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Third Grade Writing – Personal Narratives

Are you struggling to teach writing to your 3rd graders? Perhaps you just don’t know where to start. You’re constantly googling, ‘how do you teach writing to 3rd graders?’ or ‘how can I help my 3rd graders with writing?’ You’re tearing your hair out with frustration.

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Maybe it’s because your school doesn’t provide you with a writing curriculum. So, you’re spending your precious evenings and weekends looking on Pinterest for lesson ideas. Or worse, a curriculum is provided…but it’s just downright terrible. You can’t make sense of it and your students hate it.

Perhaps your students just hate writing in general and roll their eyes at the thought of it.

Well, here’s the thing. Teaching writing ‘aint easy. In fact, it can be straight up tricky, I get it!

But don’t worry friend, I’ve got you covered.

THIRD GRADE WRITING - PERSONAL NARRATIVES

Introducing Terrific Writing

Terrific Writing is a comprehensive writing curriculum for Third Grade. This curriculum is standards based (to the common core) and genre based. But best of all, it’s actually easy to teach and engaging for students!

In this curriculum, your students will develop a love of writing. The graphic organizers, interactive notebooks, and final craft will engage students much more than a blank piece of paper. The final writing piece asks students to write about a special day that they have chosen! After all, students love to write about things that they are interested in.

Writing doesn’t have to be dull and students definitely shouldn’t hate writing!

In Unit 1 ‘Personal Narratives’, students learn how to write engaging personal narratives about their lives.

Are you short on time?

This 5 week unit has EVERYTHING you need, because let’s be honest, teachers are time poor.

So, let’s get your evenings and weekends back, my friend! Take a break from lesson planning and searching for engaging materials. It’s all right here.

Are you ready? I’m going to share some of the awesome things about it!

What’s included in this third grade writing – personal narratives unit?

First up, there are a bunch of teacher docs. Unit contents, common core standards, and teacher directions? Check.

To begin, there’s some suggested mentor texts (with links to Amazon and YouTube). Also, a scope is included which shows the 25 lessons that feature in this unit and the third grade common core standards that are relevant.

mentor text unit scope for third grade writing unit

Also, there is a unit at-a-glance calendar, as well as a table which tells you what materials you will need for each lesson. Basically, I’ve tried to make this unit super easy to implement. It has everything you need!

unit at a glance calendar, lesson materials for 3rd grade writing unit

Next, there’s some suggested lesson times. To clarify, it doesn’t matter how long your writing block is, this unit can be adapted to suit it!

A lot of teachers struggle with finding the time to teach writing. If this is you, you’re not alone!

lesson plans for 3rd grade writing curriculum

Then, there’s the 25 scripted (and step-by-step) lesson plans. The lessons follow a simple format of mini lesson, think and share, and independent writing time. There’s a lesson focus to guide you and all of the required materials are listed with numbers. For example, you’ll know exactly which posters and printables you need.

lesson plans for third grade writing curriculum

Subsequently, there’s a video that comes with this unit. This will help you organize and implement everything.

Wondering how to assess your student’s writing? Don’t sweat it!

There’s an assessment document for this unit too. It includes a rubric to help you grade your student’s writing.

However, I’m not just throwing you to the sharks here! Rubrics can sometimes be generic or difficult to decipher. That’s why I’ve made a comprehensive document with teacher directions, as well as elaborations and examples. Moreover, there’s a video to help you understand the rubric.

assessment rubric for 3rd grade writing curriculum

Personal narrative mentor texts

I do give a list of suggested mentor texts that you can source, but in addition, I provide two original mentor texts for this unit! These come in PDF and PowerPoint versions (as well as color and black and white). You can print them in any size or just display them on an interactive whiteboard.

The great thing about these original mentor texts is that they include all of the features of a personal narrative that are taught in the unit. For example, students will see examples of dialogue, paragraphing, and hooks.

mentor texts for 3rd grade writing curriculum

Personal Narrative Posters

This unit comes with 25 posters that you can reference to! Each lesson corresponds to them. Most importantly, they are great for giving writing ideas and reinforcing the narrative structure.

personal narrative writing posters anchor charts

You can print them in color and laminate them. They are great for displaying in the classroom. However, you can also display these posters digitally (if you have limited printing options).

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Personal narrative printables

There are student workbook covers that you can print. There are three options, ‘My Writing Folder’, ‘My Writing Notebook’, and ‘My Writing Journal’. Your students can glue these covers onto their folders or books. The covers come in color and black and white (there are also boy and girl versions).

Let’s now take a look at the writing prompts, worksheets, interactive notebooks and graphic organizers!

Small Moments

In the first few lessons, students complete a pre-assessment and then an interactive notebook where they brainstorm narrative ideas based off things they love.

Students then learn about zooming in on a small moment. They are introduced to the concept of ‘big idea, smaller topic, and small moment’.

Next, they think about happy and sad moments in their lives.

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The Elements of a narrative

They then learn about the importance of characters, setting, problems, and solutions in narrative writing.

The Structure of a narrative

Later, students learn about how narratives have a beginning, middle and end. After that, they start planning their final narrative.

interactive notebook beginning middle end narrative

Writing a strong lead

Students learn about the importance of writing a hook and a strong introduction. This aligns well with the common core standard –

W.3.3.A – Establish a situation and introduce characters.

introduction and writing a hook narrative worksheets

Features of a good narrative

There are a few lessons about concepts such as dialogue and paragraphing. Likewise, students learn about making their writing more descriptive by stretching their sentences and doing ‘show, don’t tell’.

This aligns well with the common core standard –

W.3.3.B – Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations.

The conclusion to a narrative

Later, there’s a lesson about adding transition words. Students also learn about how to write a strong ending to their narrative. These lessons align well with the following common core standards –

W.3.3.C – Use temporal words and phrases to signal event order.

W.3.3.D – Provide a sense of closure.

conclusion and transition words worksheets

narrative Checklists

After students have written their first draft, they use two checklists to proofread their work. One checklist grades narrative structure and the other is a more generic checklist for grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

The students do a self check, peer check, and adult check.

narrative Writing craft

Finally, students create a cute flipbook craft for their final writing piece. They write about their special day. For instance, a birthday, holiday, celebration, or fun day out.

It’s a flipbook, so they can add as many pages underneath as they need! This craft is great for a bulletin baord display.

writing craft flipbook craftivity for bulletin board

Personal narrative Task Cards

I think it’s super imortant to have purposeful early finisher tasks and extension activities during writing lessons. Above all, we should be challenging our advanced writers. That’s why this unit also includes task cards for writing personal narratives.

Here’s an overview, with some more information about the unit –

What’s included in this unit?

Here’s everything else that’s included in this unit –

third grade personal narratives writing curriculum

Here’s a breakdown of the lessons –

In the first 11 lessons, students develop an understanding of what a personal narrative is. They also learn about small moments and choosing a writing topic. Then, they start learning about the structure of a narrative.

For the next part of the unit, students begin planning and writing their final writing piece.

Click here to see a video that shows everything in the unit.

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Yep, you can try one of the lessons, graphic organizers, and posters for free! Click here to grab the free sample.

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51 Narrative Writing Prompts for 3rd Grade: Great Ideas

Here you will find an assortment of narrative writing prompts for 3rd grade.

Not only do these third grade narrative writing prompts reduce writer’s block, they encourage students to apply new skills and reflect upon personal experiences.

Writer’s workshop just became a bit more exciting.

So include in your lessons this week a handful of these delightful narrative writing prompts for 3rd grade.

Narrative Writing Prompts for 3rd Grade

Even reluctant writers enjoy responding to these fun narrative writing prompts for 3rd grade.

1. Write about your first time visiting another state or country. How was the location different and similar to where you live?

2. Tell a story about a time when you helped someone in need.

3. Write a story about the best activity at field day last year. What made this activity so great? Describe it.

4. Describe a memory about a fun Easter egg hunt in which you participated.

5. Tell the story about a strange thing that has ever happened to you.

6. Tell your favorite things to do at the beach.

7. Write about a time when you had to apologize to someone.

8. Describe the person who has the most influence over your life. Explain why this person is so important in your life.

9. Tell about your favorite holiday memory.

10. Write about the most memorable field trip that you have ever taken.

11. Of all the things you own, which is the one you value most and why?

12. Share three to five S.M.A.R.T goals that you have for this school year. Then tell how you will accomplish them.

13. Write about a time when you lost a game.

14. Write about a fun fall activity that you did with your family.

15. Share information about a time when your parents surprised you with a special gift.

16. Write about a challenge that you have faced or are facing this school year. What steps are you taking to overcome this obstacle?

17. Describe the most joyous Thanksgiving celebration you’ve ever attended.

18. Suppose you invented a time machine. Write a story about the adventures you’d have with it.

19. What is breakfast time like in your house?

20. If you were teacher for the day, what fun activities would you do with the class?

21. Draft a story about yourself as the hero.

22. Retell a memory about doing a science experiment.

23. Write about the best birthday celebration you’ve every had.

24. If you could drive for one day, where would you go, with whom, and what would you do?

25. Tell about a reward you received.

26. If you could travel to the future or the past, which year would you travel to and why?

27. Share a scary moment that happened to you.

28. What is your favorite season of the year? What do you like to do during this time?

29. Tell about a time that you had a strange, funny, or scary encounter with an animal.

30. Tell your strategy for responding well to narrative writing prompts for 3rd grade.

31. Describe a time you stood up for yourself.

32. When has something been very hard for you but you kept trying?

33. Describe the most exciting vacation you ever took.

34. Tell about a memorable Christmas morning.

35. Share a bad hair day experience.

36. What are some things that you wish your teacher knew about you.

37. Summarize dinner time with your family.

38. Write about a fun field trip memory.

39. What’s your favorite memory from last school year?

40. Tell about a memorable Field Day event.

41. Write about a school event that was special to you.

42. Share a memory of when you were surprised with a new pet.

43. Tell about a time when you felt proud.

44. Describe your experience learning to ride a bike.

45. Share a funny memory with your family.

46. Share a timeline of your life.

47. Write about a time when you did a fun arts project.

48. If you had three wishes, what would you wish and why?

49. Write about a time when you gave a class presentation.

50. How do you spend snow days off from school?

51. Write about your experience being a new student.

Final Thoughts: Narrative Writing Prompts for 3rd Grade

Now you have a quality collection of third grade narrative writing prompts to use for various writing activities.

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Personal Narrative Writing (Grades 2-5)

April 8, 2019 by Cassie Smith

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You Can Build Your Students’ Writing Confidence With An Easy-to-Implement Personal Narrative Unit

When it comes to writing, there is so much we want (and need) to teach our students. However, we cannot focus on all of it all at once or we will cause our students to hate writing. Too much, too soon can lead to discouragement.

Personal narrative writing is always a great place to start the year because it allows your students to write about a topic they are familiar with–themselves!

I have broken these personal narrative units down into easy to implement lesson plans and have included all of the materials you need to get your students writing.

Personal narrative graphic organizer, posters, rubric, mentor text

Each Personal Narrative Writing Unit (Grades 2-5) has 12 lessons . The lessons can be implemented at an easy pace—spread out over four weeks, or can be condensed to be taught in a shorter time period.

A mentor text is included. It allows you to have a text right at your fingertips, that covers the content you will be teaching. Throughout the unit you’ll be able to reference the mentor text explicitly as you teach.

Since there are twelve personal narrative lessons, you have time to build in any of your own mini-lessons you feel your class needs. (For instance, if you see your students are struggling with a particular skill, such as capitalizing proper nouns, you can spend a day practicing that skill without falling behind with the unit.)

These lessons are included:

The units include a student-friendly rubric as well as a checklist they can use as they write. They help keep students focused on the skills taught during the unit, without overwhelming them.

Posters are provided to help teach certain skills. You can print them and put them in students’ writing notebooks. This allows them to reference them at any time.

FAQ: I teach multiple grade levels. Are the units different? The units are mostly similar, but include different mentor texts, and have different examples in the centers. There are a few other minor differences throughout the units that reflect grade level expectations.

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Teaching Narrative Writing in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grade

When teaching narrative writing in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade, there are so many writing skills to cover. They range from creating a sequence of events (beginning, middle, and end) to more difficult skills like building strong characterization. With a class full of students at such varying levels of writing, it can be overwhelming to think of where to start with your narrative writing unit.

Narrative writing can be one of the most motivational types of writing for students since the topics can be something they feel connected to in their own lives. Personal narratives allow them to talk about their own experiences they want to share, and fictional narratives let students create a story about absolutely anything that they want!

As you can see in the chart below, students are expected to do a little bit more with narrative writing as they grow as writers from 1 st to 3 rd grade.

Common Core ELA Standards for Narrative Writing

So, 1 st grade focuses on developing sequenced events (beginning, middle, end). With 2 nd and 3 rd grade, the focus is creating a hook/opening, events (beginning, middle, end), and a closing. In 2 nd and 3 rd grade students also need to begin to develop characterization.

For young writers learning such a new, specific format of writing, it is really important to break it up into small, clear steps.

Below is how I tackle narrative writing step by step:

INTRODUCE NARRATIVE WRITING:

First, I explain what a narrative is with visuals and examples. I go through a pre-written narrative writing example. These examples will differ depending on whether we are working on writing fictional narratives or personal narratives.

We identify and discuss each part of the piece of writing. For first graders that means the beginning, middle, and end. For second and third graders, that means an opening, events (beginning, middle and end), and closing.

GUIDED WHOLE GROUP PRACTICE:

I like to model the actual process of writing a narrative as well. With modeling a personal narrative, I like to pick an experience we have had in school that year so that it is easy for students to participate. I keep this model basic and clear so that students are not overwhelmed in what they need to produce in their first piece of narrative writing. While modeling, I refer to the prewritten example that I provided earlier. I also display sentence starters and transitions to use as a guide.

INDEPENDENT NARRATIVE WRITING PRACTICE:

First, students can practice the narrative format by using picture prompts for beginning, middle, and end. They use the visuals to describe what happens from the beginning to the end of their story.

Next, it’s time for students to begin fictional narrative or personal narrative writing from scratch! At first, I usually provide a writing prompt for the entire class that is easily relatable. The prompts will vary depending on if we are working on writing personal narratives (“Tell about a time when…”) or fictional narratives (“Write a story about…”). However, you could also give multiple options or have students develop their own individual topics.

During the prewriting phase of the writing process, students brainstorm using graphic organizers.

I like give students two graphic organizers – one for them to first brainstorm ideas for their drafts, and then one to organize their ideas into a narrative writing format.

While writing their drafts, students can refer to sentence starters to help guide them in writing their stories.

After writing their drafts, I give students an editing checklist to use as a reference. This makes it easier for them to make sure they have included each part of a piece of narrative writing.

TARGET NARRATIVE WRITING SKILLS:

As students are ready, I target specific narrative writing skills either as a whole class, or with just a small group that is ready for taking their writing to the next level.

To introduce a particular narrative writing skill (i.e. writing narrative hooks), I display a poster that is student-friendly with visuals and examples. Then, I have graphic organizers or practice pages that students can use to work through each strategy on their own.

Most students will need help with the following narrative skills:

Writing a Strong Narrative Hook:

Breaking narrative hooks down by hook types is so helpful for giving them some tools for creating their own leads. Grab the posters below and a couple practice writing pages for free here .

Writing a Strong Narrative Ending:

Small Moments Writing:

So often, personal narratives can just turn into a list of moments in order. By teaching and practicing small moments writing , students can see how much more powerful their writing becomes when they zoom in on the most important moment in their story.

Describing Characters:

When teaching narrative writing in 2 nd grade, students need to learn to describe characters by their actions, thoughts, and feelings. By 3 rd grade, the Common Core asks that students also use dialogue to develop characterization in their writing.

Describing Character Feelings

You can display a poster of different ways to describe similar feelings to build stronger word choice in their writing. Students can use this poster to go through and edit their word choice in their own piece of writing.

Using Fiction Story Elements:

You can have students prewrite with story elements graphic organizers to ensure they hit each element in their own writing.

ONGOING NARRATIVE WRITING PRACTICE:

I love using fictional narrative and personal narrative journals to provide students with tons of ongoing practice! I use them as informal free-writes just for continual practice, but some or all of the entries could be used for writing pieces that go through the writing process (prewriting, drafting, editing, revising, and publishing) as well.

All of the materials shown in this blog post for teaching narrative writing in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade can be found in the Narrative Writing Unit in my TpT shop!

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Generally, a narrative is a written or oral form of expression. It involves details of an event, experience or happening in a person’s life. Literary forms such as novels and short stories are explicit narratives told by the narrator. The narrative informs the reader about events and character, and sustains the reader’s interest in the pieces.

This grammar section explains English Grammar in a clear and simple way. There are example sentences to show how the language is used.

Fundamentals

Narrative Writing Exercises with Answers for Class 3 CBSE PDF

Steps required to write a good narrative writing.

Look at the Example Write a short paragraph on the topic ‘A Visit to the Zoo’. Step 1: Title: A visit to the Zoo Step 2: Question Words:

Step 4: Outline

Step 5: Develop a narrative essay on ‘A Visit to Zoo’. → Title

‘A Visit to Zoo’

I visited the zoo last Saturday. I went with my parents and younger sisters. The Zoo is situated in Nehru Park. My mother packed some sandwiches and fruits in a picnic basket. We left the house at 8:30 in the morning. We reached the zoo at 9:15 am and went in after buying the entry tickets.

→ Answer of question words.

We went to see the crocodiles first. They were sleeping in the sun. We then visited the deer. Some were big, some were small. There were spotted deer as well. I wanted to see the monkeys so I ran off with my sister to their cages. There were so many baby monkeys playing with each other. They made us laugh. We spent some time watching them. We fed them bananas.

→ With the help of brainstorming techniques develop the sentences.

We then went to see the bear. There was only one bear in the zoo when I visited. It was big and black. It looked very sad.

My sister was hungry, so we found a nice place to sit down. My mother took out the sandwiches. They were very tasty. I did not want to waste time eating the fruits so I went to see the birds. There were many different kinds of birds in the zoo. Some of them had beautiful colours. While watching the birds, the elephant came along. People were sitting on its back. I felt sorry for it because it had to take so many people for rides.

My father wanted to see the snakes next. I do not like snakes, so I stayed far. Before leaving the zoo, we all went for a boat ride. I nearly fell into the water while looking over the side. My sister kept laughing at me and made me very angry. We left the zoo at 4:30.

→ Develop the topic words of an outline into sentences.

I enjoyed my visit to the zoo and cannot wait to go there again. I hope the people in charge can get more animals before my next visit.

→ Concluding statement.

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Narrative Writing Practice 3rd Grade 1 Write a narrative essay on Visit to an Exhibition’ in your notebook with the help of the following steps. Step 1: Write the title. Step 2: Write the question words. Step 3: Brainstorming Web Step 4: Develop an outline. Step 5: Write an Essay.

Narrative Writing Practice 3rd Grade 2 Write a narrative essay on Visit to Hill Station’ in your school notebook.

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Personal Narrative Prompts by Grade (K-12)

Narrative writing is one of the most powerful forms of writing for students because it allows them to write about a topic they know well — themselves. Personal narrative writing gives students an opportunity to express themselves and to tell their own stories all while developing the critical writing skills that they need.

Personal Narrative Writing for All Grades

And, get this—

Personal narrative writing is also a skill that students begin working on as soon as they start school. Even as kindergarten students are learning to read books and write their letters, their teachers are giving them the building blocks they will need to become great writers.

Thereafter, students use this foundation in order to build on their writing skills throughout their entire educational journey, culminating in high school where they will perfect the skills they learned before starting their next chapter in life.

More Narrative Writing Prompts & Resources

Narrative story ideas & inspiration for teachers.

Teachers can use personal narrative prompts in their classroom, no matter what grade level they teach. These prompt ideas may be used for homework assignments for personal narrative essays and simply to inspire some information narrative musings.

Our list prompts shown below can guide students and inspire them to craft their own stories and create their own dialogue. As they begin to explore the concept of a personal narrative, they learn to become storytellers in their own right. Personal narrative writing is the first step toward creating fiction.

Further…

Not only does personal narrative writing help students develop their writing skills and learn more about the building blocks of a story, but it also allows them to learn to love writing.

Students often find it enjoyable to write about themselves, which makes writing feel more like fun and less like a chore. So, get to it and use these prompts with your writers today!

Personal Narrative Writing Prompts by Grade (+ Bonus Ideas for Adults)

Use these personal narrative prompts in your classroom to get your students writing!

1st Grade Personal Narrative Prompts

2nd Grade Personal Narrative Prompts

4th Grade Personal Narrative Prompts

5th Grade Personal Narrative Prompts

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6th grade personal narrative prompts.

7th Grade Personal Narrative Prompts

Kids Personal Narrative Writing Ideas by Grade

These Prompts Also Make Good Narrative Essay Topics

8th grade personal narrative prompts (use for personal essays).

Personal Narrative Essay Topics for High School Students

Personal Narrative Writing and Why It’s Valuable for Young Writers

The key to writing a successful personal narrative piece at any grade level is the details.

You see…

Personal narratives are a wonderful opportunity for students to begin using clear, concise details in their writing, which is something that will be necessary for nearly every type of writing assignment in the future.

Teachers can help students create effective personal narratives by encouraging them to follow a writing process.

A personal narrative outline is one of the best ways to start brainstorming ideas for the final piece. After the students have created an outline, they can write the first draft of their personal narrative. At that point, the teacher can review the draft, or the students can participate in a peer-review process. After the reviews and editing are complete, students will be able to write a final draft for their personal narrative.

Here are just a few powerful reasons why personal narrative writing is valuable for developing writers:

Personal narrative writing is one of the best ways for students of all ages to build upon their foundation of writing skills and develop new skills that will take them to the next level.

Teaching Kids to Rewrite Challenging Personal Narratives

In some cases, children are asked to write a personal narrative about a challenging time. This can be difficult because it can reopen old wounds or force the child to replay a traumatic event in their mind.

These are a few ways that students can learn to rewrite those challenging narratives in a positive way:

Personal narrative writing is something that children will work on throughout their educational journey. As they develop their writing skills and learn more about who they are as a person, they will be able to create powerful personal narratives. Personal narrative writing can boost their confidence and help them learn how to share their own stories.

Bonus: Check Out These Personal Narrative Ideas for Adults

Even adults should take time to hone their writing skills, and personal narrative writing is a therapeutic way to do that. These personal narrative prompts for adults (including college students) will help people of all ages to tell their stories:

A Few Final Thoughts

Personal narrative prompts are the perfect tool to get your students started on their way to becoming a storyteller of epic proportions.

Plus…

Whether they choose to write nonfiction, a short story, fiction story writing, or simply a good story about themselves, learning how to write from the perspective of a narrator is an essential and valuable skill.

Now, no matter what their own story is, be sure to tell your writers to keep on writing.

Until next time…

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Flex those creative muscles; it's time to write! Help your 3rd grader dig deep with these writing prompts that are all about her.

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4 Intriguing Personal Narrative Writing Prompts for 3rd Grade

by Studentreasures | Apr. 6, 2018 | Writing Prompts

Writing is one of the best tools with which you can equip your students as you walk with them down that path. It gives them a safe space in which to explore their own hopes, dreams and identities in a constructive and creative way. The following personal narrative writing prompts will help them build their literacy skills while showing them how to use writing to better understand not just the world around them, but themselves.

Prompt #1: Tell a story that happened in your favorite place.

Prompt #2: Write about an important lesson you learned this year, and how you learned it.

Prompt #3: Explain how you got here today.

Prompt #4: Describe a memorable reading experience.

what is your favorite reading experience

No doubt your students have a reading story of their own to tell, whether it’s about spending time with a parent, the victory of finishing a difficult reading assignment just in the nick of time, or discovering the first book they actually enjoyed reading for fun. This is their chance to share that story in their own words.

Helping Your Students Share Their Stories

Like journaling, personal narratives give your elementary students an opportunity to explore new ways of expressing who they are and where their interests lie. Unlike a private diary entry, however, a personal narrative is meant to be read by others. The wonderful thing about this is that sharing your students’ writing gives other kids in the school (and perhaps even outside of it) something to read with which they can connect on a deeper level—after all, these are stories written by students, for students . It can also motivate and inspire other classrooms to follow your lead and write their own stories to share.

The simplest—and most effective—way to help your students bring their stories to a broader audience is to publish their work in a professionally bound classbook . It can be intimidating at first, knowing that their writing will be out there for the world to read, but there’s nothing quite like seeing their stories in a “real book” to boost their confidence and encourage them to believe in themselves and their own narratives.

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