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Personal Narrative Brainstorming

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Personal Narrative Brainstorming

Student writing in journal

🎯 WALT (We Are Learning To)

Today we are learning to:

  • Reflect on our own life experiences
  • Use brainstorming techniques to gather ideas for personal narratives
  • Organise our thoughts clearly to draft a personal narrative

💭 Part 1: Thinking About Your Experiences

1. Think of a time when you learned something important. What was it about?

Learning a new skill

Making a mistake and learning from it

Helping someone else

Overcoming a fear

Other: ________________

2. What feelings might be part of your story? (Tick all that apply)

Happy

Nervous

Proud

Surprised

Excited

Worried

3. Describe your chosen experience in one sentence:

🗺️ Part 2: Mind Map Your Story

4. In the space below, create a mind map about your story. Write your main experience in the centre, then add details around it:

Think about:

  • What happened? (the main event)
  • Who was there? (people involved)
  • Where did it happen? (the place)
  • How did you feel? (your emotions)
  • What did you learn? (the lesson or outcome)
5. Now organise your story into three parts:

Beginning (Setting the scene):

Middle (What happened):

End (How it ended/What you learned):

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