Personal Narrative Writing Unit | Graphic Organizers | Checklist | Anchor Chart
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Use this step-by-step writing unit to teach your students how to write a personal narrative essay. This print and digital unit includes anchor charts, graphic organizers, mentor text, mini-lessons, and more! Everything you need to differentiate and scaffold instruction for all levels of learners is included!
This comprehensive unit addresses all of the Common Core narrative writing standards as well as most state standards! A PDF version is included, as well as a link for Google Slides. Use it in your Google Classroom or on other digital platforms!
Use this bundle of ready-to-use lessons and activities to guide students through each step of the writing process. Make it easy for all students to plan, draft, and revise their essays. A PowerPoint and Google Slides presentation is also included!
Included With Your Purchase:
➡️ PowerPoint & Google Slides Presentation: “How to Write a Personal Narrative"
➡️ Daily Lessons:
- What is a Personal Narrative? (Anchor Chart, Guided Notes, Essential Question)
- Mining for Memories: Choosing a Topic
- Explore your Moment: Before, During, After
- List and Choose Transition Words
- Bring your Moment to Life with Sensory Details
- Figurative Language Activity: Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Onomatopoeia
- Rules for Writing Dialogue & Synonyms for Said
- Guided Instruction: Introduction (Explanation, Example, Application)
- Guided Instruction: Body Paragraphs (Explanation, Example, Application)
- Guided Instruction: Conclusion (Explanation, Example, Application)
- First Draft: Essay Template with Prompts
- Peer/Independent Editing with Checklist
➡️ You'll also find a unit plan, grading rubric, and student example!
➡️ The lesson pages can be assigned individually from day-to-day, or they can be made into a workbook or packet for use throughout the unit.
Great for 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade!
In this unit, students will:
- Understand the definition and purpose of narrative writing
- Choose an appropriate topic
- Identify, explain, and use sensory details and figurative language
- Correctly use and incorporate dialogue
- Develop a structured sequence of events using varied transition words
- Organize, outline, and compose a first draft with a purposeful introduction, coherent body paragraphs, and a reflective conclusion
- Edit and revise draft for organization, clarity, spelling, and grammar
- Publish written work using technology (if applicable)
Teacher Tip:
- Use the materials to create your own personal narrative writing workshops. Each workshop can focus on a different skill or element of narrative writing. This will make the writing process easy to differentiate and/or scaffold for all levels of learners.
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