Personal Narrative Features

What is the point of view that a personal narrative uses?

• 3rd person view

• bird's eye view

• 1st person view

• narrator's view

A personal narrative is about...

• someone else's life

• a moment in your life

• a bird's life

• a made up story

A personal narrative should not show any of your emotions.

• True
• False

What is the purpose of a narrative?

• To give the reader information
• To persuade readers
• To tell a story
• To describe characters

What kind of words should you use in your personal narrative? (hint: what kind of taco would Ms. Stanfill want?)

• boring words that don't describe anything

• words that don't describe your emotions

• words that you don't understand

• words that tell your emotions, give a lot of detail, and add interesting parts to your writing.

Personal narratives should be:

• talk about important moments in your life

• talk about daily, ordinary moments in your life

• talk about important moments in your friend's life

• talk about daily, ordinary moments in your friend's life

True or false: A personal narrative is fiction.

• True

• False

What do you think the author's purpose is for a personal narrative (what kind of PIE are you going to give your readers)?

• you are giving them P-Pie (persuade)

• you are giving them I-pie (inform)

• you are giving them E-pie (entertain)

I, me, my, we, us are examples of what point of view?

• 1st person
• 2nd person
• 3rd person

True or False: Only the narrator talks in personal narratives

• True

• False