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Language
resources
personal narrative: a story based on one’s own life and told in the first-person point of view; follows incident- response-reflection structure short story: a short work of fiction; plot structure includes rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution
Word or Phrase
Personal Narrative
Short Story
definition
point of view
dialogue—the words characters say
structure
One difference between personal narratives and short stories is .
One similarity between personal narratives and short stories is .
What evidence supports your thinking?
Will you please repeat that?
aCtiVitY 2.7
interacting in Meaningful Ways: Writing a Comparison
Learning Target
• Write short informational texts collaboratively and independently.
• Apply basic understanding of how different text types are organized to express
ideas to comprehending texts and writing basic texts.
Compare and contrast the main characteristics of personal narratives and short stories. Review your annotations and notes on “The Jacket” and “Thank You, M’am” and use them to complete the graphic organizer.
Quick Conversation
Share your work with your partner. Compare your ideas about the similarities and differences between personal narratives and short stories. How does the author use each text to express his or her ideas? Find examples from the texts to support your findings. Record notes from your discussion.
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