Writing a Personal Narrative for Kids - Episode 4: Writing a Draft
5 min1st2nd3rdReading & Writing (ELA)
Summary
Turning a plan into a full draft. Kids learn to stretch the middle of a personal narrative with details, actions, and feelings so the reader feels like they were there.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
A draft is your first full try -- get the whole story down.
- What details make a reader feel like they were there?
- How can you show your feelings instead of just saying 'it was fun'?
- Why is it okay if a draft isn't perfect?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: draft, details, feelings
- Add one action and one feeling to the middle of your story.
- Read your draft aloud and mark one spot to stretch with more detail.