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WRITING A PERSONAL NARRATIVE
CHOOSE AN INTERESTING TOPIC
 A family event or story you enjoy retelling
 How an accident or injury occurred
 Something a quirky relative did
 A particularly interesting trip or vacation
 How you learned about something important in your life
 Why you became interested in a sport or hobby
 How you succeeded at a sport or hobby
 How you acquired an interesting possession
 Something quirky your pet has done
 How you met your best friend
 How you mastered a change in your life
THE ROUGH DRAFT
 Write quickly
 Get down as much as possible
 Don't worry about spelling or grammar
 Don't go back to revise
 Keep going even if you feel stuck by writing "I don't
know what else to say" (something usually occurs)
THE FIRST REVISION
 Add sensory details (sounds, smells, sights,
feelings)
 Add strong verbs ("shuffled" or "strutted"
instead of "walked")
 Add direct quotations
 Adjust the order of events as needed
 Add a "hook" to the beginning (the lead)
 Find the climax and lead up to it in a logical fashion
 Write a nice ending
THE SECOND REVISION
 READ STORY OUT LOUD (this will point up awkward
sentences very quickly)
 Check wording for correct usage and register (you may
need to have an editor or consult a dictionary for help
with this)
 Use appropriate punctuation to convey the correct
meaning (use a grammar book if you aren't sure what is
correct)
 READ OUT LOUD one more time
PROOFREAD
 Check the spelling of every word you are
unsure of using a good dictionary.
 Check all punctuation you are unsure of using a good
grammar reference book
 Check capitalization using a good grammar reference
book or style guide
 Give your story a title (appropriately capitalized)
 Check your heading to see that it matches the
requirements of the assignment
 Check font and spacing to see that it matches the
requirements of the assignment

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Writing a personal narrative

  • 1. WRITING A PERSONAL NARRATIVE
  • 2. CHOOSE AN INTERESTING TOPIC  A family event or story you enjoy retelling  How an accident or injury occurred  Something a quirky relative did  A particularly interesting trip or vacation  How you learned about something important in your life  Why you became interested in a sport or hobby  How you succeeded at a sport or hobby  How you acquired an interesting possession  Something quirky your pet has done  How you met your best friend  How you mastered a change in your life
  • 3. THE ROUGH DRAFT  Write quickly  Get down as much as possible  Don't worry about spelling or grammar  Don't go back to revise  Keep going even if you feel stuck by writing "I don't know what else to say" (something usually occurs)
  • 4. THE FIRST REVISION  Add sensory details (sounds, smells, sights, feelings)  Add strong verbs ("shuffled" or "strutted" instead of "walked")  Add direct quotations  Adjust the order of events as needed  Add a "hook" to the beginning (the lead)  Find the climax and lead up to it in a logical fashion  Write a nice ending
  • 5. THE SECOND REVISION  READ STORY OUT LOUD (this will point up awkward sentences very quickly)  Check wording for correct usage and register (you may need to have an editor or consult a dictionary for help with this)  Use appropriate punctuation to convey the correct meaning (use a grammar book if you aren't sure what is correct)  READ OUT LOUD one more time
  • 6. PROOFREAD  Check the spelling of every word you are unsure of using a good dictionary.  Check all punctuation you are unsure of using a good grammar reference book  Check capitalization using a good grammar reference book or style guide  Give your story a title (appropriately capitalized)  Check your heading to see that it matches the requirements of the assignment  Check font and spacing to see that it matches the requirements of the assignment