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WRITING WORKSHOP
Narrative Nonfiction
Learning Targets
• Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
• With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
• Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
• Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly
Writing a Personal Narrative
LEARNING STRATEGIES Think-Pair-Share, Think Aloud, Brainstorming, Marking the Text, Webbing, Graphic Organizer, Generating Questions, Drafting, Mapping, Rereading, Skimming/Scanning, Adding, Substituting, Self-Editing/Peer Editing, Sharing and Responding, Marking the Draft, Writer’s Checklist
A personal narrative is a kind of narrative nonfiction which provides an opportunity
to take one of your experiences and share it with an audience. The experience might
have been funny or sad, or a time when you learned a valuable lesson. Writers use
techniques like dialogue, pacing, and vivid descriptions to bring their stories to life
for their readers. When writing a personal narrative, it is also important to think about
the impact of your experiences, and to share insights and observations about life. VOCABULARY
To develop your skills as a nonfiction storyteller, you will engage in a series of activities in which you work with your teacher and your classmates to construct two model personal narratives. You will then use these models to construct your own personal narrative.
ACTIVITY 1
Discovering the Elements of a Personal Narrative
Before Reading
1. Think about a great story that you have heard several times. It might be a family story that gets repeated at get-togethers, or it might be the story of something that happened that you and your friends will never forget. Who tells this story the best? What makes his or her version of the story better than anyone else’s?
2. What elements are common to good stories? Answers might include:
• The story has a focus and a point.
• The story is funny or evokes emotion.
• The reader can follow the action; it has a clear beginning, middle, and end. • The setting seems realistic so you feel like you are there.
• The reader can relate to how the people in the story feel.
• The story communicates the importance of, or reasons for, actions and
consequences.
ACADEMIC
Nonfiction is a prose writing based on facts and reality, such as biographies and histories.
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