Personal+Narrative


 * Personal Narrative: What is it and how do I write one?

If you Google "What is a Personal Narrative?" One of the answers you will find is from the McGraw Hill Grammar Dictionary and reads...** **Personal Narrative** – a story about something that happened to you and how you felt about it. (Click below to view the entire document with a plethora of answers regarding grammar ).




 * Another answer you will find is from the Wikispaces** English Methods/Pedagogy portion of the University of Kentucky's MIC Program and reads...

**Personal Narrative** is a literary piece focusing on a particular event in the writer’s life. Written in first person, the author uses diction and sensory details in order to express emotions that place the reader into the personal experience. 4 Common ideas for personal narrative include stories from one's childhood that include a life-changing event, death of a family member, vacation, new experience, etc.

Assignment: Write a personal narrative that focuses on one event in your life. Follow the rubric given to you in class. Click this link for a checklist of what to include. Also check out this website for a wealth of personal narrative writing resources (many of these were given to you in class): @http://www.muhlenberg.kyschools.us/?q=node/75 Click here for a website devoted to Vivid Verbs - @http://www.americandreamer.net/bushwb/writing/verbs.html Click here for a sample from Mrs. Juarez.

Due Dates: Rough Draft = Wednesday, Nov.18 Final Draft = Thursday, Nov. 19