How to Write a Personal Narrative?
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Subject Area: English Language Arts (B.E.S.T.) | Grade Level: 2
Lesson Length: 30 minutes
Keywords/Tags: Writing, real story, personal
Lesson Description: The lesson is designed to teach students how to construct a personal narrative story and include all of its components. Students will watch the video and complete the quiz following the video. They can use the resources linked below to help them as they create their personal narratives. At the end of this lesson, the students should be able to write their own personal narrative and identify the components within it. Objectives: 1. Students will be able to identify the order in which to write a personal narrative story 2. Students will be able to construct a narrative story with all of its components.

  • ELA.2.C.1.2 Write personal or fictional narratives using a logical sequence of events, transitions, and an ending.
  • ELA.2.C.1.5 Improve writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing with guidance and support from adults and feedback from peers.
  • ELA.2.C.3.1 Follow the rules of standard English grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling appropriate to grade level.
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Video : Writing a Personal Narrative Draft
Instructions: Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content.
Description: This video will describe how to write a draft of a personal narrative.
Quiz : Narrative Writing Quiz
Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.
Question #1
A personal narrative tells about someone's opinion on a topic.
Question #2

A narrative must NOT include:

Question #3
Should your narrative include transition words?
Question #4

What would be a good transition word to use to conclude your story?

Question #5

What's the correct order to writing a narrative story?

Question #6
A Rough Draft is the very first version of your story
Question #7

What are transition words?

Question #8

What makes a narrative story interesting?

Question #9
You can open up your story with a question.
Question #10
Your words and details in your story should create a picture in your reader's mind about the events that happened. 
Description: Students will complete this quiz after watching the video. This will check their understanding of what a narrative is and how to correctly write a narrative story.
Resources : How to write a narrative story
Instructions: Please see additional external resources below. Feel free visit each link to learn more about this lesson.
Writing About Your Adventure
This is a book about Narrative Writing.
Narrative Writing Nearpod Activity
Complete this activity to help you have a better understanding of how to practice narrative writing.
BrainPop on the Writing Process
This video helps to explain the writing process and its details.
Description: Use these resources to discover more information on how to write a narrative story and what it is.
Assignment : Your Personal Narrative- Going on a field trip

Directions: Write a personal narrative on a time that you went on a field trip with your class. You must show your work for: brainstroming, plan, rough draft, revise/edit, final draft