Personal Narrative Writing Guide

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📝 Part 1: Planning Your Personal Narrative

1. Choose your topic. Tick ONE idea that you would like to write about:

A time I felt proud of myself

A memorable family trip or holiday

A mistake I learnt something important from

A special celebration or event

My own idea: _________________________________

2. Plan the key details of your story:

What happened? ________________________________________

When did it happen? ____________________________________

Where did it happen? ___________________________________

Who was involved? _____________________________________

3. Plan your story structure:

Beginning: How will you start your story?

Middle: What was the main event or problem?

End: How did it finish? What did you learn?

4. Think about your feelings. Write down 3-4 emotions you felt during this experience:

I felt: _____________, _____________, _____________, _____________

✅ Part 2: Writing Checklist

5. As you write your personal narrative, tick each feature when you include it:

Language Features:

I wrote in first person (using I, me, my, we)

I used past tense verbs (was, went, felt, saw, did)

I included my thoughts and feelings

I used time connectives (first, then, next, finally, after that)

Story Structure:

I have a clear beginning that sets the scene

I have a middle that tells the main events in order

I have an ending that wraps up the story

My events are in the right order (sequence)

6. Helpful sentence starters for your narrative:

Beginning: "I remember when...", "Last year...", "One day...", "It was a sunny morning when..."

Middle: "Then...", "Next...", "Suddenly...", "After that...", "I felt... because..."

End: "Finally...", "In the end...", "Looking back...", "I learnt that...", "Now I know..."

7. Peer feedback checklist. Ask a classmate to read your draft and tick what they notice:

The story is written in first person

Past tense is used correctly

Feelings and thoughts are included

Events are in a clear order

The story has a good beginning, middle, and end

8. One thing I liked about this story:

9. One suggestion to make it even better:

🌟 Part 3: Final Review

10. Before submitting your final narrative, complete this self-assessment:

I have checked my spelling and punctuation

My handwriting is neat and easy to read

I have used the peer feedback to improve my writing

I am proud of my personal narrative

11. Reflection: What did you learn about writing personal narratives?

12. What will you remember for next time you write a personal story?

Personal Narrative Writing Guide

Personal Narrative Writing Guide

📝 Part 1: Planning Your Personal Narrative

✅ Part 2: Writing Checklist

🌟 Part 3: Final Review

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