We are working on our first personal narrative stories and hope to have them published before parent conferences. Students thought of a personal story that had a clear beginning, middle, and end. We then worked to break it down into a timeline with five distinct points. After writing a first draft, students looked to see how much they had written about each portion of their story. We then worked to stretch those parts of the tale by adding dialogue, more detail, and character development. It's been so exciting to see the students progress through the stages of the writing process with this first story. We can't imagine where they will go with their writing with this as our starting place!
