PERSONAL NARRATIVE STORIES
Concept I: Writers use a writer’s notebook to generate ideas and experiment with notebook entries.
Concept II: Writers learn strategies for writing good personal narratives.
Concept III: Writers learn strategies for revising and editing their personal narratives.
Concept IV: Writers publish their personal narratives.
Concept II: Writers learn strategies for writing good personal narratives.
Concept III: Writers learn strategies for revising and editing their personal narratives.
Concept IV: Writers publish their personal narratives.
MENTOR TEXTS
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OTHER RESOURCES |
Francisco, a young Mexican-American boy, helps his grandfather find work as a gardener, even though the old man cannot speak English and knows nothing about gardening.
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The spell of rain, gulls, a foggy morning, the excitement of sailing, the quiet of the night, the sudden terror of a hurricane, and the peace of a Maine island as a family packs up to leave are shown in poetic language and vibrant, evocative pictures.
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