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Personal Narrative
Personal Narrative
A story that happened over
a short period of time.
Personal Narrative
Add your
sensory impressions
and share your thoughts
and feelings with the your
reader.
What are Sensory Impressions?
• See
• Hear
• Smell
• Touch
• Taste
• Feel/Think
Sample Personal Narrative
Show vs. Tell
• Telling Sentence: My room is messy.
• Showing:
“There’s my book!” I exclaimed, pulling my
long-lost novel from pile of dirty laundry.
Finally, I could finish the last chapter.
Show vs. Tell
• Telling Sentence: I felt cold.
• Showing Sentences:
My toes were numb, and my teeth clattered. I
hugged myself as tight as I could to create
warmth.
Show vs. Tell
• Telling Sentence: The pizza was delicious.
• Showing Paragraph:
Mushrooms and bell peppers formed thick layers
on top of one another while the white and yellow
cheese bubbled over the bright red tomato sauce.
Each time I took a bit, I planned it so that I got a
taste of every ingredient.
Why Show?
• SHOWing makes your writing
interesting.
• SHOWing creates a mental
picture.
Do the Sensory Test
• See
• Hear
• Smell
• Touch
• Taste
• Feel/Think
Let’s turn a telling sentence into a
SHOWING sentence.

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Show vs. tell for personal narrative

  • 2. Personal Narrative A story that happened over a short period of time.
  • 3. Personal Narrative Add your sensory impressions and share your thoughts and feelings with the your reader.
  • 4. What are Sensory Impressions? • See • Hear • Smell • Touch • Taste • Feel/Think
  • 6. Show vs. Tell • Telling Sentence: My room is messy. • Showing: “There’s my book!” I exclaimed, pulling my long-lost novel from pile of dirty laundry. Finally, I could finish the last chapter.
  • 7. Show vs. Tell • Telling Sentence: I felt cold. • Showing Sentences: My toes were numb, and my teeth clattered. I hugged myself as tight as I could to create warmth.
  • 8. Show vs. Tell • Telling Sentence: The pizza was delicious. • Showing Paragraph: Mushrooms and bell peppers formed thick layers on top of one another while the white and yellow cheese bubbled over the bright red tomato sauce. Each time I took a bit, I planned it so that I got a taste of every ingredient.
  • 9. Why Show? • SHOWing makes your writing interesting. • SHOWing creates a mental picture.
  • 10. Do the Sensory Test • See • Hear • Smell • Touch • Taste • Feel/Think
  • 11. Let’s turn a telling sentence into a SHOWING sentence.

Editor's Notes

  1. It could be a few minutes/hours, at the most, a day or two.
  2. Show you reader what your saw, heard, tasted, or touch. Use vivid details. Tell your reader how you felt. Share your thoughts.
  3. If you see an opportunity to add, use +