Students build upon their knowledge of biographies to write their own autobiographical incident. At the beginning, students will be given a rubric so they know the targets for the assignment. Students share their stories with the class.

This presentation outlines some very basic steps to narrative writing. The slides include bullet points about getting started and making a plan; however, there is not much actual curriculum in the presentation.

Students use dance to better understand the writing process. In this interdisciplinary lesson, students use their critical thinking skills to connect dance with writing. Students use thinking maps to follow the writing process, write a...

Second graders work on expanding their vocabulary. In this personal writing lesson, 2nd graders practice word identification and complete a worksheet by filling in the blanks.

Students examine their lives. In this autobiography lesson, students write about their lives. They examine their past, and present lives and imagine their futures. They end the lesson sharing their personal narrative.

Second graders write a personal narrative using webs they created and a story map worksheet. In this personal narrative lesson plan, 2nd graders make lists of ideas to write about and pick one to focus on.

Sixth graders analyze dialogue tags. In this synonyms lesson students work in groups analyzing a personal narrative. They enter the words onto a classroom chart as well as their notes or journal. The students replace tags with more...

Fifth graders identify first and third person points of view in literature. In this point of view lesson plan students compare the point of view in different pieces of literature, some telling the same story. Students write a...

In this writing instructional activity, students read a story starter which asks them to recall a time they saw their shadow. Students write the story and illustrate it.

For this writing worksheet, learners read a story starter which asks them to tell about a real or pretend friend. Students write the story and illustrate it.

In this literacy worksheet, students practice writing their own story with the help of the picture dictionary and matching them to the new story.

For this literacy learning exercise, learners draw a picture of themselves and then compose a sentence that is descriptive of who they are.

In this language arts worksheet, the story starter says that Native Americans like to dance when they come together. Learners write and illustrate what they like to do when they are with friends.

In this language arts activity, students write about a personal story of sharing toys. They recall the story and then draw an illustration of it.

In this language arts worksheet, students use the word bank in order to create a story related to a birthday suprise.

In this literacy learning exercise, students use a word bank to create a story about planting seeds.

Students identify correlative conjunctions in sentences and then rewrite pairs of sentences as a single sentence with correlative conjunctions. They practice diagramming sentences of various sentence patterns and then write a personal...

Young scholars interview adults, ages 71-75. They ask them questions concerning events of 60 years ago and create a media presentation based upon background information and interview responses.

Students create scripts about California settlers. The document reflects the settlers' fears, expectations, and realizations.

Middle schoolers write a personal narrative that is designed to help them reflect on the nature and meaning of change in their lives.

Young scholars brainstorm lists of their interactions with technology, map these interactions graphically, and then compose narratives of their most significant ones.

Students analyze the use of oral history as a way of gathering history. In this oral history activity, students define oral history and then discuss researching immigration. Students research immigration. Students create questions for to...

Students write about a Christmas Day Celebration they have experienced. For this personal narrative lesson, students use descriptive words to tell a story about their own family's Christmas. Students organize plot and develop the story...

Learners define the characteristics of a personal narrative, explain the difference between a 'memoir' and an 'autobiography', and create a reading journal in which they will log their reading activities. In this personal narrative...