Writing is a process, and lesson planning is, too! A personal narrative unit stresses the writing process to pupils, who first examine various stories and poems as a model of autobiographical writing and then write their own stories. Vocabulary is also interwoven into the unit, complete with a selection of graphic organizers to help scaffold vocabulary development and narratives.

Concepts

Narrative Writing, Vocabulary, Word Walls, personal narrative writing, personal narratives

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Publish writers' stories at storybird.com so they have a copy for family and friends
• Consider inviting a writer to speak to your students about a memoir or biographical work they published 

Classroom Considerations

• The lesson encourages teachers to have a word wall in the classroom
• Scholars are writing in three different notebooks; make sure they have the materials needed for the lesson

Pros

• Includes evidence-based vocabulary strategies, such as word walls, self-selected words, and Frayer models
• Lesson comes with graphic organizers to help learners frame their writing
• Rubric aids teachers in assessing narratives

Cons

• Lists supplemental texts, but they are not included with unit

Common Core

W.6.3.a W.7.3.a L.6.3.a L.6.4.a L.7.3.a L.8.3.a