A Work of Heart
We are learning to be wide awake as writers and pay attention to what amazing stories we have to tell from our own lives. Our first unit is writing a personal narrative which is a true story about something that happened in our lives.
Students have been gathering ideas in their notebooks and finally we have chosen the one idea we will nurture and develop over the next short while. We will learn to write a lead, add juicy details, maybe add some dialogue, and learn how to make a conclusion to our story.
Some ideas students have thought of include:
- searching for seashells at the beach
- going on a rollercoaster for the first time
- visiting Grandma and Grandpa’s boat
- going bowling and scoring my highest goal ever
There are so many wonderful stories we can tell from our own own lives. We can’t wait to publish them! Stay tuned.
In the pictures below, we are story-telling. We are using elaboration and asking questions of our partner to tell us more about the event in our life that we are writing about.