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aCTIvITy 1.4
personal Narrative:
Incident-response-reflection
LearNING STraTeGIeS:
Anticipation Guide, Predicting, Close Reading, Marking the Text, Graphic Organizer, Visualizing
Literary Terms
A personal narrative is a story based on one’s own life and told in the first person.
Point of view is the perspective from which a story or poem is told. In first-person point of view,
the narrator is a character in the story using first- person pronouns such as
I and we to tell what he
or she sees and knows. In third-person point of view, the narrator is someone outside the story using third-person pronouns such as he, she, and they to tell the story.
About the Author
Dan Greenburg is a novelist, journalist, screenwriter, playwright, and humorist who has also done stand-up comedy. He has written for both adults and children. His successful series The Zack Files was inspired by his own son Zack. Greenburg wanted to write books that his son would like to read.
my Notes
Learning Target
• Analyze how the response in a personal narrative contributes to the development of the story.
• Identify and use an organizational structure to develop ideas and events in a personal narrative.
Personal Narratives
A personal narrative can be defined as a first-person point of view autobiographical story. Personal narratives usually include a significant incident, the writer’s response to the incident, and a reflection on the meaning of the incident.
A personal narrative may follow this structure:
• Incident: the central piece of action that is the focus of the narrative. It may include the setting and dialogue
• Response: the immediate emotions and actions associated with the incident
• Reflection: a description that explores the significance of the incident
Preview
In this activity, you will read a personal narrative to identify its organizational structure and apply it to your own writing.
Setting a Purpose for Reading
• As you read the following personal narrative, use close reading and mark the text for the setting, the major incident of the story, the narrator’s response to the incident, and the reflection about the incident.
• Circle unknown words and phrases. Try to determine the meaning of the words by using context clues, word parts, or a dictionary.
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