Personal Narrative Unit Learning Targets
Purpose – in this unit we will discover the writer’s craft of personal narratives. We will learn what
decisions writers make in order to create an intriguing personal narrative. Then we will apply those
decisions to create our own effective personal narrative.
Essential Question: What writer’s craft decisions are necessary for an effective personal narrative?
**Student Learning Targets: (check when you have mastered them)**
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Identify/define personal narrative critical vocabulary listed below. _____
Explain the writer’s craft decisions that went into creating a text. _____
Determine voice in a text. ______
Identify the characteristics of an effective personal narrative. _____
Identify organizational devices (Cause/effect, Sequence/Chronological Order, and Compare/contrast). ______
When making writer’s craft decisions about my own personal narrative I can…..
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Select and narrow my topic for my audience. _____
Communicate ideas and details in my personal narrative using an organizational plan. _____
Use figurative language (literary/poetic devices) in my personal narrative._____
Draft my personal narrative for my intended audience. _____
Create a catchy lead to grab my reader’s attention. _____
Sustain my point of view, suitable tone and voice throughout my personal narrative._____
Use vivid language and varied sentence structure to engage my reader. _____
Use transitions and paragraphing effectively. _____
Select appropriate supporting details by exploding the moment and adding snapshots
and discard irrelevant details. ______
10. Create an effective conclusion. _____
11. Use conferencing to help me improve my personal narrative. _____
12. Use the editing strategies of successful writers. _____
13. Publish my personal narrative by sharing my final draft with my intended audience. _____
Essential Vocabulary
Genre
Literary
Narrative
First Person
Setting
Snapshots
Dialogue
Dialogue tags
Memoir
Audience
Foreshadow
Voice
Focus
Editing
Revision
Relevant sensory details
Chronological order/Sequence
Comparison/Contrast
Sentence Variety
Purpose
Point-of-view
Thought shots
Suspense
Flashback
Conclusion
Irony
Reflection
Organization
Cause/Effect
Sequence
Transitions
Unit Assessments
Pretest……………………………
Pause Quiz #1……………….
Pause Quiz #2………………
Post Test……………………….
Open Response……………..
Personal Narrative………
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Reflection of Learning_____________________
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