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Planning the Incident and Response of a Personal Narrative
Use the graphic organizer to plan your own incident and response of a personal narrative.
Think about an important event in your life, and make notes about it in reponse to the questions that follow.
Incident
Response
What is the central action that is the focus of your story?
How did you feel and what did you do as a result of the incident?
1. Think about your incident.
2. Talk to your partner about what you want to write.
3. Write down your story. Use first-person point of view. Use simile. Use transitions. 4. Have your partner read it.
Narrative Writing Prompt
Write a draft of your personal narrative. Be sure to:
■ Establish the incident (setting, conflict, character).
■ Describe the response (feelings and actions).
■ Write from the first-person point of view and include details about the narrator’s and other characters’ feelings.
■ Use figurative language such as similes and metaphors to let readers know how the narrator feels.
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