
A personal narrative is a true story that is close to someone's heart
What is a simile?
A simile compares 2 things using the word "like" or "as"
What punctuation do we use when writing dialogue?
Quotation marks
What is a character trait?
A character trait is a word that describes what a person is like
How many sentences are there in a paragraph?
5
What is one example of a Personal Narrative we have read?
"A Good Lie"
"Extraordinary Ordinary People"
"How to Eat a Guava"
"A Girl from Yamhill"
"Small Steps"
What is a metaphor?
A metaphor compares 2 things by saying that one thing IS another thing
Is this dialogue correct?
"My mother said, eat your dinner!"
Incorrect
My mother said, "Eat your dinner!"
Which of these is a character trait? Frustrated or Kind
What is the name of a tool we use to plan our writing?
A Brainstorm Map or a Flow Map
What is the plot of a narrative?
The plot is the events that happen in the story (beginning, middle, and end.)
Is this a simile or metaphor? The test was a walk in the park
Metaphor
Is this dialogue correct?
"If you need help," said the teacher, "please raise your hand."
Correct
Which of these is a character trait: selfish or sad?
Selfish
What is one thing we learned to add to our writing to make it stronger?
Sensory details
Dialogue
What is the main plot of a narrative?
The main plot is only the most important parts of the plot. It is what the story is mostly about.
Is this a simile or metaphor? Her eyes lit up like Christmas morning
Simile
Is this dialogue correct?
"I already finished the book." I said. "I need to check out another one".
Incorrect
"I already finished the book," I said. "I need to check out another one."
Give an example of a character trait that describes you
(The teacher will decide if your answer is correct)
What are the 3 types of writing?
Narrative, Informational, and Opinion
Are personal narratives fiction or nonfiction?
Nonfiction
Give an example of a simile or metaphor
(The teacher will decide if your example is correct)
Is this dialogue correct?
My students kept asking, "When is lunch."
Incorrect
My students kept asking, "When is lunch?"
Give an example of a character trait that describes Peg Kehret
(Your teacher will decide if your answer is correct)
What is something we can do to make our writing better?
Ask a friend for feedback
Use a checklist to fix mistakes
Replace weak verbs with strong ones
Add more details
Add dialogue