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Planning and Drafting a Personal Narrative Lesson PlanPlanning and Drafting a Personal Narrative Lesson Plan
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4th - 7th
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English Language Arts
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Planning and Drafting a Personal Narrative

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Bring your learners together to write a class narrative about the first day of school. Start off by teaching them about sequence with a quick oral activity. Then, work together to fill out a story map. Finally, compose the class narrative on a piece of chart paper, demonstrating proper formatting and organization. The resource also includes a second activity for working on sequencing and word variety.

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Concepts

Narrative Writing, narratives, personal narratives, writer's workshop

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narrative, writer's workshop, personal narrative, english language arts

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  • Procedures are detailed and include a script for the teacher if needed
  • Additional materials are provided

Cons

  • While it will be useful for young writers to see the writing process, all of the work is done as a class; use this as an introductory activity or require pupils to write down the class essay

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