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Personal Narrative Practice

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Personal Narrative Practice

Read each question carefully. In the writing activities, use your own experience and ideas.

Understanding Personal Narratives

1.Which sentence uses the strongest sensory details to help you imagine a setting?
  • The beach was good.
  • At the quiet beach, cool sand slipped between my toes while salty air tickled my nose.
  • I visited the beach with my cousin.
2.Which time connective would best introduce the first event in a personal narrative?
  • Meanwhile
  • First
  • Although
3.Select the two details that would help a reader picture where a story takes place.
  • The sharp smell of pine trees
  • The colour of the clouds above the hills
  • A character's favourite sport
  • The name of a song someone likes
4.Match each time connective with its role in a story.
  • A. Next
  • B. At first
  • C. In the end
  • 3. Moves the story to a later event
  • 1. Signals the last event
  • 2. Introduces an early event

Plan and Write

5.Think of a real event from your life that you could turn into a personal narrative. Create a short, interesting title for it.
6.Sketch the place where your experience happened. Include at least two details that show what the setting looked or felt like.
7.Make a brief plan for your narrative: note who was there, where it happened, and the main event.
8.Write three sentences describing your experience in order. Begin each sentence with a different connective: “At first”, “After that”, and “Eventually”.
9.In two or three sentences, explain what you learned from this experience or why you still remember it.
10.Review your narrative plan. Which features should you check for? Select all three.
  • Details that help the reader picture the people and place
  • Events arranged in a clear order using time connectives
  • A reflection about why the experience was meaningful
  • A list of unrelated facts about a different topic

3 printable pages

  • Personal Narrative Practice, page 1 of 3: Understanding Personal Narratives

    Page 1

  • Personal Narrative Practice, page 2 of 3: Plan and Write

    Page 2

  • Personal Narrative Practice, page 3 of 3: 10. Review your narrative plan. Which features should you check for? Select all three.

    Page 3

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